February 19, 2015
…as Malcolm X; innovative musicians, authors and singers such as Mahalia Jackson and Maya Angelou; those who broke down boundaries, like Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut to enter space; as well as those whose impact is felt on campus, including UC San Diego alumnus and professor Vincent Brown.…
November 3, 2016
…an orchestra conductor and musicians,” Christensen said. “Individual players need to be smart enough to take cues from the conductor and play on their own.” During Friday’s forum, Jorge Cortes, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Jacobs School, showed how complex algorithms his team is developing allow a single…
October 4, 2018
…played the bass for musicians like Beyonce, Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson. East shared his story and advice with the students as part of the Science and Society lecture series. Graeve has also earned the respect of some high-profile people, to the benefit of ENLACE students. Speakers in the Science…
November 15, 2018
…duo of self-proclaimed, would-be musicians who each opted for an “easier” career in physics. Their passionate energy for contributing to the development of neurocomputing is apparent in their orchestration of the EFRC—from the nearly 300-page proposal to the DOE, to the hosting of the center’s inaugural workshop, held within just…
January 24, 2019
…Traditional Polish singers and musicians perform at a COP24 welcome reception in the Spodek arena. Photo: Jack Pan A saucer-shaped arena set in the heart of Poland’s coal country seems like an unlikely place to host a global climate change conference. And yet, for two weeks in December, more than…
May 12, 2022
…performances by renowned local musicians and a Family Arts Open House, to a conversation with Los Angeles Times columnist and award-winning author Jean Guerrero, UC San Diego Park & Market—the university’s long-planned presence in downtown San Diego—opened to the community with a bang last weekend. From left, Betsy Brennan, president…
February 13, 2014
Mexico’s most visionary leaders, vibrant culture, past accomplishments and future goals will be the focus of the University of California, San Diego’s Mexico Moving Forward symposium, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 6. The symposium, hosted by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the School of International Relations…
December 10, 2015
The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities hosts, “Degrees of Health and Well-being,” a public lecture series that runs from January 20 through February 24, 7:00 p.m., in the Great Hall, where six keynote speakers will present talks to campus and wider San Diego audiences.
July 12, 2022
Excitement filled the air at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego today as the first official guests gathered to experience Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins, the newest and most anticipated exhibit in the aquarium’s history.
November 28, 2023
Susanne Degher, events specialist and fiscal assistant in the Department of Philosophy at the School of Arts and Humanities, shares her life’s adventures as an actor, airline steward, and teacher, and what drew her to UC San Diego—a place she calls ‘Heaven on earth.’
