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University of California Health and UC San Diego Launch Only Accredited Milk Bank in Southwest

November 19, 2020

…care units (NICUs) have donated generously to expand and support the milk bank. Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. University of California Health (UCH) and University of California San Diego Health (UC San Diego Health) have launched a nonprofit human milk bank to serve families in Southern California and statewide through…

Serving Up Sustainability and Eliminating Food Waste in Hospital Cafeterias

April 22, 2024

UC San Diego Health has launched a new program as part of its sustainability efforts that diverts unused food from the landfill and instead helps those in need.

Campus Reaches Out this Holiday Season

November 20, 2013

…to help sort through donations and assemble food packages for San Diego community members in need. Vanessa Pool, project manager at the Qualcomm Institute, the UC San Diego division of Calit2, started the UC San Diego Night at the Food Bank in June 2008. What began as a group of…

Giving Increased During the Pandemic in Areas Hit Hardest by COVID-19

April 4, 2022

Charitable giving increased in counties that experienced COVID-19-related deaths, reveals a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.

Domino Liver Transplant Treats Two Rare Diseases, World First

September 21, 2011

For the first time ever, a surgical team led by Alan Hemming, MD, has successfully performed a domino transplant using a liver with a rare genetic disorder called methylmalonic acidemia (MMA).

Town & Gown UC San Diego Hits $1 Million Milestone for its 10th Anniversary

May 25, 2017

…Ruben Castro credits the organization with helping him get into medical school. Town & Gown UC San Diego Hits $1 Million Milestone for its 10th Anniversary Support group raises scholarship funds by connecting the community with the campus “When I graduated from high school, I didn’t know what to do,”…

UC San Diego Awards Its First Surf Scholarship

July 7, 2022

…the most successful sports organizations in university history, winning seven national championships. Offering access to both a great education and great waves, UC San Diego has been home to a roster of impressive surfing stars. Among former surf team members is Holly Beck ’01, who studied psychology while competing in…

Kavli Foundation Donates $5M to UC San Diego Brain and Cognition Research

April 27, 2022

The Kavli Foundation has given $5 million to UC San Diego for the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, matching the gifts of generous donors including Joan and Irwin Jacobs; William and Marisa Rastetter; Sandra Timmons ’81 and Rick Sandstrom ’72, Ph.D.

Beating the Odds: How a Longtime Heart Disease Survivor Helps Others Facing Surgery

February 25, 2021

…interior walls of the organ or the veins and arteries associated with the heart. The majority of babies born with congenital heart disease require multiple operations during childhood to ensure survival and the chance to reach adulthood. “In the 1970s, breakthrough cardiac operations addressed problems associated with congenital heart disease,”…

Imagination Gets a Boost with $1 Million Gift

November 21, 2013

…Imagination in recognition of donation Sheldon Brown, director of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, at the opening of the center in May 2013. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications The University of California, San Diego is home to the first and only Arthur C. Clarke Center…

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