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Tribal Health Elective Ignites Interest in Indigenous Health Care

November 30, 2023

MED-235 Tribal Ambulatory Health Care Experience is an elective course designed to provide medical students with the opportunity to observe physicians at the Indian Health Council to gain a better understanding of the provision of health care to Native American populations’ health.

Native Youth Inspired to ‘Dream the Impossible’

May 4, 2023

Middle and high school students and their families took take part in the annual Dream the Impossible Native Youth Conference, this year held at UC San Diego. The goal is to inspire higher education aspirations and reconnection with Native culture.

Pala Native American Youth Receive DataJam Award with Guidance from SDSC

May 26, 2022

Staff from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego recently worked with middle and high school students from the Pala Native American Youth Council to conduct an informal data science study on the pH levels of the San Luis Rey River that flows through Pala tribal land.

UC San Diego Receives $5M to Support Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program

June 25, 2024

The San Diego Imperial Geriatric Education Center has received renewed funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, allowing the center to relocate to UC San Diego.

Indigenous Medicine Blanket Ceremony Honors Traditions and Celebrates Students

June 3, 2024

As the University of California San Diego School of Medicine wraps up the academic year, first year Native American medical students were recognized, honored and blessed as they celebrated the completion of their first year of medical school with a traditional blanket ceremony.

UC San Diego Welcomes Native American Medical Students with Blanket Ceremony

November 18, 2021

…the highest number of Tribal Nations in the country, but still only 1 percent of UC San Diego medical students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. Daniel Tucker of the Kumeyaay Nation led a blessing ceremony. “Being a land grant institution gives you a responsibility to serve not just…

UC San Diego Hosts Traditional Powwow Celebration May 4-5

April 29, 2013

The University of California, San Diego will celebrate its 3rd annual Powwow on Saturday, from noon to 11 p.m. May 4 and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5 on the campus’s Warren Field.

10 TED-Style Talks to Teach San Diegans Solutions to Climate Crisis

February 20, 2020

…including food security and healthy diets for all. 10:25 a.m. Paul L. Watson, president and CEO of the Global Action Research Center Watson will discuss natural climate solutions that grassroots communities are creating in urban settings. He will present specifically on the Ocean View Growing Grounds (OVGG) in Southeast San…

Culture Bearer on Campus

December 12, 2023

UC San Diego Appoints Its Inaugural Culture Bearer in Residence

UC San Diego Strengthens Native American Communities and Indigenous Scholarship

January 12, 2023

There is an exciting momentum at UC San Diego that is enhancing community spaces for Native American students, advancing research led by Indigenous scholars and inviting the next generation of tribal youth to experience what the university has to offer.

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