May 25, 2017
…being stationed in the emergency room at the Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego. “The military gave me a ton of experience and exposed me to different areas of medicine,” he said, “so I started thinking this is something I want to do.” He applied to UC San Diego…
February 15, 2023
Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao speaks about the institute, its endeavors and its role in the future.
November 16, 2017
…and responding to wildfire emergencies. “The safety of my firefighters and the communities they protect is my priority, so having more information about a fire before we encounter it is an added safety measure,” said San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy at a press conference at SDG&E’s headquarters last week.…
April 30, 2020
…of clinicians providing in-home care to local seniors struggling with hoarding disorder. In one corner of the great room, there are tidy stacks of boxes, waist-high and filling an area the size of a small office. They are a hint of why a therapist from UC San Diego Health’s Cognitive…
August 6, 2020
…can continue to receive care. To address these important topics, we spoke with Hemlata Jhaveri, executive director of Housing, Dining and Hospitality, and Dr. Angela Scioscia, interim executive director for Student Health and Wellbeing. Q. What happens if a student receives a positive COVID-19 test result? Jhaveri: We understand the…
October 29, 2020
…Epic so that the care they receive from Student Health Services, and any referrals to UC San Diego Health, are maintained in one place. Students can access their health information through the MyStudentChart portal, which is protected by the same enhanced privacy and security safeguards that are provided to UC…
June 18, 2015
…services while utilizing her Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification in health care. Avila’s long-term goals include pursuing double master’s degrees through joint or separate Public Health and Physician’s Assistant programs. Ultimately, she plans to dedicate her time and career to serving underserved communities in the form of clinical work. Multitalented…
October 1, 2020
…working closely with the Emergency Operations Center and other campus partners to make sure we set that up in a safe and effective way. Q. How can students check out books, course reserves and other technology equipment? A. Current library cardholders may use our new contactless Curbside Pickup Service for…
August 4, 2022
…printed protective gear, low-cost emergency ventilation systems and virtual patient care. Those mentioned are just a few of the university’s more than 5,200 financially active research initiatives this year that amounted to $1.64 billion in funding. About half of that funding went to Health Sciences initiatives, overwhelmingly in the School…
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
