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First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care

August 18, 2022

…lighting and improved acoustics, safety and comfort. The customized waiting room boasts chairs with high backs and sturdy arms and legs to assist seniors in sitting and standing. Patient rooms are equipped with sound-absorbing walls and ceilings to reduce ambient noise; a variable lighting system that orients patients to the…

Students Use Engineering Know-how to Help People at Home and a World Away

March 6, 2012

…They have also recommended safety improvements to the design of Gawad Kalinga’s homes that will be integrated into new construction. Finally, Sylvia Hoang, a chemical engineering major, and another group of students, are working to design a sand filter that can remove bacteria, microbes and dirt from water so it…

Small Screen, Big Opportunity

April 15, 2021

…said they followed strict safety protocols that changed the typical way actors interacted with one another. The changes, including being “off-mask” only when the cameras were rolling, added a lot of pressure, but Robichaux said the cast and crew navigated well. “Richard is ‘joy walking,’” said Brown, best known for…

UC San Diego Breaks Records, Raising $565.7 Million in Private Support Last Fiscal Year

July 25, 2023

Supporters donated a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23 fiscal year. This is the most ever raised by UC San Diego in a single year, and it represents a 34.6% percent increase over last year’s total philanthropic support.

Your Questions, Answered: Examining Mistrust and Vaccines

March 18, 2021

…that look at the safety and how well the COVID-19 vaccines work in pregnant people are underway or planned. The different vaccine manufacturers are also monitoring data from people in the clinical trials who received the vaccine and then became pregnant. Q: Does the intensity of an individual’s reaction to…

Inaugural Grad SLAM Competition Showcases Impact of Graduate Student Work

April 17, 2014

…Spring to improving aviation safety and finding a path to preventing Alzheimer’s disease, the competitors spoke of their research and how it relates to current challenges and problems that society faces. Keng-Lou James Hung, a graduate student in biological sciences, opened the competition by talking about global food production. “One…

UC San Diego OBGYN Chair Named 48th President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

February 15, 2024

Gyamfi-Bannerman is the first UC San Diego faculty member to serve as president of the leading medical society working toward equitable pregnancy outcomes.

Q&A: What is the Role of the Emergency Operations Center?

September 24, 2020

…wildfire response, when air quality becomes an issue. The COVID-19 pandemic response has been completely different than any other emergency response I’ve ever seen in my life. It is so complicated and has so many different facets to it. It’s been a fascinating case study in emergency management. What makes…

Raising the Bar

October 24, 2013

…elements while achieving optimal safety and efficient delivery of care. “Healing within a patient is heavily influenced by their environment. This is why we have gone to great lengths to make sure that patients and their families are always in a soothing space, whether they are in a patient room,…

$100 Million Gift Launches Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center

November 4, 2013

…in stem cell testing, safety and efficacy. It will effectively tackle the necessary regulatory requirements. All of these efforts, Goldstein said, are critical to speeding experimental therapies to use by patients. Statement from UC President Janet Napolitano “On behalf of the University of California, I join with the UC San…

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