February 24, 2022
…Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Back home in San Diego, Cooper is a founding member of the UC San Diego chapter of the Student National Pharmacy Association, which works to address health disparities. Recently, the organization partnered with the San Diego Black Nurses Association to vaccinate 2,000 San Diegans…
September 19, 2017
It is estimated that up to 75 percent of breast cancer survivors experience problems with cognitive difficulties following treatments, perhaps lasting years. Currently, few science-based options are available to help. University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers report in a pilot study of 87 female breast cancer survivors…
August 1, 2022
UC San Diego researchers report that individuals with two copies of a gene mutation show evidence of substantial iron buildup in regions of the brain, raising risk for movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
October 26, 2017
…Sciences, Engineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Alisa Huffaker, cell and developmental biology David Fenning, nanoengineering Justin Meyer, ecology, behavior and evolution Michael Yip, electrical and computer engineering Quinn Konopacky, physics Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Global Policy and Strategy and Rady School of Management Amy Non, anthropology Daniel Navon,…
January 31, 2012
…Diego State University Pre-College Institute, the Scripps San Diego Border Area Health Education Center, nine community colleges participating in the UC San Diego “UniversityLink” Transfer Student Guarantee Program and 12 of their “feeder” middle and high schools in inner city, border, east suburban and rural communities. HCOP was established in…
March 3, 2022
…the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and UC San Diego Health invited Wilkerson to discuss her research into the history of caste in the United States and the resulting No. 1 New York Times bestseller she authored, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Difficult conversations Isabel Wilkerson…
November 22, 2022
Every leader has a story, an inner drive to do what they do. On the occasion of her recent receipt of the Impact in Education award from the San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, we had the chance to learn more about Vice Chancellor Becky R. Petitt and what drives…
May 18, 2017
…commodities trading, international financial institutions, and national housing policy. He dabbles, he said, in a few other policy areas, but these are the main areas Pelosi relies on him for advice. In October 2008, he staffed then-Speaker Pelosi in negotiations with the Bush Administration on emergency legislation to rescue the…
September 8, 2022
…College—both of which are Hispanic-serving institutions—with a wide range of engaging and community-building academic and social experiences. In addition, participating students will receive significant scholarship support during the school year as well as paid summer research opportunities. This year-round financial support is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for…
October 7, 2021
…Academic Excellence Initiative and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) workgroups. “We are so excited to celebrate and recognize the diverse Latinx community and its intersectional identities with a month of events that reflect the rich tapestry of our culture,” said Mario Garibay, assistant dean of Student Affairs and co-lead of the Latinx…
