Matthew Steitz Named Principal of The Preuss School UC San Diego
Awards & AccoladesAfter a nationwide search, Matthew Steitz, Ed.D, has been appointed principal of The Preuss School UC San Diego, effective July 1, 2020.
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Cheryl Anderson Named Founding Dean of School of Public Health at UC San Diego
Awards & AccoladesDr. Cheryl Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, has been named founding dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
Fighting COVID-19 with Knowledge Graphs
Awards & AccoladesThe National Science Foundation awards two SDSC researchers funding to organize COVID-19 information into a knowledge network that integrates health, pathogen, and environmental data to track cases across greater San Diego.
QS World University Rankings Name UC San Diego Nation’s 6th Best Public University
Awards & AccoladesThe University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s sixth best public university by QS World University Rankings, which released their inaugural list of America’s top universities based on diversity, employability and internationalization on May 20. The first annual QS World Universit
NIH Begins Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin to Treat COVID-19
ProfilesThe NIH has launched a major clinical trial to assess the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic azithromycin as a treatment for COVID-19. The trial will recruit 2,000 participants at 30 sites. A Q&A with the trial’s team leader: Davey Smith, MD, of UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Ruth S. Waterman, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology
Awards & AccoladesRuth S. Waterman, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health.
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