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Novel Intervention in Senior Housing Communities Increases Resilience and Wisdom

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.

UC San Diego Partners with San Ysidro Health to Expand COVID-19 Testing

October 1, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with local partners, have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to implement a program of widespread testing for COVID-19 in San Ysidro.

A Mentor for Success

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…

Growing Number of Gates Scholars Shine at UC San Diego

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…

Q&A: Medical School Minute

November 17, 2023

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we sat down with two medical students who are members of the Chickasaw Nation to learn about their motivations for choosing medical school at University of California San Diego

Libraries Primed to Play Integral Role in Preventing the Spread of Health Misinformation

February 21, 2023

The San Diego Circuit libraries (Circuit), a consortium of six prominent academic and public libraries, has announced the availability of a campaign website designed to help community members identify and protect themselves from health misinformation.

Help UC San Diego Scientists Study Link between Body Bacteria and Autoimmune Diseases

August 23, 2017

The public’s help is being enlisted in the Microbiome Immunity Project, what’s thought to be the biggest study to date of the human microbiome — the communities of bacteria and other microbes that live in and on the human body, where they influence our health.

Industry Veteran Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, Named CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center

April 12, 2023

Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, has been appointed by UC San Diego Health as ECRMC’s chief executive officer effective April 17.

LAUNCH: A New Community Innovation Platform Will Empower Rural Cancer Patients

February 12, 2020

A public-private partnership with UC San Diego’s Design Lab will help rural cancer patients design digital health care solutions

On a New Path to STEM Success

April 11, 2019

…San Diego’s City Heights community, Moreno and his younger brother spent their days in relatives’ houses… sometimes staying in garages… at times sleeping in cars. During all of this, Moreno maintained an affinity for the sciences, especially brain disorders—a natural curiosity spurred by a relative with schizophrenia. Thanks to a…

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