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UC San Diego’s Doctoral Programs Lauded by U.S. News and World Report

March 18, 2020

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2021 guidebook that ranks the nation’s top graduate programs and professional schools, giving praise to the University of California San Diego’s innovative programs, including the campus’ Jacobs School of Engineering and School of Medicine.

Composer Chinary Ung to be Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters

February 26, 2020

When the American Academy of Arts and Letters inducts its newest members in May, University of California San Diego composer and Distinguished Professor of Music Chinary Ung will become the first faculty member in the university’s 60 year history to receive the prestigious honor.

International Symposium at UC San Diego to Highlight Indigenous Voices

February 12, 2020

The greater San Diego-Tijuana region will get a rare opportunity to engage with contemporary Indigenous writing and poetry, part of an international symposium addressing the importance and impact of Indigenous language and literature.

New UC San Diego Symposium Stirs Dialogue Among Data Science and Arts and Humanities Experts

January 27, 2020

On February 7 and 8, UC San Diego will host the Cultured Data Symposium, bringing together experts from data science and the arts and humanities to examine the emerging relationship between data and culture.

UC San Diego, San Diego Community College District Receive Combined $2.7M from Mellon Foundation

December 18, 2019

With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, UC San Diego and the San Diego Community College District are building a pipeline of successful undergraduate and graduate students, resulting in a new generation of leaders who will reshape the value and meaning of an education in the humanities.

MFA Directing Student Juliana Kleist-Méndez Reflects on Sold-out Production

December 4, 2019

UC San Diego MFA student Juliana Kleist-Méndez is at the helm of "Elektra," the last fall-quarter production for the Department of Theatre and Dance. The sold-out run opens Dec. 4.

Driven by Realities of Climate Change, Composer Lei Liang Receives Classical Music’s Top Honor

December 2, 2019

UC San Diego professor and world-renowned composer Lei Liang wins the 2020 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his orchestral work that both evokes the realities of climate change and offers the enduring potential for healing.

Horror & Hope: A Conversation with ‘Man in Love’ Director Stephen Buescher

November 20, 2019

Opening Nov. 20 for a limited run, the second production in the Department of Theatre and Dance fall season is “Man in Love,” a “horror and hope” play about race, love and terror. First time directing at UC San Diego, Stephen Buescher said students are easily early career artists.

Music and Movement Underscore Opening Productions in Theatre and Dance’s Latest Season

November 13, 2019

The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2019 – 2020 season with “Balm in Gilead” on Nov. 15, followed by “Man in Love” Nov. 20 and “Elektra” Dec. 4

Predictive Science, Inc. Releases Influenza Predictions

November 1, 2019

San Diego-based Predictive Science, Inc. this week released their first forecast for the 2019-2020 influenza season, which typically runs from November through March.
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