library.ucsd.edu<\/a><\/p>\nUC San Diego\u2019s Preuss School recognized for voter registration numbers<\/p>\n
The Preuss School at UC San Diego was recently recognized for its efforts to register young voters as part of the Dr. Shirley N. Weber Voter Registration Challenge.<\/p>\n
Last month, the office of the San Diego City Clerk partnered with the Office of Child and Youth Success to host a two-week challenge for local high schools as part of the city\u2019s ongoing effort to promote civic engagement among local youth.<\/p>\n
During the challenge, staff shared resources and promotional materials to encourage students to register to vote. In addition to registering students 18 and older to vote, schools also encouraged eligible 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister so they automatically become registered voters when they turn 18 years of age.<\/p>\n
Throughout the challenge, 16 high schools participated to engage students ages 16-18. The winning schools for the highest number of student participation are:<\/p>\n
\u2022 San Diego High School<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Preuss School UC San Diego<\/p>\n
\u2022 Southwest High School<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is inspiring to see the excitement for civic engagement from our local San Diego high school students,\u201d said City Clerk Diana Fuentes. \u201cTheir enthusiasm for civic participation reflects a new generation ready to make their voices heard and shape the future of their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scripps Health lands No. 1 spot in Best Workplaces in Healthcare list<\/p>\n
Scripps Health, including its Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, recently landed the No. 1 spot on the Fortune 100 Best Workplaces in Health Care list for 2026 in the large employer category. It is the only local health system to be included on the list.<\/p>\n
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San Diego, CA \u2013 September 16: The Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus is seen on September 16, 2026 in San Diego, CA. (K.C. Alfred \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/p>\n
Placements for the Best Workplaces in Health Care list are based off of survey responses from over 222,000 employees. A press release from Scripps Health further explains: \u201cHonorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, work status, or other demographic factor(s).\u201d<\/p>\n
The large employers category is made up of companies who have 1,000 or more employees.<\/p>\n
The survey found that 93% of Scripps employees said it was a great place to work. The national average is 57%. Scripps Health also ranked highly for adequate staffing, fair pay and equipping staff with the tools and resources they need to do their jobs.<\/p>\n
UCSD study reveals how pancreatic cancer evolves to evade treatment<\/p>\n
A new analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of pancreatic tumors, led by researchers at the La Jolla-based UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center and New York University, reveals how pancreatic cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment.<\/p>\n
The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, focused on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (also known as PDAC), a difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer known to kill more than 85 percent of people within five years of diagnosis.<\/p>\n
\u201cPancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive human malignancies, with a dismal survival rate and very few resources and tools to combat it,\u201d said Diane Simeone, MD, director of Moores Cancer Center and co-senior author of the study. \u201cOur work shows that within a single tumor, different clones are evolving in parallel, taking on different identities and interacting with the immune and stromal landscape in distinct ways. That heterogeneity is why the disease is so hard to treat, because every tumor is unique.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new study analyzed genetic activity in 443,451 single cells taken from 62 tumors in 59 people with PDAC, revealing a diverse set of clones, or clusters of tumor cells that have a similar genetic makeup. These clones showed striking differences in behavior, with some evolving to resist therapy and others acquiring the ability to spread rapidly. The findings suggest that ongoing reshaping of the cancer cells\u2019 DNA fuels both treatment resistance and metastasis.<\/p>\n
The study also identified specific genetic changes that emerge during tumor evolution, including increased activity of the MYC gene \u2014 a well-established driver of pancreatic cancer \u2014 in aggressive basal tumor cell populations.<\/p>\n
Further experiments showed that blocking MYC activity reverted the cells to the less aggressive classical form and exposed them to more immune cells, potentially making them more vulnerable to immune attack.<\/p>\n
In addition to offering new insights into PDAC and suggesting possibilities for treatment, the research also builds on UC San Diego\u2019s established leadership in pancreatic cancer research and care.<\/p>\n
Alpha Project clears brush from Bike Path<\/p>\n
Working in conjunction with the city of San Diego, the Alpha Project recently cleared dead and dying brush from the Palomar Street overpass that was considered a fire hazard on the La Jolla Bike Path.<\/p>\n
Community volunteer Debbie Adams reported that the brush had accumulated over several years.<\/p>\n
The mission of the Alpha Project is to empower individuals, families, and communities by providing work, recovery and support services to people who are motivated to change their lives and achieve self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"La Jolla Savings Pass touted as a success following September launch Just over a month since the La…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[7,930,5184,6804,6953,74,84,76,75],"class_list":["post-502397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-california","tag-la-jolla","tag-la-jolla-light","tag-la-jolla-light-news","tag-la-jolla-shores","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-county","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}