August 8, 2023
Gentry Patrick, a professor of neurobiology and director of the Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health at UC San Diego, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Kavli and Dr. William and Marisa Rastetter Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Neurobiology.
May 25, 2017
…learn about campus LGBTQIA+ inclusion efforts UC San Diego students and staff staff, including karla m. zabaleta hinojosa from the LGBT Resource Center, shared information about the campus’s inclusion efforts. How do the lives of transgender youth compare at UC San Diego with universities in Guadalajara, Mexico? How do the…
September 5, 2023
MADURA (Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging), a National Institute of Aging funded R25 undergraduate training program, aims to improve diversity in research and clinical careers that are focused on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and other aging-related topics. MADURA provides paid research lab placements and…
October 15, 2015
…the 11th most ethnically diverse college in the nation, according to a new report. Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, recently released a list of the top 50 ethnically diverse schools. Statistics and definitions of race/ethnicity for the list were gathered from the National Center…
April 15, 2021
…particular, the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is launching the White Allyship, Action & Accountability Initiative. The goal is to move from awareness to action by developing and deepening white ally capacity to identify, engage and mitigate racism, and share in the responsibility for creating an anti-racist campus. “UC…
March 3, 2022
…of Empathy in Human Health Empathy is not a weakness, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson told a live audience gathered virtually to hear her insights into an artificial division that continues to plague society known as caste, and its contribution to health injustice. “Empathy is a window into the fellow…
November 29, 2022
The Urology for Social Responsibility seminar will be offered in the T. Denny Sanford Center Medical Education and Telemedicine on the UC San Diego campus from January 14 to 15, 2023.
April 4, 2024
The latest event in UC San Diego’s Equity in Mental health series brought together staff and campus community members to discuss wellness and rest from an intersectional and social justice perspective.
June 13, 2019
…Sciences, UC San Diego Health, the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and other areas to integrate research and best practices, as well as to drive innovative programming for children and their families. Supporting Mothers and Lactation For the smallest attendees and their families, the center strives to provide support…
November 21, 2023
The second installment in the university’s Equity in Mental Health Event series brought together educators from across campus for two days of workshops that equipped them to transform their classrooms and research labs into “resilient spaces” that empower all students to thrive.
