June 10, 2021
…Medicine, who studies the health of astronauts. I sought out Professor Bewley because he has many connections with JPL and NASA. Q. What would you advise Ph.D. students to study and specialize in? A. The world is changing and requires more skilled people. Your Ph.D. is an investment. It’s different…
April 12, 2018
…advocated around issues of health, student rights, anti-racism and violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people of color. She currently serves as special projects director in the Oakland office of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which represents 20,000 caregivers and housekeepers and lobbies for labor legislation on their behalf. “I…
June 19, 2014
…“Our alumni educators will carry on the university’s mission of public service and make a difference in the lives of our nation’s youth.” Sierra Turner The number of UC San Diego graduates admitted to the Teach For America program has doubled since 2009. On average, only 12 to15 percent of…
November 12, 2020
…and less damaging to healthy cells. In addition to kinases and phosphatases, UC San Diego School of Medicine is home to many experts on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), molecules that span cell membranes, where they transmit messages between cells and their environments. Like kinases, many therapeutic drugs work by influencing…
March 31, 2022
…(HIRE) Alliance, which is carefully structured to help increase the number of teaching professors in STEM from Latinx backgrounds. The team was awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program to implement a new model for equitable hiring of…
April 8, 2021
…The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted UC San Diego $1.29 million in funding to establish the new “STARTneuro” program through the NIH’s Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Experiences (ENDURE) initiative, which is focused on raising interest and opportunities in neuroscience research for individuals who are typically underrepresented…
November 15, 2012
…only 10 neonatal neuro-intensive care units in the country. By collaborating with Mary J. Harbert, the director of neonatal neurology at UC San Diego, we gained insight into the importance of baby monitoring and are working on making neonatal brain monitoring more accurate and efficient. We believe this project will…
May 16, 2019
…show how “thoughtfulness and carefulness is warranted” in the discussion. Ronald Sandler of Northeastern University gave the conference plenary address. Ten researchers presented components of their work the following day, followed by three panel discussions with invited attendees. Institute for Practical Ethics research scientist Ramya Rajagopalan gave an overview to…
May 24, 2018
…that could have direct health and environmental implications for protecting our region.” According to event organizers, the goal of this summit was not just to show off the work that was done, but to foster a dialogue between the researchers and the policy makers. The approximately 100 attendees were given…
June 17, 2021
…following a massive public health crisis. “Politics—the act of determining who gets what, where, how and why—is our collective responsibility,” explained Garza. “Don’t leave it up to someone else to figure it out. Be engaged, be informed, get activated, get inspired, get creative, but most importantly, get involved as if…
