November 7, 2013
…productive discovery of cancer treatment applications. Cisneros is eager to raise his mastery as a well-rounded and innovative scientist. “Money is important. When you have no money, you learn that having enough to get by really isn’t optional. The Katzin Prize has certainly been instrumental for me in choosing UC…
June 16, 2016
…dialogue and formed two new intergenerational programs—a roundtable discussion group and a walking club—to bring together students, faculty, staff and the local retirement community. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive and so heartwarming for all generations,” said Speidel. “There is a large body of research demonstrating that when multiple generations…
June 4, 2024
Seven formerly unhoused San Diego County residents are contributing their insights and perspectives as co-researchers at UC San Diego’s Homelessness Hub.
February 15, 2018
…a few months, a new class of students will begin studies at UC San Diego School of Medicine, future doctors in pursuit of future careers. They will look a lot like the inaugural class that opened the school 50 years ago. But this new generation will be working toward much…
April 19, 2018
…of persons receiving insulin treatment infrequently or never test their blood glucose. Another 65 percent of patients who use other drugs to treat their diabetes test just once a month or less. “Adherence to chronic disease management is low—about 50 percent. Diabetes is no exception,” said Chao. “There’s more self-management…
March 9, 2017
…genetic makeup and how treatment can be uniquely tailored to each patient’s disease or condition. “We seek to personalize the process of surgical intervention,” she said. “Surgery is a step-by-step process that culminates in an operative procedure. After confirming the appropriate patient disease and patient readiness for surgery, surgeons are…
May 13, 2021
…working as a water treatment plant operator for the city of San Diego and acting as caregiver for her 8-year-old granddaughter. Yet Evans carves out time every other week to join in a series of online workshops from UC San Diego Extension’s PACE (Parent and Caregiver Education) program on topics…
June 19, 2014
…the university’s history. The new center will be designed to accelerate the process of moving stem cell research into human clinical trials, and ultimately therapies that can benefit people around the world. The center will build on the science that Sanford facilitated with a $30 million gift to the Sanford…
August 22, 2023
Move over, ChatGPT: These artificial intelligence-powered technologies and innovations being developed and implemented at UC San Diego could lead to the next developments in the “AI revolution.”
March 12, 2015
…and undergoing continuous medical treatment for kidney failure. For 3.5 years, Martinez sat through dialysis from 6 p.m. to 3a.m. three days a week. He would sleep for a few hours and then go to work. George was looking at an additional 2.5 years of dialysis before his turn could…
