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Undergrads Discover Skills, Possible Career Paths at New Conference for Research in Arts, Humanities

Arts, humanities and social science undergraduate students at UC San Diego are taking the initiative to develop faculty mentorships and engage in immersive research projects—from studying affirmative action to surveying the gestures of sign language and empowering marginalized youth. To support and showcase their efforts, Academic Enrichment Programs and the Office of Research Affairs have launched CRASSH—Conference for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences—an opportunity for undergrads to gain confidence presenting their work and discover career paths.

UC San Diego Anthropology Professor Becomes Chair-Elect of ASOR Committee on Archaeological Policy

Thomas E. Levy, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, has been unanimously elected to as Chair-Elect of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Committee on Archaeological Policy (CAP).

Founder of UC San Diego’s Dance Program Establishes $100,000 Endowment

Professor emerita Margaret C. Marshall, founder of the dance program at the University of California, San Diego, has established with her husband, Mark G. Marshall, a $100,000 endowment fund to continue the legacy of dance in the Division of Arts and Humanities.

When Art Becomes Autonomous

What does autonomy mean in an age when technology is radically transforming the ability of objects and even ideas to have a life of their own – from smart cars, to viral videos?

Prepare to Be WoWed

UC San Diego artists will show new site-specific works at the inaugural WoW (Without Walls) Festival to be held Oct. 3 through 6. Centered in and around the La Jolla Playhouse/UCSD Theatre District, productions will radiate out from this “Festival Village” core–which also includes artist talks, food trucks, a beer garden and live music–to several unusual spots on campus and other locations in San Diego.

Qualcomm Institute Appoints New Composer in Residence

He has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, but composer Lei Liang has never lost touch with his Chinese musical roots, and they are audible even in the avant-garde compositions that earned him praise as “one of the most exciting voices in New Music” (according to the British publication The Wire).

Visual Storytelling

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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