November 14, 2024
This November, UC San Diego marks the 20th anniversary of International Education Week with a dynamic lineup of globally focused events celebrating the campus’s diverse and vibrant community.
September 2, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine receives $2.6M to fund their PRIME-Health Equity program and launch a new program on Native American health. These medical education programs provide financial support to medical students interested in addressing health disparities and serving local communities.
March 17, 2022
…the next generation of American Indian and Alaska Native physicians and allied health professionals. My participation in the Health Equity Leaders Roundtable Series is a function and extension of those efforts.” Calac will participate in discussions regarding the social determinants of health, defined by the Centers for Disease Control as…
August 15, 2017
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that compounds produced by the creosote bush, a desert plant common to the Southwestern United States, exhibit potent anti-parasitic activity against the protozoa responsible for…
January 17, 2023
With dynamic keynote speakers and informative workshop sessions, the upcoming Triton Leaders Conference, “Building an Equitable Future in Health Care,” scheduled for Feb. 3-4, is sure to deliver an impactful weekend of advocacy and empowerment for both on-campus attendees and virtual participants.
February 11, 2021
…the son of a Native Hawaiian mother and the grandson of Holocaust survivors, my family history guides my practice as a genome scientist and advocate for technologies that empower Indigenous communities. I’m the first Native Hawaiian to receive a Ph.D. in genome sciences, and am currently an assistant professor at…
August 27, 2020
…Department of Music’s Integrative Studies program, is looking to youth-led social movements—those innovative and original young people mobilizing around issues that point to a better future for them and their communities—to produce a series of podcasts that will air on KNSJ 89.1 radio in San Diego. Titled “Radio Future Hour,”…
September 1, 2023
UC San Diego School of Medicine welcomes 141 new medical students at the 2023 White Coat Ceremony. The annual ceremony marks the beginning of the medical education journey for these future physicians.
February 21, 2023
To continue strengthening the student experience for Asian American and Pacific Islander students, UC San Diego has become designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institution (AANAPISI). This means that UC San Diego is now eligible to apply for federal grants.
September 28, 2023
The annual Black Surf Week kicked off the academic year by inviting a cohort of over 30 student participants to dive headfirst into educational sessions and activities that explore and discuss Black and African Diasporic relationships to land and water.
