June 11, 2015
…the going got tough, UC San Diego bioengineering major Ismael Munoz knew he could always rely on his fellow IDEA Scholars for encouragement and a sense of community. “I see my peers doing crazy awesome projects and that motivates me to excel,” he said. “We encourage each other.” Munoz wants…
February 27, 2020
…Women’s History Month at UC San Diego Join in a series of events celebrating the contributions of diverse women. February 28: The Black Studies Project presents NYT bestselling poet and MacArthur fellowship recipient Claudia Rankine, who will speak on “The Racial Imaginary at Work, Poetry and the Visual Arts.” March…
August 11, 2022
…Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization. Best completed her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at UC San Diego in 1994, then her Doctor of Pharmacy at UC San Francisco in 1999, followed by a residency in pharmacy practice at UC…
April 18, 2019
…There Be Open Borders? Department of Philosophy distinguished lecture series brings timely—and ethical—discussion of immigration to campus With more than 258 million migrants living outside their country of birth, the United Nations Foundation says the number of international migrants has grown by 49% since 2000, and nearly half are women.…
December 7, 2017
…a Casualty of War UC San Diego School of Medicine launches program to train Jordan’s primary care doctors on how to better treat mental health issues Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy As an epidemiologist, Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy had devoted his career to understanding risk factors that contribute to chronic disease. Then one…
December 3, 2015
…National Weather Service, state Department of Water Resources draws a packed house El Niño, the climate pattern primarily characterized by a warmer-than-average eastern Pacific Ocean, has definitely taken shape off the shores of San Diego. It has brought with it many of its classic calling cards from warm beach water…
February 11, 2021
…professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine and director of Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (MOMI CORE). Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health. This is especially true during the current pandemic because breastfeeding can help alleviate food…
April 30, 2020
…Valley, a sparsely populated community located in the Cuyamaca Mountains of east San Diego County, Parrish replied, “I was driven to this house by a mission. I’m a very spiritual person, and I felt a connection pulling me out here. When I saw the place for the first time, I…
March 14, 2019
Why do people around the world come to see some figures as so important, and how have their meanings changed over time? These questions lie at the heart of the new book “Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac, and Bin Laden.” Author Jeremy Prestholdt explains more…
March 25, 2021
…gathered for a virtual UC San Diego event March 6, outlining how they envision the role of opera in advancing equality and social justice. Moderator Mark Swed. Courtesy photo. Representing the present and future of the genre, composers Anthony Davis, John Adams and Daniel Bernard Roumain, and librettists Thulani Davis…
