April 17, 2012
…center that will open in La Jolla in 2016. The new medical center will transform the delivery of health care by ensuring that medical research discoveries are quickly translated into enhanced patient care. Almost exactly two years after announcing a pledge of $75 million from Joan and Irwin Jacobs to…
August 4, 2022
…knew the lump was in my lymph node area and that scared me; so, to make sure everything was hopefully okay I went to see my doctor right away, and it turns out that decision saved my life because the lump I felt was an enlarged lymph node where the…
January 31, 2012
…Celebrating Achievements of African-American Women Members of UC San Diego’s Black Student Union at a previous Black History Month kickoff celebration. The University of California, San Diego will honor the history and accomplishments of African-American women for the university’s celebration of Black History Month. The theme for 2012 is “Black…
March 7, 2019
…community of scientists I’m in, and it’s really important to me that it be a place where everyone who has things to contribute feels welcome, is included and is respected,” said MacKinnon. MacKinnon was among 14 individuals, departments and organizational units recognized at the annual Inclusive Excellence Awards ceremony held…
May 21, 2020
…just 870 telehealth appointments in the preceding three-year period. But days before the state of California issued a stay-at-home ordinance, UC San Diego Health put in motion a plan to provide all of its health care providers with the tools and training they needed to convert in-person appointments to video…
March 5, 2015
…recognized for outstanding contributions in support of UC San Diego’s commitment to diversity. Recipients were honored at the 20th annual Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards ceremony Feb. 24 at the Price Center. “Diversity is not the responsibility of one person—each of us has an obligation to make sure that…
April 14, 2016
…a difficult job market in academia. It can all take a toll. To help support the mental health and well-being of UC San Diego’s growing graduate student population, the campus is bolstering the resources offered through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), starting with the addition of a full-time psychologist dedicated…
May 5, 2022
…at UC San Diego in August of 1988 to become the director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)—the first woman of color to be named a mental health director within the University of California system. Over the past three decades, she has grown CAPS from just 13 staff members to…
June 25, 2020
…type of pregnancy, occurring in just 1 in 60,000 pregnancies. Pregnancies with MoMo twins are considered very high risk because of heightened dangers of umbilical cord entanglement and compression. This meant Antal would be under close supervision by her medical team. “I had to go to the clinic for ultrasounds…
December 18, 2020
…UC San Diego’s Year in Review There’s no doubt 2020 has been a year unlike any other, forcing each of us to rethink how and, often, why we do things. Yet in the face of so much disruption and uncertainty, the UC San Diego community forged ahead and continued to…
