Zafiris J. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
Health & BehaviorZafiris J. “Jeff” Daskalakis, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
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UC San Diego Announces 2020 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners
Science & EnvironmentThe UC San Diego Library, which is ranked among the nation's top 25 public academic libraries, announced the 2020 recipients of the Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP), an annual scholarship program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego.
Sowing Seeds of Compassion During Pandemic
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health nurse helps start farm that will provide free food to community in Mexico hurt by COVID-19.
Q&A with Epidemiologist Cheryl Anderson on Contact Tracing
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego’s fall plan is continually evolving, informed by the university’s Return to Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions about the overarching goal of the program, how contact tracing happens, what instructions are provided to those who may have been exposed and more.
Two Hearts Become One While Waiting for Another
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health has been ranked first in San Diego and sixth in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report.
Headline News: Botox Injections May Lessen Depression
Health & BehaviorBy analyzing the FDA database of adverse drug effects, UC San Diego researchers discovered that people who received Botox injections — not just in the forehead — reported depression significantly less often than patients undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.
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