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UC San Diego Expands Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Services

January 21, 2015

…provide crisis intervention and advocacy to faculty and staff, in addition to students. Due to the expansion of services, as well as a recent call to action by University of California President Janet Napolitano to have a system-wide consistent model for the prevention and response to sexual assault and violence,…

UC San Diego Health Named Dementia Research Center of Excellence

April 3, 2018

…centers across the United States. LBDA is a leading advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness and advancing research and treatment of Lewy body dementia (LBD).

Graduate Research Advocacy Day Takes Over Sacramento

April 5, 2018

…21 for Graduate Research Advocacy Day. Photos courtesy UC San Diego Graduate Division. Graduate Research Advocacy Day Takes Over Sacramento UC San Diego graduate students share impact of their research, advocate for increased investment from the state UC San Diego students met with legislators March 21 to share how their…

San Diego Events Map Future of Brain Research and Remedies

September 8, 2015

…research. First, on Sept. 12, is an education and advocacy forum for the public bringing together those affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, autism, mental illness or depression. Then on Sept. 19 a research symposium will connect local “neurotechnology” innovators to one another and to the…

UC San Diego’s Sexual Assault Resource Center Turns 30

January 25, 2018

…was renamed CARE (Campus, Advocacy, Resources and Education) at SARC in 2015, in response to a call to action from University of California President Janet Napolitano to have a system-wide consistent model for the prevention and response to sexual assault and violence. That same year, CARE expanded its services for…

Five UC San Diego Experts Elected AAAS Fellows in 2020

November 24, 2020

American Association for the Advancement of Science honors the contributions of UC San Diego leaders in astrophysics, research advocacy, organic chemistry, psychiatry and geophysics.

UC San Diego Health Named Center of Excellence for Polycystic Kidney Disease

December 13, 2022

UC San Diego Health has been named a Center of Excellence for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) by the PKD Foundation – the leading advocacy group dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for PKD. UC San Diego Health is one of just 28 institutions nationwide to receive this designation.

UC San Diego Police Officer Receives MADD Commendation

June 26, 2017

If not included, the first paragraph from release will be used): UC San Diego Police Sergeant Manuel “Nel” Garcia and his wife, Leah, were recently commended by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) San Diego County for their volunteer work over the past three years. The couple was recognized for their…

Grad Students Show Lawmakers Value of UC Research

May 4, 2017

…during UC Graduate Research Advocacy Day, which took place April 19. Osborne and Jahmese Fort, who is pursuing a doctorate in communication at UC San Diego, were part of the delegation of UC graduate students who traveled to the State Capitol to impress upon legislators the value of graduate research.…

First Angioedema Treatment Center Opens at UC San Diego Health System

November 24, 2014

UC San Diego Health System in partnership with the U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA), a non-profit patient advocacy organization, has opened the nation’s first dedicated center for diagnosing and treating diverse forms of swelling, known collectively as angioedema.

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