November 9, 2017
…Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week at UC San Diego Empowers Students to Help Needy As soon as Stephany Gonzalez enrolled at UC San Diego, she decided to volunteer at the campus’s food pantry. Her service was a thank you to her parents, who had to deal…
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…
January 21, 2016
…in the lives of homeless men and women in San Diego. At Father Joe’s Villages—San Diego’s largest homeless services provider—volunteers helped with much-needed painting, repairs and cleaning as part of UC San Diego’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Afterward, volunteers joined nearly 500 campus members marching in…
January 7, 2016
…such as isolation and homelessness Photo by vuk8691/iStock Photo Reams of medical books and guidelines exist on how to manage a patient’s diabetes, but much of that goes out the window when your patient is a 70-year-old homeless man eating out of a trashcan. “There’s no point in simply giving…
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…
November 22, 2022
Jasmine Matthews, a 17-year-old senior at The Preuss School UC San Diego, has been named one of the top 25 most remarkable teens in San Diego County by the San Diego County Public Defender Office.
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…
March 22, 2012
…and social services to San Diego’s working poor and homeless. More than 2,000 San Diegans rely on its comprehensive integrative health services every year.
November 19, 2020
…support to students experiencing homelessness through the top features of Zoom. In the immediate pivot, in the spring and summer of 2020, as schools first closed and then switched to remote instruction, PAL professors tapped their personal and professional networks to set up several new partnerships. Instead of visiting San…
