September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025 —
UC San Diego has launched a new major in cinematic arts. The interdisciplinary program blends film theory and production, offering over 90 courses across visual arts, communication, literature, ethnic studies, sociology, history, and theatre and dance.
September 22, 2025
September 22, 2025 —
Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff will join the University of California San Diego as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Professor of Practice in Theatre and Dance during the 2025-26 academic year. The position was established with philanthropic support from Irwin Jacobs.
September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 —
On Monday, October 6, UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies will host its annual Showcase, celebrating the division’s expansive role in advancing the university’s mission through education, workforce development, and meaningful community partnerships.
September 12, 2025
September 12, 2025 —
The School of Arts and Humanities’ newest faculty represent an exciting cross-section of dynamic research, teaching and creative activity. Discover more about the subjects they are passionate about and the work that they are currently pursuing.
September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025 —
Artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally changed our world, prompting questions about the intersections of humans and machines and what constitutes intelligence. A group of nine artists and collectives contemplate these complex questions in a new exhibit at UC San Diego.
July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025 —
Philosophy student Yao Yu has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Eric Paul Allison Memorial Prize Fellowship, which is awarded to an outstanding graduating senior who plans to pursue further schooling and who exemplifies personal integrity, academic excellence and a commitment to learning.
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 —
Five UC San Diego experts offer insight into how tariffs work, why they’re used, and what their impact is in today’s interconnected world.
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 —
Over 30 years ago, the Society of Hellman Fellows Program was founded at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. The program awarded 10 Hellman Fellowships in 1995 at UC San Diego. This spring, 26 UC San Diego junior faculty members were selected to receive the crucial funding.
July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025 —
UC San Diego alumna Colby Muhammad recently landed the role of Kat Richardson on CBS’s new soap opera “Beyond the Gates.” She shares a glimpse of her world on set—from auditions to the fast-paced filming—as well as reflects on her experiences as an MFA student in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025 —
Can you witness cognition in motion? Do human consciousness and artificial intelligence (AI) share common ground? These questions will be investigated over the next seven months by cognitive neuroscientist Ying Choon Wu and artist Rhonda Holberton in partnership with Mandeville Art Gallery.
