December 21, 2016
…to create a chamber opera around the theme of gun violence only fits that reputation. Their unique project entitled, “Inheritance,” struck a note with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which awarded the UC San Diego team an Artworks grant as part of its first $30 million in major…
September 27, 2018
Grammy Award-winning soprano and UC San Diego Department of Music faculty member Susan Narucki presents the world-premiere chamber opera “Inheritance” on campus Oct. 24, 26 and 27, using the legendary story of Sarah Winchester to address gun violence in the United States.
November 29, 2018
…underwrite “Inheritance,” a chamber opera staged by music professors about gun violence in America that debuted in October. “It is a time of remarkable potential for UC San Diego thanks to the transformational impact of philanthropy,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “Friends like Daniel and Phyllis Epstein…
August 17, 2015
The University of California San Diego, Division of Arts and Humanities announces the appointment of acclaimed set designer Robert Brill as the newest faculty member in the top-ranked Theatre & Dance Department.
February 25, 2014
The 17th annual Heart of San Diego Gala, hosted by the University of California, San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, will pay tribute to philanthropist and renowned fashion designer Zandra Rhodes on March 1 at The US Grant Hotel. In addition, the gala will celebrate the memory of the late Duane…
November 22, 2022
The University of California San Diego has been named the No. 29 university in the world, climbing five spots globally in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022. UC San Diego also rose four places nationally to No. 17 in the United States.
May 22, 2014
…from the Tijuana company Opera Ambulante since opera is Molina’s favorite music. “You have changed the world,” Khosla said. “You have changed it for us, our children, and our grandchildren.” Molina won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995, sharing it with the late F. Sherwood Rowland, and Scripps Oceanography…
November 23, 2016
Anne Otterson, an active community member and philanthropist who supported the University of California San Diego for more than three decades, died on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
February 19, 2021
The Qualcomm Institute at the University of California San Diego has appointed the composer, music professor and sound designer Shahrokh Yadegari to be an Associate Director of the interdisciplinary institute.
October 30, 2018
The University of California San Diego has been named the nation’s fifth best public university, according to U.S. News and World’s Report’s Best Global Universities. The new list measures factors such as research, global and regional reputation; international collaboration; as well as the number of highly-cited papers and doctorates awarded.…
