October 4, 2018
…trained as a developmental psychologist, is a leading expert in the evaluation of sexual, reproductive and maternal-child behavioral health for socially vulnerable populations, among other topics. “I have spoken at the United Nations General Assembly on the issue of child marriage,” she said. “My research has been presented to Congress…
November 1, 2018
…talk by Harvard cognitive psychologist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. The celebration will culminate in August 2019 with a forum on U.S.-China relations featuring high-level diplomats, elected officials and acclaimed experts. Looking back, yet always moving forward In June of 1989, GPS—then known as the Graduate School of…
January 31, 2019
…award-winning social and cultural psychologist whose research focuses on cultural divides as a source of and solution of inequality Samuel Museus, founding director of the National Institute for Transformation and Equity and the creator of the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Model For more information and conference registration, please contact srsconference@ucsd.edu.
December 18, 2020
…revisited Photo by iStock_max-kegfire Psychologist Gail Heyman revisited the famed marshmallow test that examines a child’s ability to wait. What did she find? That young children will wait nearly twice as long for a reward if they are told their teacher will find out how long they waited. The surprise…
October 25, 2012
The Bariatric Metabolic Institute (BMI) at University of California, San Diego Health System has been accredited as a Level 1 facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This designation means that the institutional performance of UC San Diego BMI meets…
October 26, 2012
The Center for Mindfulness at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine announces early registration for the 2013 Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth Conference, February 1 – 3 in San Diego, California. Mindfulness leader Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD – along with his wife Myla and experts from across…
June 10, 2015
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have launched a clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of an unprecedented drug therapy for autism.
October 5, 2015
The new documentary “HIV/SIDA: The Epidemic in Tijuana” offers an unflinching look at the challenges facing researchers from the University of California, San Diego as they attempt to identify and treat people who inject drugs, sex workers, transgender women and others who are at high risk for HIV infection in…
December 10, 2015
Patients seeking rapid but safe weight loss have a new option at the Bariatric Metabolic Institute (BMI) at UC San Diego Health. During an outpatient procedure, surgeons place an adjustable saline balloon in the stomach. The volume and shape of the balloon take up space in the stomach, which encourages…
March 30, 2016
For most people, the culmination of a good life is a “good death,” though what that means exactly is a matter of considerable consternation. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine surveyed published, English-language, peer-reviewed reports of qualitative and quantitative studies defining a “good death,” ultimately…
