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UC San Diego Health System Experts Offer Halloween Tips

October 26, 2011

The Emergency Department staff at UC San Diego Health System - along with the California Poison Control System - San Diego Division located at UC San Diego Medical Center- offer the following safety precautions to help parents and guardians make Halloween safe.

UC San Diego Health System Experts Offer Halloween Tips

October 22, 2012

The Regional Burn Center and Emergency Departments at UC San Diego Health System - along with the California Poison Control System - San Diego Division located at UC San Diego Medical Center - offer the following safety precautions to help parents and guardians make Halloween safe this year.

6 Tips for a Stellar Study Abroad Scholarship Application

February 22, 2024

Students who are U.S. citizens and receive the Pell Grant are eligible for the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, a distinguished federally funded study abroad program aiming to increase access to global experiences.

Crystals Ripple in Response to Light

March 6, 2014

Light can trigger coordinated, wavelike motions of atoms in atom-thin layers of crystal, scientists have shown. The waves, called phonon polaritons, are far shorter than light waves and can be “tuned” to particular frequencies and amplitudes by varying the number of layers of crystal, they report in the early online…

We Need a Staph Vaccine: Here’s Why We Don’t Have One

January 16, 2024

A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most common bacterial infections, would be a game changer for public health. No vaccine candidates have succeeded in clinical trials, but nobody knows why. Researchers at UC San Diego may have figured it out.

Take 10 With a Triton: Campus Photographer Erik Jepsen is Chasing Rainbows—Literally

September 22, 2022

If you’ve seen a photograph of the campus and its people in the past decade, there’s a good chance that Erik Jepsen has taken it.

Leukemia in Remission for First Patient to Undergo CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy in San Diego

August 4, 2016

Robert Legaspi was 9 years old when he was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This year, at age 27, his leukemia returned for the fourth time. This time was different, though — on May 20, 2016, Legaspi became the first patient in San Diego to receive a new…

Tips to Eat Sustainably as a Student on a Budget

April 28, 2022

Photo credit: iStock_colnihko. Tips to Eat Sustainably as a Student on a Budget As a college student, trying to find healthy and affordable food can be tricky, especially with any dietary restrictions. If you live on campus like me, you likely have limited kitchen or storage space. Yet, many of…

Summer Research Conference Draws International Crowd

August 27, 2024

While some escape San Diego’s warm summer temperatures by enjoying the coastal La Jolla breeze, fourth-year students Austin Hutton and Lucia Rejzek sought respite this summer in an air-conditioned lab on campus.

Robots to the Rhino Rescue

May 2, 2019

…But it gets even trickier when researchers have to do an embryo transfer. This procedure is usually done later in the rhino’s cycle when her progesterone levels are high. That causes her cervix to stiffen and close. “So, we can’t use anything that’s rigid,” Durrant said. The solution that Durrant…

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