June 2, 2022
…Large-Scale, University-Based Resource on Homelessness Gifts totaling $2 million from Phyllis and Dan Epstein and Hanna and Mark Gleiberman will launch the Homelessness Hub at UC San Diego to address homelessness in the region The University of California San Diego is launching the region’s first large-scale, university-based research and data…
December 22, 2021
UC San Diego researchers in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Emergency Medicine, discuss the health impacts of heat waves on people experiencing homelessness, emergency department visits and which characteristics make them at-risk.
February 13, 2014
…tough community issues, from homelessness to access to education. “Public service has always been an integral part of our mission,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “UC San Diego has a unique spirit of service, and I’ve been impressed with the social awareness and civic engagement of our Triton community.” UC…
June 11, 2020
…year who are experiencing homelessness and poverty. “Knowing how UC San Diego Health contributed carries me through the day in a time when things feel uncertain,” said Beifus, chief administrative officer of care management at UC San Diego Health. For much of the year, the novel coronavirus has cast a…
May 17, 2018
…with the honor. From research to solve the world’s biggest problems to creating organizations that address important social issues, here what just a few of our campus changemakers are doing: Jennifer Burney Jennifer Burney, an environmental scientist and assistant professor at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy,…
October 12, 2017
…infection—people who may be homeless, those who are dependent on alcohol or illicit intravenous or non-injection drugs, men who have sex with men, people who suffer from liver diseases (cirrhosis, hepatitis B or hepatitis C), people who have clotting factor disorders, and those traveling to countries that have high hepatitis…
June 4, 2024
Seven formerly unhoused San Diego County residents are contributing their insights and perspectives as co-researchers at UC San Diego’s Homelessness Hub.
March 21, 2013
…its effort to address homelessness in San Diego, the United Way has helped 2,853 individuals with homeless prevention services and added 282 units of permanent supportive housing since 2005. Learn More: Meet a young woman who has benefitted from the United Way in this short video. View the United Way…
November 7, 2019
…Across Campus Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to Be Recognized on Campus Nov. 11–15 A series of events will be held in recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, part of a national advocacy initiative. Featured events include: Nov. 11: Kickoff of Tritons Rock Hunger, a campus-wide food drive that…
May 9, 2024
UC San Diego researchers found that, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs in San Diego and Tijuana often did not have access to drinking water, toilets, handwashing and showers.
