August 13, 2020
…participants, who will be given the vaccine or a placebo to determine if the vaccine protects them from infection. It may take several months to get everyone in the trials vaccinated. Then we will monitor participants over the course of winter to assess whether those who received the vaccine are…
February 2, 2023
From pandemics to health inequities, confronting future crises will look different — and that’s a good thing.
July 9, 2020
…indelible impact on her giving. She supports a variety of causes across campus, and around the world, that help young people succeed academically and in life. “Having been a first-gen student myself I know that navigating one’s way through school is difficult, with the greatest pitfalls being not knowing what…
July 30, 2020
…for never, ever, ever, give up.” “Being honored based on a person like Sunn, by your peers and neighbors, is incredible. I feel very grateful for it,” said Hood. “I hope what we did—facing down the FDA with a small group in the company and doing everything we can to…
October 23, 2014
…“The FDA wouldn’t have given emergency investigational new drug status to brincidofovir if it hadn’t already seen some encouraging data.” Hostetler said he’s optimistic about brincidofovir, but added that everything depends upon the results of further rigorous, controlled, large-scale studies. Some of that can happen in the United States, but…
May 12, 2016
…class, students are first given an overview of remote sensing and mapmaking. They study how to build databases, design maps and perform remote analysis. Big Pixel Initiative post-doctoral researcher Ran Goldblatt, who teaches the class, said the demand for professionals with advanced Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, knowledge is definitely…
June 9, 2016
…service. “I love to give back to the community in various ways,” he said. Some of his favorite memories of UC San Diego include feeding the homeless through his volunteer work with the Sikh Student Association and mentoring underclassmen. He hopes to one day establish a scholarship fund in memory…
June 3, 2021
…pool is at any given moment. This system was developed by an engineering department alumnus working in concert with Resource Management and Planning to install and improve their initial products. Lab to market in real time! Flexible Spaces: The campus has adjusted its design parameters to reflect lessons learned. Rather…
April 14, 2016
…so it’s nice to give back. I know where students are coming from because I’m from that community.” Added Esguerra, “What I enjoy most is knowing that you could potentially influence someone’s decision to come to UC San Diego. Facilitating this kind of community building is what makes me really…
May 28, 2015
…a school that will give me the opportunity to dream big and provide resources to realize my vision,” she said. “At UC San Diego, I am able to be a theater director all day and all night. It never stops and I love every second of it.” She recently completed…
