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UC San Diego Joins Nationwide Efforts to Curb Phone Use While Driving

December 4, 2013

…UC San Diego’s Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program announced today that they are launching a new distracted driving education project called Just Drive - Take Action Against Distraction, a one hour class free of charge offered to businesses in San Diego.

Preuss Scholars Learn Life-Saving CPR Skills

November 21, 2024

Over 100 seventh-graders from The Preuss School UC San Diego were trained in hands-only CPR by UC San Diego student volunteers from the Revive & Survive San Diego initiative as part of the school’s effort to train all of its scholars.

Wildfire Watch

November 16, 2017

…years. This collaboration has public safety and resilience to hazards at the forefront, and local fire agencies have full control of the cameras. This upgraded network provides an extra set of eyes in the field to help improve planning, preparing and responding to wildfire emergencies. “The safety of my firefighters…

Vaccine Targets Alzheimer’s Disease-like Characteristics in People with Down Syndrome

January 13, 2016

…a biotechnology company based in Switzerland, will test the safety and tolerability of an immunotherapy vaccine that targets Alzheimer’s disease-like characteristics in adults with Down syndrome.

Program Helps Local Businesses Implement Cell-Phone-While-Driving Bans

November 7, 2014

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are launching a new program to help businesses in the San Diego region end the epidemic of distracted driving and the suffering and loss of life that can result.

UC San Diego Health Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Recognized Nationally

January 24, 2023

UC San Diego Health’s gastroenterology endoscopy program has been recognized as a leader in quality and safety by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the leading national gastrointestinal endoscopy medical society.

Grant Will Help Program Continue Training for Safe Senior Driving

November 26, 2013

For the seventh consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that will help keep our roadways and senior drivers safe through professional training.

As Wildfires Escalate, UC San Diego Researchers Turn to Science for Solutions

October 2, 2023

Wildfire is an extremely complex problem and research and mitigation have never been more important. UC San Diego researchers across disciplines work to combat wildfires and the problems that stem from them through novel research and technologies.

Q&A: Ramping Up Safety in the Purple Tier

December 3, 2020

…Communications. Q&A: Ramping Up Safety in the Purple Tier Over the past several weeks, the map of California has been steadily shifting from orange to red and now predominately purple as the number of COVID-19 cases rise and counties have slowed operations. Despite the spikes, UC San Diego has successfully…

UC San Diego’s HPWREN Aids Firefighters in Chariot Fire

July 10, 2013

The high-speed data transmission network of the UC San Diego-based High-Performance Wireless and Research Education Network (HPWREN) is once again showing its utility as a public safety asset as firefighters battle the 7,000-acre Chariot Fire near Mount Laguna, east of San Diego.

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