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UC San Diego Health Receives Highest Award for Obstetric, Infant Care

UC San Diego Health has once again been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for Obstetric and Infant Care by U.S. News & World Report.

UC San Diego Health pregnancy and birth care team.

UC San Diego Ranks 7th in the World for Most Influential Researchers

UC San Diego has the highest number of influential voices in the University of California system and ranks 7th highest among universities worldwide, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Collage photos of seven highly cited researchers

UC San Diego Chancellor’s Medal and Lifetime Legacy Award Recipients Announced

The University of California San Diego announced the recipients of the 2023 Chancellor’s Medal and the Lifetime Legacy Award, who have all helped advance health care and medicine in unique, impactful ways.

Electrical Engineer Receives Eckman Award for Research in Control Theory

Jorge Poveda, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the 2023 Donald P. Eckman Award in honor of his contributions to the field of automatic control. To mark this achievement, Poveda and his lab explain what control theory is and offer a glimpse into their work.

Endowed Chair Established in Spinal Surgery at UC San Diego

The University of California San Diego has announced that Richard (Todd) Allen, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the inaugural chair holder of the Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD and Nasrin A. Owsia, MD Endowed Chair in Spinal Surgery.

From left, Steven Garfin, MD, interim dean of the School of Medicine; Behrooz Akbarnia, MD; Susan Bukata, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopaedics; Nasrin Owsia, MD; Richard Todd Allen, MD, PhD; Christine Allen; Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla; and John M. Carethers, vice chancellor for Health Sciences.

Grant Helps Program Expand Distracted Driving Education to Online Learning

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates there were 42,795 deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes in 2022 in the United States. This projection is close to the previous year fatality numbers, which were the highest in 16 years.