Researchers Receive $2.8 Million Grant to Study Hidden Biases in Healthcare
October 25, 2019
UC San Diego researchers are leading a collaborative effort to understand and develop methods to help rectify hidden biases in healthcare.
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Convocation Keynote Urges Students to See World Through Eyes of Those With Different Point of View
September 26, 2013
…Language. She attended public schools and was often the only deaf child among hearing classmates. At the end of school, she would return home to her deaf parents and brother. Her interest in language and communicating across cultures was rooted in her experience of moving back and forth between those…
Former Provost Calls for Critical Thinking about Professional Protocols and Privilege
April 12, 2017
For 38 years Don Wayne applied his time and talent to the University of California San Diego in various capacities, from graduate student in literature to provost of Revelle College. Wayne, now professor emeritus in the Department of Literature, returns to campus as the department’s featured Alumni Lecture speaker.
New Rankings Name UC San Diego 14th Best University in World
August 17, 2015
…China. In addition, UC San Diego’s programs in life sciences, engineering, computer science, chemistry, and economics are ranked among the top 20 in the world. Nationally, UC San Diego is listed as the 12th best university.
Incoming President of Quiz Bowl Club Represents Campus in ‘Jeopardy!’ College Championship
April 16, 2020
…was one of 15 schools represented in the 2020 Jeopardy College Championship, thanks to Alistair Gray, a second year computer science and linguistics double major. “I couldn’t believe it, honestly,” Gray said of learning he was selected to compete in the annual Jeopardy college tournament with a $100,000 prize. “Even…
Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us
June 3, 2021
Social Justice as Part of the Remedy for What Ails Us New center in Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion focuses on issues in health care Eliminating racial inequity demands empathy and compassion, but also social justice. The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion…
Students Challenged to Look Deeper
June 20, 2019
…a physician from the School of Medicine work together to create a revolutionary medical treatment… then collaborate with an engineer from the Jacobs School of Engineering and a physicist from the Department of Physics to test potential outcomes… receive assistance from a data scientist at the Halicioğlu Data Science Institute…
Ten Hellman Faculty Fellows Named for 2013-2014
May 23, 2013
…who joined the Jacobs School of Engineering in 2011. “These funds will have a lasting impact on my work given the early stage of my career, so I am grateful for the support and honored by the selection.” From the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, five proposals were selected for…
Cancer Patients Facing Housing Instability Show Greater Risk of Mortality
September 16, 2022
UC San Diego study finds housing instability linked to increased mortality risk in cancer, highlighting need to screen for patients’ social risk factors
Code and Community: Computational Social Science Program Addresses Social Questions with Data
January 30, 2024
UC San Diego is now offering a one-year master of science degree in CSS, as well as a PhD specialization and a minor for interested students.
