At the Ready: A Day in the Life of a Trauma Surgeon
August 30, 2024
The trauma medical director at UC San Diego Health reflects on her career in observance of the 40th Anniversary of the San Diego County Trauma System.
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Accessible and Affordable Care at Heart of Healthcare Technology Grants
September 7, 2011
Five teams of scientists from multiple campuses of the University of California and a Southern California hospital have been awarded up to $100,000 each to commercialize their ideas for new, lower cost health care technologies that will address a long-standing need for more affordable and efficient chronic disease management and…
When the Language of Cells is Interrupted
November 12, 2020
…still considered the “poster child” for kinases today. The crystal structure of Protein Kinase A (PKA), shown here, was first solved by Susan Taylor and team in 1991. It’s still considered the gold standard for kinase structures today. Taylor originally came to UC San Diego as a postdoctoral researcher in…
A Voice for the Underrepresented Named to Panel Advising Biden on Cancer ‘Moonshot’
April 21, 2016
…in Boston with two children was financially difficult. At the end of her two-year Harvard fellowship, Martínez reached out to contacts she had previously made in Arizona and was offered a job at the Arizona Cancer Center and a University of Arizona assistant professor position. She remained in the Grand…
Generosity Gone Viral: Donations of Supplies, Food to UC San Diego Health Boost Fight Against Corona
April 2, 2020
…fell ill. The Fitzpatrick children—Keva, age 6; Nora, age 6 and Kearan, age 9—wanted to send their thoughts and wishes not only to their uncle but his health care providers as well. So they created “feel good rocks,” small stones painted in a rainbow of colors and adorned with hearts…
Q&A with Edwina Welch, Director of the Cross-Cultural Center, on Her Retirement
August 11, 2021
As the Cross-Cultural Center’s inaugural director, Edwina Welch, Ed.D., shares her path to UC San Diego, how the center took shape, origins of her passion for community building and more on her retirement.
A Standing Ovation for Opera Icon Anthony Davis
January 30, 2024
UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Music Anthony Davis has been inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame. The honor comes on the heels of an immensely successful production of “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at the Met Opera, a work he composed 37 years ago, and…
Changing the Future
February 11, 2016
…a promise” to the children and their families. When that first group of students arrived at e3 they were, for the most part, doing poorly in their classes, with some outright failing. But Griffith said her school provided a place for students looking for a second, or better, chance. “To…
Stories of Black Family in America
February 4, 2021
…achievements of each other’s children and grandchildren, shared news and acted on calls to service. The immersive sensory experience of good food smells, fragranced products and each other’s goods as well as the performances is organic in person. It is one of things I’m really looking forward to when we…
Acclaimed Director Lisa Portes Named Chair of Theatre and Dance at UC San Diego
January 3, 2024
Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.
