November 15, 2022
A social justice warrior who loves biology, nature and teaching, alumna Kristin Brownell MD/MPH is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego. She is dedicated to improving primary care for refugees, immigrants and other underserved groups.
April 28, 2023
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared written responses from physicians with those from ChatGPT to real-world health questions. A panel of licensed healthcare professionals preferred ChatGPT’s responses 79% of the time.
October 1, 2020
…temporarily closed due to COVID-19, including curbside pickup options, how to connect to electronic reserves via the campus VPN, and how librarians can help launch research projects and inform remote instruction. Audrey Geisel University Librarian Erik Mitchell shares details about maintaining the flow of information as the fall quarter begins.…
August 12, 2024
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.
November 12, 2020
…by visiting our public COVID-19 Daily Dashboard. Q. If a student in an in-person class tests positive, will the class be moved to remote format? A. Instructors may, at any time, choose to change the mode in which they are teaching their class. However, a class does not need to…
March 4, 2021
…the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation has donated a major gift to the University of California San Diego’s 21st Century China Center. The support will allow the center, which is based at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, to expand its data-based research,…
October 25, 2022
Building upon a long history, the UC San Diego has launched a new Human Milk Institute to accelerate research into the biology and therapeutic potential of human milk to prevent or treat both infant and adult diseases. The new institute is believed to be the first of its kind in…
May 21, 2020
…efforts upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, many UC San Diego students have found creative ways to stay involved with the campus and give back. Whether living at home or on campus, students have been demonstrating creativity and gratitude in the wake of the pandemic. They are also exploring new hobbies…
July 25, 2023
Supporters donated a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23 fiscal year. This is the most ever raised by UC San Diego in a single year, and it represents a 34.6% percent increase over last year’s total philanthropic support.
October 22, 2020
…originally planned long before COVID-19 and was converted from an in-person town hall to an online format because of it, but the pandemic added both urgency and poignancy. Social scientist Fonna Forman spoke about the importance of social justice and also discussed the work of the university’s Community Stations initiative,…
