Amy M. Sitapati Named 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient
April 13, 2022
UC San Diego Health physician recognized for her humanistic approach to medicine and delivery of care for patients and their families.
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Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers Predict Solar Wind Storms
July 7, 2020
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire and elsewhere used SDSC’s Comet supercomputer to validate a model using a machine learning technique called Dynamic Time Lag Regression (DTLR) to help predict the arrival of solar winds near the Earth’s orbit from physical parameters of the Sun.
Understanding Caste and the Power of Empathy in Human Health
March 3, 2022
…of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic can be partly explained by societal divisions, she said. “There are many, many reasons why we find ourselves in a current crisis. But caste and the divisions that it sells surely are among them,” said Wilkerson. Wilkerson defined caste as an artificial, arbitrary graded…
Making Mental Health Priority No. 1 in the Month of May
May 7, 2020
…loss because of the COVID-19 pandemic; finding the “gifts of grief” is critical to the healing process Let’s face it: we’re stressed. The current COVID-19 pandemic has plunged us into a period of unparalleled change in the way we live, work, and learn. Worries about the public health crisis are…
Green Method Could Enable Hospitals to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide In House
May 1, 2020
A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
QS World University Rankings Name UC San Diego Nation’s 6th Best Public University
May 22, 2020
The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s sixth best public university by QS World University Rankings, which released their inaugural list of America’s top universities based on diversity, employability and internationalization on May 20. The first annual QS World Universit
UC San Diego Health Recognized by Vizient in 2021 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Performance Ranking
October 13, 2021
UC San Diego Health announces it has been recognized as a top performer in the 2021 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Annual Ranking by Vizient Inc.
New Course Aims to Bring Climate Change Solutions to Global Audience
May 28, 2020
…all UC campuses. “The COVID-19 crisis produced a massive social response because people understood the immediate risks to their health and the health of vulnerable loved ones,” Forman said. “Climate change is no different. In fact, it poses a far greater risk to public health than COVID-19. The goal of…
Engineering a Solution to a Skin-Deep Problem of Blood Oxygen Measurements
October 11, 2022
Blood oxygen monitoring is one of the main methods to determine if COVID-19 patients need immediate medical attention, but the devices used for these measurements can be less accurate on darker skin tones. UC San Diego nanoengineers are engineering a solution to improve accuracy on all skin tones.
Charting Shots
October 7, 2021
…In the time of COVID, the importance of vaccines has never been more obvious or pressing. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has killed more than 4.5 million people worldwide in less than two years, more than 641,000 in the United States alone. Dr. Robert Schooley The debut of multiple effective vaccines has…
