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.
April 7, 2016
…sounds. In another location, children can build their own “oceanic instruments” and play them in an orchestra. Following Immersion are more adventures outside the mainstream: A solo performance of his own compositions by UC San Diego pianist Xavier Beteta (April 11, Noon) A screening of the cult classic horror film,…
April 22, 2021
…at-home virtual learning for children and mental health support services. “We administered the survey through community leaders more as a trusted interview instead of the typical survey and the results were very informing.” Sheik Mohamed said the survey looked at social determinates of health—social, home and economic—and used the information…
February 10, 2020
UC San Diego researchers use 3D human gut organoids to reveal the molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down and how it can be strengthened with the diabetes drug metformin.
February 20, 2014
…by the suffering of children with cancer I filmed at Love Canal, dying Navajo uranium miners in New Mexico and the survivors I met in Iraq whose families had been murdered. What continues to inspire me is the opportunity to empower people, in the U.S. and abroad, to bring their…
November 20, 2017
UC San Diego professors Michael Burkart, Catherine Constable, Richard Gallo, William Gerwick, Miroslav Krstic and Lorraine Pillus have been awarded the distinction of fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.
November 8, 2018
…to music. Adults and children alike flock to the birds, eager to capture a photo and ask questions. Metzgar, Lockwood and Zampolli take the opportunity to provide conservation tips, such as refraining from using rat poison, avoiding lead sinkers when fishing, as well as posting UV tape on windows to…
January 8, 2015
…and disorders, from autistic children to soldiers who have served in Afghanistan. Low won the Entrepreneur Challenge in 2008. His work has been highlighted in The New York Times and Time magazine. UC San Diego Team Effort The film project written and directed by Grover and Azam took two years…
April 13, 2017
…and parent of a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder. “Our first goal is simply to encourage face-to-face conversations between scientists and the public,” Cooper said. “We want scientists to come show who they are and what they do, and for all San Diegans to come show what science means to…
December 2, 2021
…freight trains as a child, UC San Diego Class of 2020 graduate Henry Wang never assumed he would become a train operator. But his experience with Triton Transit as a shuttle driver motivated him to pursue a career in transportation and he is now a trolley operator at MTS training…
