October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024 —
Two UC San Diego philosophers in the School of Arts and Humanities are examining a centuries-old debate about the nature of free will from two angles—whether the universe’s makeup allows for the freedom of choice and the way free will functions in society as a method of cooperation.
October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024 —
The Stuart Collection at the University of California San Diego will host “Breathe with Me,” a multi-day public art and breathing project that focuses on mental health, mindfulness, and community October 24-26, 2024.
September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024 —
This fall UC San Diego is among 70 institutions taking part in a five-month-long regional exploration of the intersections between art and science, led by Getty. The sprawling art event—called “PST ART: Art & Science Collide”—extends from Los Angeles to San Diego and Palm Springs.
September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024 —
Ana María Álvarez calls herself an “artivist.” As head of UC San Diego’s dance area in the Department of Theatre and Dance, she is expanding the notion of dance as a tool for imagining new futures. "Art has the capacity to shift worlds and redefine narratives."
September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024 —
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children's literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024 —
This fall, the University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series returns for its 16th season with eight compelling talks that underscore the theme “Violence, Voice and Recognition.” Each event will feature innovative approaches from scholars, writers, and survivors and explore both personal and shared responses to the Holocaust and its far-reaching consequences.
August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024 —
A study of San Diego-area kindergarten students reveals that singing to pitch has no relation to academic achievement.
August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024 —
This summer, Mandeville Art Gallery at UC San Diego presents a new video commission called "The Portal's Keeper," which explores liberated Black realities by artist LaJuné McMillian.
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024 —
Over three decades, the Hellman family has given over $18 million to support more than 400 UC San Diego junior faculty in their research and progress toward tenure.
June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024 —
Oftentimes, and perhaps expectedly, the rare and unique primary source materials in the University of California San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) are utilized to support instruction at UC San Diego. Among the university’s distinguished research collections is the Hill Collec