October 15, 2020
Q&A: When Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Ready? UC San Diego’s fall plan continues to evolve, informed by the university’s Return to Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions, including how UC San Diego is involved in COVID-19 vaccine development, when a vaccine may be…
April 2, 2020
…of Newly Launched Campus COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund As anxiety and tension become daily emotions in the midst of dire news reports and a mandate to stay-at-home, La Jolla resident Dene Oliver said he is “…feeling sad, and yet hopeful and optimistic at the same time.” His hope and optimism…
April 23, 2020
…assistance in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of California, will be shipped to the University of California San Diego and other health care providers in our region. Brad Ouellet, director of Supply Chain Management Services at UC San Diego Health (left of cart), and nurses receive donations of…
July 21, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.
November 18, 2021
…or Trying? Here’s What COVID-19 Means for You As the U.S. continues to see low vaccination rates in pregnant people, experts at UC San Diego Health weigh in on the latest research Hear more about Faniel and our experts in the latest episode of UC San Diego Health’s podcast N…
December 3, 2020
…restaurant adapts to the Covid-19 lockdown. Photo credit: halbergman/iStock. Stimulus Relief Funds Increase Social Distancing to Stop Spread of COVID-19 Findings suggest economically vulnerable households need to leave the house more to work As case rates of COVID-19 reach new heights across the nation, many states and cities are tightening…
October 11, 2021
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians in 48 specialties have been named “Top Docs” in the 2021 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.
June 4, 2020
…support for a collaborative COVID-19 screening effort by key research institutions in the region When Gary and Jean Shekhter learned about a research alliance that could help San Diegans return to work safely through comprehensive coronavirus screenings, they were inspired to help. San Diego has been good to the couple,…
July 7, 2022
Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.
May 7, 2020
…Caring for Patients with COVID-19 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have worked around the clock to care for patients suffering from the effects of this new virus. Nurses, such as Stephanie Lichtwardt, have become like a second family to many patients, some of which spend…
