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Campus NewsThe University of California San Diego School of Medicine is pleased to welcome Catherine L. Coe, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of Family Medicine, effective January 5, 2026.
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A Year of Resilience, Discovery and Impact
Campus NewsAs 2025 unfolded, UC San Diego School of Medicine navigated a year filled with unexpected challenges. It wasn’t always easy, and at times it required more resilience than we anticipated, but we adapted, retained focus and moved forward together.
From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego
GivingA young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.
UC San Diego Alumnus Honors Cognitive Science Pioneers with Endowed Chairs
GivingUC San Diego alumnus Robert J. Glushko, Ph.D. and Pamela Samuelson have created four endowed faculty chairs in honor of transformational scholars whose work shaped both modern cognitive science and Glushko’s career.
UC San Diego Launches Soil Health Center to Advance Climate Solutions, Food Security
Campus NewsExperts across UC San Diego have united to launch the Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Established in fall 2025, the center brings together an interdisciplinary team that’s digging — sometimes literally — into research on building and maintaining healthy soils.
$10 Million Grant from Price Philanthropies Launches Behavioral Health Hub at UC San Diego Health
GivingPrice Philanthropies has awarded a lead grant of $10 million to establish the UC San Diego Health East Campus Behavioral Health Hub (BHH), which will expand mental health services in the region.
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