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Understanding Caste and the Power of Empathy in Human Health
Health & BehaviorEmpathy is not a weakness, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson told a live audience gathered virtually to hear her insights into an artificial division that continues to plague society known as caste, and its contribution to health injustice.
Online Tutoring Study Shows Cause for Optimism
Business & EconomicsA recent pilot program measuring the results of online tutoring for K-12 students has shown positive, promising results, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management.
Alternative Approach Uses Sound Waves to Treat Prostate Cancer
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego County to employ high-intensity, focused ultrasound (HIFU) for minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment.
Bioengineering Alumnus on COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Development Team
Health & BehaviorJacobs School of Engineering alumnus Britton Boras earned a Ph.D. in bioengineering in 2015, conducting research with Professor Andrew McCulloch on multi-scale modeling of biological systems.
UC San Diego Receives $12.4M NIH Grant to Map the Human Nervous System
Health & BehaviorThe National Institutes of Health have awarded UC San Diego a grant totaling $12.4 million. This will support a new research center dedicated to studying the human brain and central nervous system (CNS), specifically the ways they’re affected by HIV and opioids.
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