Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic
June 17, 2022
UC San Diego researchers report significant decrease in national cases of Kawasaki disease during COVID-19 pandemic; findings hint at origins of disease.
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UC San Diego to Lead Major Project on Immigration
March 12, 2015
…plays in the economic, social and political fabric of California, we think it’s critical to understand and regularly assess attitudes and experiences related to immigration,” said John Skrentny, CCIS co-director at UC San Diego. Although UC researchers have studied immigration and its impacts for many years, this latest project expands…
Celebrated Israeli Novelist and Peace Activist Amos Oz to Give Free Public Talk at UC San Diego
March 27, 2013
Amos Oz, one of Israel’s most distinguished novelists and public intellectuals, will deliver a free public talk in UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium on April 22, at 7 p.m.
Academic Senate Honors Campus Scholars for Distinguished Teaching
June 5, 2014
…of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Stacey Brydges, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Sanjoy Dasgupta, Computer Science and Engineering; Nancy Kwak, History; and Natalia M. Molina, History. Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Awards for Non-Senate members were presented to Mirle D. Rabinowitz Bussell, Urban Studies and Planning; Nora D. Laiken,…
Participants in Dementia Prevention Research Motivated by Altruism
October 5, 2018
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the country, report that people who participate in dementia prevention trials are primarily motivated by altruism and pleased to help.
Take 10 With a Triton: Meet Angela Song, a Lover of Dogs, Data Analytics and Disneyland
August 25, 2022
…and her background in social science, data analysis, surveys and strategy management led to her role managing and overseeing internal performance metrics and campuswide surveys. Now, the surveys Song helped create—including the Staff@Work Survey which opened Aug. 16, the Student Satisfaction Survey and the Academics@UCSD survey—are key metrics of the…
Class of 2022 Shining Stars
June 2, 2022
…cultural and language barriers, social unrest, life-changing injuries, socioeconomic struggles, and the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, stronger than ever, UC San Diego’s soon-to-be alumni are ready to turn their tassel. On June 11-12, more than 7,000 graduates will be honored in a series of commencement ceremonies for each undergraduate college,…
IDASH Projects: Protecting Privacy and Patient Rights in the Name of Scientific Progress
September 10, 2013
In the years since the best-selling book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” made the issue of informed consent and patient privacy a national topic of conversation, scientists and clinicians have continued to struggle to develop a comprehensive methodology for collecting and sharing data from patients and research subjects without…
James Soto Antony Appointed UC San Diego Graduate Division Dean
June 24, 2019
James Soto Antony has been appointed dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California San Diego, effective September 1, 2019.
Birch Aquarium Announces Living Seas Transformation
August 22, 2024
La Jolla, CA (August 21, 2024)—Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego today announced Living Seas, a reimagined exhibition that will replace the aquarium’s famed Hall of Fishes next summer. The exhibition, the largest capital improvement since the aquarium was built in 1992, invites guests to…
