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Top International Lawyer Philippe Sands to Discuss Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity on Feb. 28

Books & Culture

Philippe Sands has been dedicated to human rights issues throughout his career and has worked on high-profile human rights cases involving abuse. Now, in his book East West Street, Sands explores the creation and development of legal concepts that came about as a result of Hitler's Third Reich which changes our understanding of history and how civilization has tried to cope with mass murder.

Top International Lawyer Philippe Sands to Discuss Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity on Feb. 28

Ignite @ UC San Diego Extends Innovation Conference to Two Days in Year Two

Events & Happenings

On March 6-7, hundreds of investors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and activators will converge at UC San Diego for the second annual Ignite conference. Launched in 2017, the signature innovation event brings universities across Cali-Baja together with leading community partners to support life-changing entrepreneurship. Now the initiative is expanding to feature programming and competitions spanning across two days.

Ignite @ UC San Diego Extends Innovation Conference to Two Days in Year Two

UC San Diego Conference to Address Alternatives to the U.S.-Mexico War on Drugs

Events & Happenings

The War on Drugs has been ongoing for several decades, yet its failure can be felt on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. In the last sixteen years, the opioid epidemic has claimed close to 125,000 lives in the U.S., whereas in Mexico the war on drugs has produced an estimated 200,000 deaths and over 30,000 disappearances in the last decade.

UC San Diego Conference to Address Alternatives to the U.S.-Mexico War on Drugs

Dual Multimedia Installations Address Sonification of Endangered Coral Reefs

Books & Culture

Two multimedia installations by Music graduate students based on the sonification of endangered coral reefs will premiere Feb. 8 as part of the 2017-2018 performance season at UC San Diego's Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts & Sciences (IDEAS) in the Qualcomm Institute.

Dual Multimedia Installations Address Sonification of Endangered Coral Reefs

Author Cory Doctorow to Speak at UC San Diego on Scarcity, Abundance and the Finite Planet

Books & Culture

On Feb. 9, bestselling novelist and activist Cory Doctorow will be back on the UC San Diego campus for a lecture at the Qualcomm Institute on the Earth's finite resources as reflected in his 2017 novel, WALKAWAY.

Author Cory Doctorow to Speak at UC San Diego on Scarcity, Abundance and the Finite Planet

Cross-disciplinary Dance Performance and Installation Explores Oceanic Timescapes

Books & Culture

Three graduate students in choreography, visual arts and music composition are premiering a new multimedia installation and dance performance on January 25 from 5-7pm in the Qualcomm Institute's Atkinson Hall at UC San Diego.