August 4, 2022
…ensuring patients receive the best, science-based care. Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in San Diego, and employs specialized teams of experts to provide care for each and every patient, including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, nurses, dietitians, social…
June 12, 2023
This year 94% of scholars from The Preuss School, a charter middle and high school on the UC San Diego campus, were accepted to a four-year university; all of them are the first in their family to attend college.
October 3, 2019
…Diego’s Housing, Dining and Hospitality (HDH) is launching “Rooted in Flavor,” inspired by “Menus of Change,” a groundbreaking initiative from The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The transformation includes vegetarian options at all stations, more whole grain and plant-forward menu items, reduced beef…
May 30, 2019
…say prevention is the best medicine and all of us here have two things in common,” said Herbert Wertheim. “It’s our time and our humanity. What we do with those two things—very valuable things—defines who we are. So, as I say to my students and friends, use those two things…
May 31, 2018
…others to do their best work. For the past two years, she has led the coordination of the regional Teaching and Learning Conference for Educators. Co-hosted by UC San Diego’s CREATE (Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment & Teaching Excellence), the event draws over 300 local teachers. The goal…
June 16, 2022
…and one of the best mentors I’ve ever had. At so many times, I felt I was screwing everything up, that there might not be any crawling out of the hole I had sunk into, but Rob reached in and pulled me out and walked me through the hardest parts.…
April 16, 2020
…dehydration. A few required hospitalization after suffering from heatstroke. This became a common occurrence. “I saw a lot of health issues tied to being a farmworker, such as pesticide exposure, heatstroke, and skin damage," Patiño said. “However, most people are unaware that many farmworkers risk their health to keep our…
May 3, 2018
…new facility offers the best clinical care and translational medicine in one location, with an array of integrated outpatient services that include multi-specialty clinics for breast, urology, sports medicine and spine care. There are eight surgery suites, basic and advanced imaging, physical therapy and pain management plus infusion and apheresis…
June 1, 2017
…provide her with the best educational opportunities possible, encouraging her to “be good and do good things.” Graduating from Marshall College with a degree in chemical engineering, Aklile has taken her parents’ advice to heart. In addition to chemical engineering, Aklile has a minor in African-American studies and has been…
February 26, 2024
Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao chats with Roland Lee and Mingxiong Huang, who co-direct QI’s new Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center on the underpinnings of the advanced brain imaging technique, the making of the new facility, and MEG’s contributions to research and patient care.
