June 17, 2017
…His message to graduates centered on the power of compassion and the importance of emotional knowledge. He emphasized that through loving kindness toward others, the next generation can manifest a more peaceful world.
September 10, 2024
Medical students from across the country came to UC San Diego to learn how to be more empathetic doctors and help them prepare to complete a mentored research project.
June 3, 2021
…Institute for Empathy and Compassion focuses on issues in health care Eliminating racial inequity demands empathy and compassion, but also social justice. The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will have that focus, created to identify, understand and resolve social…
April 26, 2023
It is not surprising that we make everyday decisions based on what other people do. But what about more consequential choices, do we stick to our own internal principles? Many of us think (and say) we do. Yet research from UC San Diego suggests that’s not so.
July 30, 2020
…pandemic. Sowing Seeds of Compassion During Pandemic UC San Diego Health nurse helps start farm that will provide free food to community in Mexico hurt by COVID-19 On a small plot of land within a 5-acre ranch in the Mexican community of Primo Tapia, an idea is bearing fruit in…
October 1, 2020
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and University of Rome La Sapienza examined middle-aged and older adults in San Diego and Cilento, Italy and found loneliness and wisdom had a strong negative correlation. The wiser the person, the less lonely they were.
December 8, 2017
Our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by the fires in San Diego County, including many in our UC San Diego family. We ask our entire campus community to be flexible as employees and students need to evacuate their homes, ensure the safety and care of…
August 5, 2019
The University of California San Diego has been ranked 7th among public U.S. universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
February 2, 2017
…share messages of global compassion with our graduates and their families, as well as with a broad public audience,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “A man of peace, the Dalai Lama promotes global responsibility and service to humanity. These are the ideals we aim to convey and instill in our…
February 2, 2022
Researchers looked at gender differences relative to wisdom, using two different validated scales and found that, in general, women scored higher on compassion-related items and on self-reflection while men scored higher on cognitive-related items and on emotional regulation.
