Breaking the Cycle of Health Inequities
Health & BehaviorGrowing up, Rady School of Management alumna Katie Baca-Motes (MBA, ‘09) saw firsthand the devastating impact of limited health care access on her Hispanic father’s side of the family.
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Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise
Politics & SocietyBy definition, “overreach” means taking things too far by doing too much or trying to gain too much – ultimately defeating oneself in the process. And a new book from Susan Shirk, director of the 21st Century China Center and research professor at the UC San Diego.
Patient First in Region to Receive New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in the region to offer a novel treatment option for patients with prostate cancer that has spread throughout the body and has not responded to other therapeutics.
Survival Is a Mixed Matter for Deadliest of Pancreatic Cancers
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researchers discover that quality and mix of protein in a type of pancreatic cancer is the determinant of whether the prognosis is poor or very poor.
Study: Time-Restricted Eating Improves Cardiovascular Health for Firefighters
Health & BehaviorIn a recent collaborative effort, physicians with UC San Diego Health and scientists at the Salk Institute reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
New Algorithms Help Four-Legged Robots Run in the Wild
Technology & EngineeringA new system of algorithms developed by UC San Diego engineers enables four-legged robots to walk and run on challenging terrain while avoiding both static and moving obstacles. The work could help build robots for search and rescue missions or collect information in hard to access environments.
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