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New Frontiers of Cognitive Networking

Researchers at the Qualcomm Institute are exploring ways to improve cognitive networking so that device-to-device communication is more efficient and effective.

UC San Diego Raises $177.5 Million to Break Campus Fundraising Record

Today, the University of California, San Diego celebrates its latest breakthrough—a record-breaking year of private support for the campus. UC San Diego raised 20 percent more during fiscal year 2014-15 compared to the previous year, with over 43,000 gifts and grants totaling $177.5 million.

UC San Diego Library Acquires Papers of Filmmaker Paul Espinosa

The University of California, San Diego Library has acquired the papers of Paul Espinosa, an award-winning independent filmmaker, well known for his documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexican border region, which helped to increase awareness about a host of immigration and cross-cultural issues. Espinosa, who has been the recipient of eight Emmy Awards for his films, recently retired from Arizona State University, where he was on the faculty at the School of Transborder Studies.

Arthur Wagner, Founding Chair of UC San Diego Theatre and Dance, Dies

Arthur Wagner, founding chair of the University of California, San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and philanthropist of the arts, has died. He was 92.

Region’s Indigenous Cultures Commemorated at UC San Diego Native American Celebrations

The theme for the University of California, San Diego’s 10th annual California Native American Day celebration is “Unsettled Stories: Reclaiming This Land,” and will include a kickoff event Sept. 25 as well as an undergraduate research symposium, a Native American film festival, spoken word performances, a powwow and more throughout the 2015-16 academic year.

UC San Diego an ‘Upward-Mobility Machine,’ According to New York Times

The New York Times has named the University of California, San Diego the nation’s No. 4 school in its College Access Index, measuring which colleges and universities do the most for low-income students.