UC San Diego Health Maintains Top Quality Care Status by Vizient
UC San Diego Health ranks among the top academic medical centers for quality in Vizient’s 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum Quality Leadership Award.
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Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Fund Announces Five Inaugural Awardees
UC San Diego announced recipients of its inaugural Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Fund, recognizing five groundbreaking research teams for their exceptional projects.
Clinical Trial Evaluates Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro in Operating Room
UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to evaluate the potential use of spatial computing apps on Apple Vision Pro in the operating room.
UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments. The center’s goal will be to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals.
Brain Scans Reveal that Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Is Not a Placebo
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect.
White Coat Ceremony Represents New Beginnings and New Responsibilities
As University of California San Diego School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of medical students on Thursday, August 29, the excitement and anticipation was palpable. The newest class of medical students, 152 entering this year, looked eagerly into the cheering crowd for their family, friends and loved ones.
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La Jolla Light, May 1
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