June 2, 2022
…of the country against COVID-19 restrictions. Law enforcement generally did little in response, she said. San Diego District 5 Councilmember Marni von Wilpert chats with other book forum attendees. However, her analysis of congressional voting data and other records, along with surveys she conducted with legislators and staffers, found that…
February 25, 2021
…While sheltering-at-home during the COVID-19 pandemic, she passes the time making pajamas for her family, matching dresses for herself and her niece, clothing for her niece’s dolls and a quilt for her newborn nephew. Jessica also serves in the cardiovascular center’s ambassador program, providing support to patients also living with…
April 1, 2021
…well as ways to take action to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Cesar E. Chávez Week of Service and Learning will also highlight resources related to vaccine equity for Latinx populations and local farmworkers. Service and learning opportunities will be open throughout April.
March 16, 2023
A culturally affirming, community-led transformation model pioneered by the UC San Diego Refugee Health Unit will be replicated across California, providing vital academic and social support to newly arrived Afghan youth and families during resettlement.
August 27, 2020
…studying the impacts of COVID-19 on public transit ridership; and uncovering methods to help passengers with restricted mobility navigate the airport, made even more difficult with physical distancing requirements during the pandemic. “This program helps students develop valuable entrepreneurship skills and learn what it takes to identify and solve real-world…
October 1, 2020
…the height of the COVID-19 pandemic where social disparities translate into disparate health outcomes, this innovative proposal is both timely and globally relevant. UC San Diego leadership, including Chancellor Pradeep Khosla and EVC Elizabeth Simmons, are committing to 10-12 full-time employees (FTEs) for this initiative, and hiring under this cluster…
June 2, 2022
…increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness estimated that the number of first-time homeless people in the county grew from 2,326 in 2019 to 4,152 in 2020, a 79% increase. “Homelessness has remained a long-term problem in San Diego and we should turn…
August 27, 2020
…and mass incarceration, housing, Covid-19, and community resilience, all from a diverse group of young folks working alongside inspiring local organizations,” he said. “Advocating for, amplifying, listening to and learning from their voices definitely brings about some much-needed confidence in the future.” Pursuing a Doctor of Music Arts degree, Teresa…
September 3, 2020
…of high-risk patients with other types of infections, including COVID-19. In addition, researchers are following up on the proteins and modifications that were revealed in the study, exploring their origins, roles in the immune response and potential as therapeutic targets.
April 23, 2020
…no concrete evidence that COVID-19 was propagated by deforestation, but scientists have documented how diseases such as HIV and Ebola, as well as SARS and other novel coronaviruses can be traced to bats that transmit disease to other mammals, and eventually to humans. Bats live in different environments all over…
