October 8, 2012
…is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35. A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential new option for patients with moderate to severe pain from this disease.
January 19, 2017
…in the political world, and a respected mentor to women. The many worlds of Killea—U.S. foreign relations, state and local government, community leadership—all intersected in her doctoral degree from the University of California San Diego.
March 14, 2013
International Women’s Day Conference Focuses on Making a Difference Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Key speakers at an International Women’s Day conference held on campus Friday encouraged women to help pursue their own dreams through giving back. “Are you feeling stuck or lost or unmotivated? Volunteer for one…
March 16, 2017
…Ride Fellowship to Support Women in Physics Professor Brian Keating and wife, Sarah, provide lead gift to launch fellowship Sarah Price-Keating and Brian Keating An explorer, scientist and public servant, the late astronaut Sally Ride dedicated her career to the betterment of human kind. At UC San Diego, where Ride…
November 9, 2017
Women Rising Despite their minority status in STEM fields, women scientists at UC San Diego have overtaken men as leaders of the campus’s biggest research grants Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications For Elizabeth Villa, 2017 was a banner year. Earlier this year, the biophysicist and assistant professor of…
May 8, 2013
As Mother’s Day approaches, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine announces MotherToBaby CA, the new name of its free, statewide counseling service that connects experts in the field of birth defects research with moms-to-be and the general public.
April 16, 2014
The University of California, San Diego will host Janet Mock, a transgender advocate, writer and New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Price Center Theatre on campus.
March 28, 2013
…hosting an interactive conference in La Jolla, focused on women’s health. The event is free and open to the public. Fifteen leading experts will host insightful talks on subjects, including stress reduction, gene therapy for heart repair, cancer prevention, successfully reducing menopause symptoms, and achieving longevity through diet and fitness.
March 24, 2014
…resulting in dramatic weight loss in formerly severely obese women reduces the risk of endometrial (uterine) cancer by 71 percent and as much as 81 percent if normal weight is maintained after surgery.
March 9, 2016
Scholarship, honoring late astronaut Sally Ride, will support students committed to protecting the planet
