A Matter of (Pitch) Perception
A study of San Diego-area kindergarten students reveals that singing to pitch has no relation to academic achievement.
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Hypnotic Art Installation Celebrates Black Movement and Liberation
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.
30 Years of Critical Funding for Junior Faculty
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.
Setting Sail on Experiential Learning
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
Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som Wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Love and respect anchor the words written by Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som in his latest work, “Tripas: Poems,” which garnered the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Department of Music alumna Mary Kouyoumdjian's multimedia work “Paper Pianos," which melds music and audio documentary with first-person stories of refugees, was also named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Music this year.
Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir Allures Listeners with Otherworldly Orchestras
UC San Diego music alumna Anna Thorvaldsdottir has been described by NPR as “one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music.” She recently won the 2024 CHANEL Next Prize and just premiered her newest orchestra METAXIS.
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The Jazz Roots of King Britt’s Blacktronika are Showing
Jazz Times, June 28
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Broadway World, June 26
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