June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 —
Two faculty members and two alumni from UC San Diego's Department of Music have received fellowships and awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a prestigious honor society that recognizes exceptional achievement among contemporary composers, writers, visual artists and architects.
June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026 —
The West Coast premiere of “The Monsters” marks a homecoming for Ngozi Anyanwu, a UC San Diego Theatre and Dance Acting MFA alumna. Anyanwu not only wrote the acclaimed two-hander but also co-stars in the production, running at La Jolla Playhouse through June 28.
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026 —
In “The Meaning of Life,” Philosophy Professor Samuel Rickless asks students to undertake a month-long “experiment in living” by trying something personally novel. We spoke with three students about how the experience shaped their understanding of a meaningful life.
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026 —
UC San Diego’s new “Day of Dance,” happening June 4-6 at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, presents original choreographed works by students in the Department of Theatre and Dance alongside a special dance team showcase called V12ION that will feature nearly 300 student dancers from across campus.
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026 —
Nancy Cartwright, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California San Diego, has been named the 2026 Frontiers of Knowledge Awardee in Humanities for her leading contributions to the philosophy of science and her influential work on evidence-based policy.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026 —
What happens when a composer and oceanographer listen to the ocean together? An unconventional partnership at the University of California San Diego has led to new music inspired by sounds from the seafloor that humans have never heard before.
May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026 —
What happens when a composer and oceanographer listen to the ocean together? An unconventional partnership at the University of California San Diego has led to new music inspired by sounds from the seafloor that humans have never heard before.
Department of Music Professor Lei Liang and Scripps Institution of Oceanography Assistant Project Scientist Joshua Jones have been listening side by side to the soundscape of the world’s oceans for over eight years. Their latest project, called “The Inaudible Ocean,” casts a sonic searchlight into some of the most remote places on the planet.
May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026 —
On Sunday, May 17, more than 300 student musicians will perform at the second annual Arcades Music Festival. The free public event will be a feast for the ears, with over 10 hours of live performances ranging from jazz and chamber music to rock and opera.
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026 —
What is it about live performance that draws people together? Professor of Practice and Broadway director Des McAnuff says our increasingly digital world has widened a gap in human connection—making theatre and dance especially powerful ways to foster shared experience.
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026 —
At the Without Walls (WOW) Festival, the unexpected is expected. Happening April 23-26 at UC San Diego, the festival is led by La Jolla Playhouse in partnership with the university. The program welcomes audiences of all ages to interact with artists and reimagine what storytelling can be.
