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Study Finds Sharks Get Bad Rap When Viewed with Ominous Background Music

August 4, 2016

In a new study, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego found that the background music in shark documentaries affects viewers’ perceptions of sharks.

Will Ogdon, Founding Chair of Department of Music, Dies at 92

October 17, 2013

…Chair of Department of Music, Dies at 92 Composer Will Ogdon, founding chair of UC San Diego’s department of music, died Oct. 6. He was 92. Ogdon was hired in 1965 by Muir College Provost John Stewart, along with composer Robert Erickson, to create the music department at UC San…

A Home for Music

May 1, 2023

Villa Musica’s Fiona Chatwin, DMA ’06 delivers music across San Diego County.

Rhythm and Proofs

May 1, 2023

Mathematics professors share their relationship with music.

Community Celebrates Center for Taiwan Studies Launch

May 17, 2023

Established with an endowment from longtime campus supporters Chiu-Shan Chen Ph.D. ’69 and Rufina Chen, the Center for Taiwan Studies aims to connect local and international communities with diverse events and programming that expands the cultural understanding of Taiwan and Taiwanese Americans.

Camera Lucida Music Series Returns with Support from Local Patron Sam Ersan

October 11, 2011

San Diego’s original chamber music series Camera Lucida returns for its fourth season, offering concerts ranging from lesser-known masterpieces to familiar landmarks of the chamber music repertoire.

Extension Students from Indonesia to Perform Music and Dance Programs

September 23, 2014

All 156 Indonesian students who are currently attending Extension’s English Language Institute are also members of a cultural performance troupe that celebrates the art, music and culture of their native land.

UC San Diego’s “Simphony” Research Earns Grammy Foundation Support

April 25, 2013

…of the impact of music training on the brain and behavioral development in children has been awarded a grant of nearly $20,000 by the Grammy Foundation. The San Diego Youth Symphony’s Community Opus program works in partnership with the UC San Diego SIMPHONY project to better understand how music helps…

Making of Modern World Lecture Series to Focus on What It Means to Be Musical

January 10, 2013

…It Means to Be Musical Lineup for “To Be Musical” Lecture Series What makes music musical? Why is music such a potent form of expression? And how does the human brain respond to music? A series of talks by UC San Diego faculty will answer these questions and more in…

Team Assembled by UC San Diego’s Makeig Wins $300K Award for Music-and-Science Initiative

December 10, 2014

Scott Makeig, research scientist and director of the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at the Institute for Neural Computation of UC San Diego, has brought together a research group from four UC campuses who have won a $300,000 President’s Research Catalyst Award, one of five such awards across the UC…

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