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Toyota Adds UC San Diego to Safety Research Partners

September 14, 2012

The Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center is expanding its groundbreaking, partner-based automotive safety initiative with the launch of seven new research programs undertaken in partnership with 11 leading research institutions from across North America, including the University of California, San Diego.

Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows

August 20, 2020

…which are educationally or socially disadvantaged. In 2006, reservations in colleges were implemented. Other research shows how these affirmative action policies in India increased the representation of minority groups in top colleges, and how the graduates went on to perform well in college and in the subsequent labor market. However,…

Massive Study Links Nearly 600 Genomic Regions to Self-Regulating Behaviors

August 26, 2021

Researchers identified 579 locations in the human genome associated with a predisposition to self-regulation-related behaviors, such as addiction. With data from 1.5 million people of European descent, the effort is one of the largest genome-wide association studies to date.

Creating a Safe Space for Children with Burns to Heal

December 17, 2020

…approach that ensures the social, emotional and psychological needs are met for pediatric patients and their families. One way: toys. Benjamin with his mom, Julieta. “It’s all about minimizing the trauma this experience has on the child,” said Kate Hamelin, a certified child life specialist at UC San Diego Health.…

SDSC Receives New Funding for West Big Data Innovation Hub

June 19, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a second round of funding for the country’s four Big Data Innovation Hubs to help solve grand challenges of regional importance. SDSC Director Michael Norman is the PI for the West Hub.

UC San Diego Celebrates 18th Annual International Education Week

November 10, 2022

Every November, UC San Diego joins hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide to celebrate International Education Week, an opportunity to champion the benefits of international education and exchange.

Music and Movement Underscore Opening Productions in Theatre and Dance’s Latest Season

November 13, 2019

The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2019 – 2020 season with “Balm in Gilead” on Nov. 15, followed by “Man in Love” Nov. 20 and “Elektra” Dec. 4

Athletic Director Chats About the Tritons’ Move to Division I

May 1, 2024

UC San Diego Athletic Director Earl Edwards stewarded UC San Diego’s move from Division II to Division I in 2020. As the campus approaches the end of the required four-year reclassification period, UC San Diego Magazine asked Edwards about the pandemic, scholar-athletes and the future.

New Campus Restaurants Diversify and Delight

June 23, 2022

…Jolla, CA 92093 (in Social Sciences Public Engagement Building across from Plant Power) Hours: 11 am - 8 pm Mon-Sat; Closed Sun. Menu available on the on the Shōwa Ramen website. Curry Up Now Address: 9700 Gilman Dr Pmb 275, La Jolla, CA 92093 (adjacent to Sunshine Market) Hours: 11…

UC San Diego’s Sexual Assault Resource Center Turns 30

January 25, 2018

…“The Hunting Ground” and social media campaigns such as #MeToo, dedicated UC San Diego students and staff had the foresight to establish a sexual assault prevention program 30 years ago. The campus community is invited to join staff from CARE at SARC for a conversation about the grassroots activists who…

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