February 2, 2022
Data from a UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science study point to as much as a 27% increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
January 18, 2013
The University of California, San Diego has received a record 82,340 freshman and transfer applications for fall 2013. The university received the third highest number of applicants among the University of California campuses. In recent years, UC San Diego has been among the nation’s top five universities with the most…
December 14, 2015
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego climate and atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan will discuss his perspective as a council member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the transformational role religious leaders can play to bring awareness to the urgency of climate change to protect people and nature.…
October 31, 2016
Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it’s complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer – when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ties. Oh and you can relax and stop watching how many “likes”…
October 3, 2019
University of California San Diego is hosting its 4th Annual Global Empowerment Summit on October 19. The event will feature an array of international thought-leaders from religious, governmental, nonprofit and business entities to discuss collaborative solutions to pervasive inequity.
July 23, 2014
…scientists have even said that jealousy is an entirely social construct – not seen in all human cultures and not fundamental or hard-wired in the same ways that fear and anger are.
October 14, 2021
…part-time programs encourage the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of young children ages three months to five years. Over the decades, the center has grown from one building to seven, evolving as the field of early education has evolved. We spoke to the new director, Matthew Proctor, about his…
October 30, 2014
…in the Division of Social Sciences, Spiro was long an influential voice, both in the division and in the university’s Academic Senate. He was appointed in 1982 as UC San Diego’s first holder of the Presidential Chair. In nominating Spiro for the honor, then UC San Diego Chancellor Richard Atkinson…
April 24, 2012
…business leaders, scholars and social entrepreneurs who will provide diverse perspectives on the current economic challenges in Mexico, what can and is being done to address them, and how these lessons can be applied globally. The panel will address issues pertaining to regulation, human capital, social protection, informal economy, and…
June 20, 2023
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
