April 19, 2022
Five remarkable people are being celebrated by the Life Course Scholars Program at UC San Diego with “Wise Elder Changemaker” awards for their “significant impact on people, land, communities and movements for change across our region.”
November 10, 2011
…Family and Preventive Medicine, has been named a 2011 Health Hero by WebMD Magazine. Each year, WebMD Magazine “celebrates visionary Americans who have overcome daunting health challenges to give back to others in truly inspiring ways.” The Health Heroes are announced in the November/December issue.
December 6, 2011
…Chancellor and Dean for Health Sciences David Brenner and Vice Chancellor and Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Tony Haymet discussed the need to maintain and strengthen the impact of UC San Diego’s multidisciplinary research on society. One of the strategies is to ensure a diverse, world-class faculty at the…
November 12, 2020
…COVID-19 pandemic has flooded communities that are already at a disadvantage, disproportionately affecting underserved populations. In local neighborhoods such as Chula Vista, Southeast San Diego and El Centro—where some of the highest local infection rates have been reported—there are crowded residential complexes where physical distancing becomes challenging. There is also…
February 6, 2020
…cities that serve diverse communities. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Twelve-Hour Race to Design a Diverse Smart City Inaugural ‘Change-A-Thon’ challenges students to address obstacles impacting black communities UC San Diego Black History Month Celebration The Change-a-Thon is one of over 20 events held in February in recognition…
December 5, 2019
Voices from the Campus Community What is the one thing you plan to do to advance equity, diversity and inclusion at UC San Diego? Thandeka Chapman Department of Education Associate Professor “My one thing is teaching and mentoring students at every level of higher education. I generate programming that intertwines…
August 8, 2022
UC San Diego School of Medicine is the recipient of a three-year $1.87 million grant from the Foundation for California Community Colleges to create a Regional Hub of Healthcare Opportunity (RHHO) in San Diego and Imperial Counties as part of the new California Medicine Scholars Program.
February 5, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Mather Institute, developed a method to enhance resilience and reduce subjective stress in residents living in senior housing communities.
October 15, 2015
…growing up in underserved communities in San Diego who aren’t exposed to scientists and don’t realize that science can be a viable career option for them. In August, he organized a trip for 70 middle school students—many of them from underrepresented backgrounds and communities—to UC San Diego’s biology and biomedical…
January 23, 2014
…giving back to her community. But to Gutierrez, it’s her parents that are her true inspiration. Angelica Gutierrez “My father never had a school education because he grew up poor in a small ranch in Jalisco, Mexico, but that never stopped him from learning and becoming the great and hardworking…
