August 18, 2022
…a renewed focus on social justice and staff wellness. To address wellness broadly, HDH provides programming in five key areas: career, social, financial, physical and community. Programs offered included yoga classes, career coaching, social opportunities such as coffee breaks and volunteer activities, and programs on getting fiscally fit. In considering…
August 15, 2017
…San Diego Division of Social Sciences. “The class is a-theoretical,” he said. “It’s very applied, very nuts and bolts.” Barner’s course provides a survey on topics that are central to the lives of parents: diet, sleep, discipline, learning, screen time, impulse control, and vaccination. It also explores ongoing mysteries, like…
March 14, 2017
UC San Diego graduate programs in engineering, medicine and social sciences are ranked in nation’s top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.
February 18, 2016
…emerging trends, breakthroughs and social advances they envision over the next 50 years. Stephen Mayfield on algae biotechnology Razelle Kurzrock on personalized cancer therapy Barry Lopez on environmentalism Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of public programs and dean of UC San Diego Extension, said the yearlong celebration will provide a…
June 9, 2015
…political science in the UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences, and Jennifer Burney, assistant professor at GPS, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project titled “Mobile Money, Schooling, and the Poor.”
January 25, 2012
Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests.
April 30, 2020
…Conversely, the intelligent and social Giant Pacific Octopus has spent more time in her den. The team is spending extra time socializing with her and providing enrichment activities like puzzle toys to make up for the lack of guest engagement. “We are so appreciative of our talented Birch Aquarium Husbandry…
August 15, 2012
The University of California, San Diego is ranked the 15th best university in world and its life sciences program is ranked 9th, according to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) that was released Aug. 15, 2012 by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
January 16, 2014
…in the Division of Social Sciences since 2008. Padden’s main areas of research are sign language structure, culture and community and evolution of language. In 2010, she was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is a Fellow of the American Association for…
August 4, 2016
SMART study is among the first to test an intervention that used several technologies – including social media, apps, and text messaging – to promote healthy changes in physical activity and diet. At two years in duration, it was also one of few weight loss interventions evaluated for longer than a year.
