March 11, 2021
…For many women, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought gender inequity into sharp focus. The disproportionate impacts on women have caused an imbalance in competing priorities of their multiple roles, from marriage and motherhood to career and caregiving. Yet the disparities that have been exposed may also reveal a more equitable…
November 19, 2020
…SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Amaro will soon be releasing new findings about her latest research on the virus’ spike protein. Zeroing in on glycans and binding sites According to the scientists, influenza neuraminidase is the target for three FDA-approved influenza drugs in the U.S., but drug resistance and low…
April 23, 2020
…in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have begun to go stir crazy from being confined within four walls as they diligently commit to the safety of others. Movement and social interaction remains a basic need for everyone, and UC San Diego Recreation has created a space for both.…
January 21, 2021
…March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Padmini Rangamani, a professor at UC San Diego, suddenly found herself running her research lab remotely, teaching her classes online, and supervising her two children, ages 10 and 13, who had also transitioned to online learning. To deal with the stress the situation created,…
June 3, 2021
…Global Health When the COVID-19 pandemic started, UC San Diego’s Basic Needs Hub became an even more critical resource to the student population. But the team had to be innovative in serving students safely. As a Basic Needs Assistant, Cieara Simmons was among the first contacts for students reaching out…
November 5, 2020
…the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. New Fellowship Program Expands Career Options for Grad Students Arts and Humanities-led fellowship positions students for greater career diversity in higher education With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and in partnership with the San Diego Community College District, the UC San Diego…
March 17, 2022
…stay-at-home orders in place, COVID-19 was an unexpected opportunity to leverage digital health technologies in San Diego, resulting in rapid growth of video health care visits. UC San Diego Health hosted more than 250,000 video visits during the crisis, including more virtual visits in the first week of the pandemic…
October 8, 2020
…by researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s more, the campus has always focused on taking discoveries from the lab into the real world. “Entrepreneurship is our DNA,” Meng said, noting that nearly 800 companies have been spun out of UC San Diego in its 60-year history. One of Meng’s former…
March 4, 2021
…now.” Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the marathon he had signed up for was postponed. Still, on January 17, 2021 Jackson retraced the steps of his first marathon, traversing the Arizona cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. His parents drove a support vehicle and his friends walked the 12 hours,…
July 2, 2020
…in the age of COVID-19. “How do we get the student teams to make something that’s a functional prototype or better? This was the worry on my end, and I was very pessimistic in the beginning about whether or not we could achieve anything meaningful for the students,” said David…
