May 26, 2016
Not all habits are bad. Some are even necessary. But inability to switch from acting habitually to acting in a deliberate way can underlie addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders. Working with a mouse model, an international team of researchers demonstrates what happens in the brain for habits to control behavior
March 5, 2015
…present has influenced his acting. “I have been acting for 50 years, this year, and I can tell you every day I do it, I learn something new.” The annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch raises funds for student scholarships and recognizes student academic achievement. Proceeds from the brunch benefit…
September 8, 2014
The University of California, San Diego is ranked the 8th best public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s 2015 Best Colleges guidebook, released today, ranks UC San Diego 37th best university in the U.S. among more than 200 public, private and for-profit institutions.
November 26, 2024
Marco Barricelli, professor of acting, shines as “Scrooge” in a clever twist on Dickens’ holiday classic, written by MFA alumna Anna Ouyang Moench.
July 2, 2020
…on is motion capture “acting” for the game. This involves everything from pitching motions, batting stances and bat flips to secret handshakes and facial emotions. Geared up for motion-capture acting. “When I’m working with broadcasters and working on a play, the knowledge (of baseball) is huge,” said St. John. “A…
February 13, 2014
…Clwyd in Wales, The Acting Company, The Shakespeare Theatre, Goodman Theatre, the Irish Theatre Company, London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, Houston Grand Opera, NYC Opera, the National Theatre of Romania in Iasi and the Old Globe theatre, among others. At Houston’s Alley Theatre, where she is currently associate artist, her work…
December 11, 2013
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranks the University of California, San Diego the 14th best value public university in the nation based on its high four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, the availability of financial aid, low sticker price and overall great value.
June 8, 2017
…Hansen;” Jefferson Mays (MFA acting, ’91), nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, “Oslo;” and Paloma Young (MFA, costume design, ’06), nominated for Best Costume Design of a Musical, “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.” Ben Platt (left), Jennifer Laura Thompson (center) and Michael…
January 25, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new generation of fast-acting fluorescent dyes that optically highlight electrical activity in neuronal membranes. The work is published in this week’s online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
May 15, 2015
The University of California, San Diego will host “An Evening with Mayim Bialik” on May 27 where the TV star best known for her roles in the current, popular CBS series “The Big Bang Theory” and “Blossom,” which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1995, will address campus students, faculty…
