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‘The Great Transformation’: Mike Madrid Talks Shifts in Politics, Institutions & Latino Influence at Helen Edison Lecture

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Latino voting expert Mike Madrid speaking at the Helen Edison Lecture Series at UC San Diego Park & Market on December 2, 2024.

2024 Triton Holiday Gift Guide

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UC San Diego student packs gifts during a UC San Diego holiday event.

Celebrating a Decade of Design

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University and Design Lab leadership at the celebration.

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UC San Diego Researchers Collaborate to Fool the Eye and the Mind through Touch

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UC San Diego researchers are using a Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Collaboratories Fellowship to explore Augmented Reality. Department of Visual Arts Professor Sheldon Brown and M.F.A. candidate Jon Paden are partnering with scholars in the departments of Neuroscience, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and NanoEngineering on a project entitled, “Tromper soi-même: Fooling the senses with new techniques of combined visual and afferent Augmented Reality rendering of sight and touch.”

UC San Diego Researchers Collaborate to Fool the Eye and the Mind through Touch

UC San Diego’s KNIT, Digital Arts & Humanities ‘Connect the Dots’

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Through an initiative called “KNIT,” the University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities is crafting collaboration and community on campus — digitally. By offering online tools collectively referred to as a “digital commons,” KNIT will enable university faculty, students and staff to customize websites for courses; research projects or personal academic portfolios; create or join public and private discussion groups devoted to shared interests; and network with communities both on and off campus. In addition to the KNIT online resource, the division has launched a Digital Arts & Humanities website, featuring initiatives of the Institute of Arts & Humanities (IAH) and related projects and resources on campus.

UC San Diego’s KNIT, Digital Arts & Humanities ‘Connect the Dots’

UC San Diego Helps to ‘Create, Refine, Amplify’ at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity

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The University of California San Diego’s footprint is growing. This summer it extends to Canada’s Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity where Steven Schick looms large. The distinguished professor of music, Reed Family Presidential Chair holder, and music director and conductor of La Jolla Symphony and Chorus is serving as co-artistic director of Banff Centre’s 2017 Summer Classical Music Series. In the role, Schick, along with flautist Claire Chase, is creating programming under the theme of “Create, Refine, Amplify” that features a strong focus on chamber music plus new approaches to help develop classical musicians’ skills and careers. The program attracts hundreds of individual participants, established groups and renowned composers from around the world.

UC San Diego Helps to ‘Create, Refine, Amplify’ at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity

The Dalai Lama to UC San Diego Students: Young People are the Future of Humanity

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“You have the opportunity to create a better world, a happier world,” said His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, who delivered the keynote address to 25,000 University of California San Diego graduates and their families June 17 at the university’s All Campus Commencement. His message to graduates centered on the power of compassion, the importance of emotional knowledge and the responsibility that younger generations have to make the world a better place.

The Dalai Lama to UC San Diego Students: Young People are the Future of Humanity

ArtPower at UC San Diego Announces its 2017-18 Season Line-up

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UC San Diego’s ArtPower announces its 2017-18 season, featuring more than 20 internationally renowned artists and ensembles. Now entering its 14th year, ArtPower’s robust season will mark the return of audience favorites like David Sedaris, Mecorre String Quartet and Harlem Quartet, as well as San Diego debuts by rising stars Daymé Arocena, Compagnie Hervé Koubi and Ranky Tanky.

ArtPower at UC San Diego Announces its 2017-18 Season Line-up

UC San Diego Theatre Students Take up Residence in La Jolla Playhouse Productions

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The University of California San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance is among the best: Hollywood Reporter recently listed the acting program #5 in the world. Part of its reputation is due to its unique partnership with the world-renowned La Jolla Playhouse. The UC San Diego-La Jolla Playhouse partnership includes a theater and dance residency program that offers students the opportunity to gain practical experience in acting, directing, design and stage management that sets them up for professional success.