June 13, 2018
Neglected tropical diseases are a group of chronic and disabling parasitic infections that primarily affect poor and underserved communities. These diseases affect more than 1 billion people globally, yet are rarely the target of new drug discovery efforts. Leveraging its strengths in molecular biology, clinical research and pharmaceutical sciences, the…
March 18, 2021
…in writing letters for children at Baker Elementary that promote college-going and encouragement during COVID. The program includes anti-racism training to explore how stereotypes, discrimination and race impact the field of education and promotes culturally relevant approaches to support Black students, families and communities. “Participating in community service helps students…
October 23, 2014
…us.” She added, “My children have gotten a chance to see that by your own hand and God’s will you can grow food.” Paul L. Watson Jr., president and CEO of The Global Action Research Center and guest lecturer in UC San Diego’s Urban Studies and Planning Program, facilitates a…
October 8, 2015
…of Chris and Warren’s children, Frances Hellman and Mick Hellman. The Hellman family used the successful UC San Diego program as a model to expand Hellman Fellowships to all campuses in the UC System. The Hellman Fellowship is unique in its reach, being the only privately funded program established at…
October 7, 2016
The 2016-2017 season of the Qualcomm Institute’s primary performance series gets underway on October 20. The performances and artist residencies were awarded by the Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) following a peer-review competition open to faculty and graduate students in Music, Theatre and Dance and Visual…
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.
May 14, 2015
Representatives from the first seven companies admitted into the Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space wowed the campus community at a press briefing and networking reception to mark the official opening of the new 6,000-square-foot facility inside Atkinson Hall on the UC San Diego campus. The event took place May 7.
July 14, 2022
…All three of his children were born at the facility, but his youngest son, Niels, was born at only 26 weeks in the medical center’s Rady Pavilion for Women and Infants. Niels was only 2.2 pounds and suffered from collapsed lungs, an intestinal perforation, a brain hemorrhage, jaundice and a…
December 17, 2020
…medical/clinical centers (e.g. Rady Children’s Hospital; Select Physical Therapy), PK-12 education programs (e.g. Early Childhood Education Center; The Preuss School UC San Diego), and social services organizations (e.g. San Diego Youth Services; Serving Seniors) Project Description: Through the Human Development Sciences field research experience course, this project will foster deeper…
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
