February 2, 2024
New study finds increased hospitalizations when people are exposed to both wildfire smoke and excessive heat with the risks increased in neighborhoods with more people of color, lower incomes and less access to health insurance.
July 12, 2018
The University of California San Diego has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
December 6, 2022
Researchers from a broad range of fields at the University of California San Diego are making waves as they push the boundaries of science and medicine to develop groundbreaking, real-world solutions to longstanding health inequities.
August 20, 2020
…at UC San Diego Health have specific questions about the impact of COVID-19 on their patients. Are people living with HIV at higher risk for COVID-19 complications? What if the person has the HIV infection under control, will the symptoms be less severe? Are people with HIV more or less…
January 16, 2020
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink…
December 3, 2020
…San Diego’s wastewater testing system, which is the most ambitious in the country, is a way to stay one step ahead of the virus on campus at a time when there is increasing viral activity in the county. Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. University expands wastewater early detection program, asymptomatic…
July 17, 2012
Dr. Karim Kader, associate clinical professor at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, together with a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, have developed a genetic test to predict a man’s risk for prostate cancer. Use of the test could reduce the need for repeat…
January 31, 2012
…Academic Affairs Housing, Dining, Hospitality - External & Business Affairs Robert Ross, MD - Health Sciences Farooq Azam - Marine Sciences Zachary Schlagel - UCSD Health System Early Childhood Education Center - Resource Management and Planning Anthony P. Jakubisin - Student Affairs UNIVERSITYWIDE RECIPIENTS: Noelle Maria Bowlin Manuelita Brown Dr.…
February 18, 2021
UC San Diego researchers report that individual immune response to SARS-CoV-2 may be limited by a set of variable genes that code for cell surface proteins essential for the adaptive immune system. The finding may help explain why COVID-19 immunity varies by individual.
March 11, 2021
…vaccines were offered to health care workers, an incredibly quick timeline for vaccine development (most require five to 10 years). Now, over 635,000 residents of San Diego County have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. Though vaccines are often in headlines and pop up in conversation, many people are still…
