Campus News

UC San Diego Statement: Campus Graffiti

A series of incidents occurring on college and university campuses across the United States have reflected our nation’s current divisive political climate. Unfortunately, late Friday evening graffiti promoting the deportation of undocumented immigrants and the construction of a wall on the border of Mexico was discovered chalked on UC San Diego’s campus sidewalks. This graffiti runs counter to our campus values of equity and inclusion. We value diversity and respect for all cultures.

UC San Diego Receives Its First New Directions Fellowship Grant from Mellon Foundation

The University of California, San Diego has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship grant—an award intended to assist humanities scholars in acquiring systematic training outside their areas of special interest—for the first time. The $209,000 grant will support Department of History Professor Mark Hendrickson’s efforts to explore how the work of American mining engineers and geologists working abroad between 1880 and 1930 helped shape the development of 20th-century American capitalism, science and foreign policy.

San Diego to be Research Hub for New Human Vaccines Project

The University of California, San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and The Scripps Research Institute have teamed up to create the “Mesa Consortium,” a new scientific hub for the Human Vaccines Project. Under a collaborative agreement, the Mesa Consortium and the Human Vaccine Project aim to transform current understanding of the human immune system and expedite development of vaccines and biologics to prevent and treat many global diseases.

UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities Faculty Excel on Campus

The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities will be well-represented during the 42nd Annual Chancellor’s Associates’ Faculty Excellence Awards April 14, 6:00 p.m., at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine on campus. During the event, Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla will celebrate six exemplary faculty—three of whom hail from the arts and humanities division. They are: David O. Brink, distinguished professor in the Department of Philosophy, recognized for excellence in research in the humanities and social sciences; Teddy Cruz, professor of public culture and urbanism in the Department of Visual Arts, recognized for exemplary community service; and Anya Gallaccio, professor of visual arts, recognized for excellence in the performing and visual arts.

Immersive Springtime Festival Takes Music Students Far Beyond Concert Hall

In a departure from the traditional concert hall experience, pianist and music graduate student Todd Moellenberg will perform onstage to empty seats in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall. The audience will view his six-hour concert, “Observation Dock,” backstage—from video monitors that present Moellenberg’s performance of pre-recorded sounds, movement and spoken word.

Alternative Weekends Program Offers Solution to Addressing Local Social Justice Issues

A student-led organization with 50 members on its leadership team, Alternative Breaks@UCSD has traveled to 16 locations internationally and domestically to commit 8250 hours of service to 15 different non-profit organizations. The program is devoted to establishing globally conscious active citizens through service trips during academic breaks.