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UC San Diego among six U.S. institutions in new Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

July 21, 2021

UC San Diego is one of six universities invited to participate in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a scientific collaboration that aims to transform human health on a global scale through the discovery and translation of the biological principles underlying human performance.

UC San Diego Health Named Official Health Care Provider of the San Diego Seals

January 9, 2019

As the San Diego Seals open their inaugural season, the professional box lacrosse team has selected UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic health system, as its Official Health Care Provider.

New Sports Medicine Chief Catherine Robertson Personalizes Athlete Care at UC San Diego Health

January 18, 2018

Catherine M. Robertson, MD, has been named chief of Sports Medicine at UC San Diego Health. Robertson, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating injuries of the shoulder, knee and hip, will further enhance UC San Diego Health’s reputation for customizing innovative, evidenced-based care for all athletes — from the weekend warrior to elite, professional and Olympic athletes.

UC San Diego Health Named Official Health Care Provider of the San Diego Padres

February 7, 2017

UC San Diego Health and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement on a multi-year partnership to become the Major League Baseball team’s Official Health Care Provider.

Journalist Mark Johnson to Discuss “Dirty Game of Doping in Sports” at Geisel Library, Oct. 20

October 3, 2016

Sports journalist and University of California San Diego alumnus Mark Johnson will take guests inside the metaphorical locker room to share the real dope on doping in professional sports, the focus of his new book, published in July 2016.

Doug and Nancy Barnhart Donate $100,000 for Athletic Rehabilitation Center at UC San Diego

May 3, 2016

Rehabilitation space in the Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center will be named in recognition of the Barnharts’ support

UC San Diego Officially Opens Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center

October 22, 2015

UC San Diego officially opened its new Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center Wednesday with several members of the Spanos family alongside many Triton student-athletes and coaches at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Engineer, Alumna and Olympic Runner

February 21, 2013

Meet Sonali Merrill, a Jacobs School alumna, who also is a member of Sri Lanka’s Olympic track and field team. The San Diego Union-Tribune has called her “the accidental Olympian.” Here she talks to us about her passion for engineering and her experiences as a student athlete and engineering student at the University of California, San Diego.
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