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Four Ways to Connect with Art at Triton Center

Visual & Performing Arts

At UC San Diego’s new Triton Center, creativity is built right into the landscape.

5 Homecoming Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Events & Happenings

Homecoming returns Nov. 5-8 with a campus block party, Triton basketball and the grand opening of the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center. Check out five events you won’t want to miss and make plans to join the celebration.

Your ArtsConnect Guide: 10 Ways to Get Creative This Fall

Events & Happenings

It's fall, and the arts are calling. Explore world-premiere theatre and dance performances, film screenings, chamber music concerts, fused-glass workshops and more through ArtsConnect, the university's hub for creative experiences.

Inaugural ArtsConnect Prize Bridges Art and Community

Visual & Performing Arts

The $20,000 UC San Diego ArtsConnect Prize is a new biennial award supporting emerging and established artists from the San Diego-Tijuana region in developing an interdisciplinary work at the university, culminating in a weeklong residency and public presentation in October 2027.

Coming Full Circle: Alumnus Brett Littman Returns to the Museum That Inspired Him

Visual & Performing Arts

Philosophy alumnus Brett Littman, ’95, reflects on the curiosity and cultural exploration that shaped his UC San Diego years and three-decade arts career. As he prepares to lead the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, he shares his vision for the museum as a nexus for understanding culture.

Scripps Oceanography’s Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation Marks 25 Years of Ocean Impact

Events & Happenings

This September, Scripps Institution of Oceanography invites the community to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC), an interdisciplinary center dedicated to advancing marine biodiversity research and addressing conservation challenges.