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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Computer Science Students Demo Real-Time Multiplayer Games of Their Own

Over 30 computer science students split into five teams to develop multiplayer videogames in the 10 weeks of the spring quarter, and their final presentations on June 9 drew a large SRO crowd of other students and gamers to the Qualcomm Institute auditorium.

Community Eager for UC San Diego Events Featuring the Dalai Lama

Last October, leadership at the University of California, San Diego—thrilled that His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama had accepted the campus’ invitation to be the keynote speaker at the 2017 commencement—were told by the Friends of the Dalai Lama Foundation that “all of this is bigger than anyone can imagine.” This is big: the Dalai Lama is one of the most recognized and respected individuals in the world.

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UC San Diego Celebrates Comic-Con with Star Trek Stars, Storytelling Masterclass and More

Slideshow: UC San Diego Celebrates Comic-Con with Star Trek Stars, Storytelling Masterclass and More
Video: Jesse Driscoll, associate professor of political science at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, discusses his new book, “Ukraine's Unnamed War.”

Ukraine’s Unnamed War
Video: Jesse Driscoll, associate professor of political science at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, discusses his new book, “Ukraine's Unnamed War.”

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