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Conference Explores the Exodus through Multiple Perspectives

“The Exodus means many things to many people,” says Distinguished Professor Tom Levy, who organized the event at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute.

Tom Levy in front of Exodus-themed screens

Largest Cohort in UC San Diego Program’s History Receives Hellman Fellowships

Over 30 years ago, the Society of Hellman Fellows Program was founded at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. The program awarded 10 Hellman Fellowships in 1995 at UC San Diego. This spring, 26 UC San Diego junior faculty members were selected to receive the crucial funding.

Standing group shot: Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons and Robert Continetti, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs with 2025-2026 UC San Diego Hellman Fellows and previous awardees.

AI Creeps Closer to Human Agency

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are getting smarter. Will this technology eventually undermine our sense of who we are as humans? Can we develop AI safely in ways that augment our capabilities rather than overshadow them? Professor David Danks explores these topics and more.

A graphic depicting a human hand shaking a robot hand.

Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som Among 100th Class of Guggenheim Fellows

Associate Professor of Literature Som is among 198 distinguished scholars chosen among nearly 3,500 applicants to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. The grant is based on both prior career achievement—which for Som includes a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in poetry—as well as exceptional promise.

Sarina Dahlan ‘98 and S.B. Divya MEng ‘00 Reunite at Their Alma Mater for an Evening of Storytelling

The University of California San Diego Library’s Signature Event Series, now in its fifth year, continues with a special evening featuring two distinguished alumni authors: Sarina Dahlan ’98 and S.B. Divya MEng ’00. The event will explore the power of speculative fiction to address contemporary...

Graphic containing headshots of UC San Diego Library Signature Event speakers Sarina Dahlan and S.B. Divya

UC San Diego Humanities Scholars Make Sense of Complicated Histories

Three faculty in the School of Arts and Humanities were recently selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to receive $60,000 fellowships for their research project. Annually, the NEH chooses a small number of projects to support, each going through a rigorous peer-review process.