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Chancellor Unveils New Award Program to Boost Team-Based Research

January 25, 2024

Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Awards aim to foster sustainable, interdisciplinary collaborations and to assist teams in developing tailored funding strategies for grand scientific and societal challenges.

A Two-Decade Journey of the Heart is Mapped in Poetry

January 18, 2024

Professor and Chair of Literature Kazim Ali presents a retrospective book of poetry traversing ideas of home, spirituality, love and loss.

Art Exhibit Explores Distributed Consciousness at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute 

January 12, 2024

An art exhibit exploring AI and non-human consciousness opens with the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Thursday, January 25 in Atkinson Hall.

Holocaust Living History Workshop Series Continues at UC San Diego in 2024

January 12, 2024

The University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series continues in 2024 with six events that underscore the theme “Spaces of Persecution.” 

Media Artist Lauren Lee McCarthy Confronts the Boundaries of Bio-Surveillance in New Exhibit

January 8, 2024

A solo exhibition of media artist Lauren Lee McCarthy’s work will open at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery on March 2—the largest presentation of the internationally acclaimed artist’s work to date in the United States.

Acclaimed Director Lisa Portes Named Chair of Theatre and Dance at UC San Diego

January 3, 2024

Lisa Portes recently joined UC San Diego to become chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance. A highly regarded Cuban American director, educator, advocate and leader, Portes’s aim is to promote a new theater narrative that expands our understanding of what it means to be human.

Qualcomm Institute Internship Trains Students for Careers in the Sonic Arts

December 22, 2023

The QI Sonic Arts internship exposes UC San Diego students to cutting-edge techniques and prepares them for careers in music technology.

New York Times Acclaims Theatre and Dance Alumni Dramedies

December 14, 2023

The New York Times published their annual “Best Theatre of 2023,” which featured two standout UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance alumni playwrights. Dubbed the “year of dramedy,” the plays explore serious topics like the complexity of consent and familial dysfunction.

Take 10 with a Triton: Susanne Degher’s Philosophy of Living with No Regrets

November 28, 2023

Susanne Degher, events specialist and fiscal assistant in the Department of Philosophy at the School of Arts and Humanities, shares her life's adventures as an actor, airline steward, and teacher, and what drew her to UC San Diego—a place she calls 'Heaven on earth.'

2023 Revelle Medal Recipients Announced

October 17, 2023

UC San Diego honors four remarkable individuals as recipients of the 2023 Revelle Medal, which recognizes retired or emeriti faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
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