April 18, 2019
…view to migrants and refugees, individuals can think about immigration at a deeper level. “In my view, borders should be generally open and people should normally be free to leave their country of origin and settle wherever they choose,” Carens said in his talk “Immigration and Morality: Invitation to a…
March 23, 2017
From virtual reality to crowdsourcing ideas, participants at UC Health Hack 2017 combined creativity and problem-solving to create projects addressing critical issues in health systems and global health. The 181 participants focused on one of two tracks: health care delivery or refugee health.
March 16, 2023
This year, Women’s Herstory Month is celebrating women who have been storytelling in all forms of media – from stage to screen and everything in between. To help celebrate, we asked campus members to share “Who’s Your Favorite Female Storyteller?”
February 7, 2023
Community health workers training program aims to increase access to health care services in underserved neighborhoods
April 29, 2021
…identity, and as a refugee, I bring these identities to all the spaces that enter. I work closely with those who identify as Asian American, Indigenous, and as a refugee in how I work with local high school students and community college students where many, like me, are first generation…
November 19, 2020
…in India and a refugee camp in Uganda as well as local organizations serving the children of refugees from Burma and asylees from Haiti. PAL also began working closely with New York’s Homes for the Homeless. A non-profit social services organization in New York City, Homes for the Homeless (HFH)…
March 16, 2023
A culturally affirming, community-led transformation model pioneered by the UC San Diego Refugee Health Unit will be replicated across California, providing vital academic and social support to newly arrived Afghan youth and families during resettlement.
December 7, 2015
Non-profit organization Learning Equality is now accepting donations to help fund next-generation education app Kolibri
March 11, 2016
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is playing a critical role in the conservation of local Southern California Tidewater Goby, an endangered species native to California. Since El Niño storms have the potential to inundate the habitat of these small coastal fish, Birch Aquarium is temporarily…
February 28, 2019
…by East-African women and refugees; and Che’Lu, and organization committed to the preservation and promotion of Chamorro culture, language and health. From left, UC San Diego student Leonel Perez Hernandez interviewed Abdul Kadir Adawe. Alvarez said that in developing the course, they didn’t want the community partners to think the…
