Osher News

Check out the latest program updates and news from Osher at UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies.

• A Look at the Spring Quarter

  

  By Steve Clarey, Curriculum Committee Chair
  
  As noted in Carol’s President’s letter, we are all looking forward to returning to the campus for our
  Spring quarter after the long, two-year Covid isolation: to renewing friendships, meeting new...
  

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• Osher Returns to Campus - President's Message

  

  From Carol Roberts, Osher President
  
  Register today for the spring quarter or for the rest of the year and Join Us for daily classes, seminars and discussion groups offered on campus and simultaneously live via Zoom. Choose how you would like to participate!
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• Attend our Spring Open House

  

  Osher is holding an Open House on April 2, 2022 at 10 am PT. Attend on campus or LIVE via Zoom. Find out about our membership options and course schedule. Meet our volunteer leadership team and get your questions answered. Light refreshments will be served and Zoom link and parking details...
  

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• Brain Health Benefits Of Physical Activity

  

  by Zvinka Zlatar, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry UCSD
  
  Our research focuses on developing novel non-pharmacological interventions to improve brain health in aging, leveraging mobile health (mHealth) technology (i.e., heart rate trackers, Fitbit, etc.)...
  

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• 50 Years of Lifelong Learning - A Member Testimonial

  

  by Marlene Tuyay Scott
  
  “Who am I? What is my potential?” These two questions began my college application essay. UCSD accepted me, a poor Filipina of immigrant parents, into Revelle College in 1970 with a four-year scholarship. Today, I’m a proud...
  

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• Share Events with Members

  

  Have you heard of exciting, stimulating, interesting events that are happening outside of Osher? Share information and links in the comments below so your fellow members can join and enjoy as well!
  

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• Osher's Return to Campus this Spring

  

  by Amy Patterson, Program Director
  
  After two years, our Osher program will be returning to campus and holding daily classes in person for our members starting April 4, 2022. We are excited to bring our community back together but do have some logistical matters to...
  

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• Osher's New Home: Coming Fall 2023

  

  by Amy Patterson, Osher Program Director 

  In order to meet the growing UC San Diego enrollment, the university complex that houses Extension and our Osher facilities, will be demolished in order to expand student housing in Marshall College. After more than 45...
  

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• A Look Ahead to the Summer 2021

  

  Welcome to Osher’s Summer Quarter. We hope that you and your families are safe and well and that you have all been vaccinated. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have spent the last year off-campus learning and engaging with each other via Zoom. We thank you for your active ...
  

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• Note from the Osher President

  

  By Carol Roberts, Osher President

  As I reflect on this last year of my presidential term, it is so rewarding to see the many things that have been accomplished during trying times. When our in-person classes were suspended, the strength and resiliency of our Program Director...
  

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