November 7, 2013
…doctoral degrees in the arts and humanities, sciences and social sciences. Jerome and Miriam Katzin “Increasing the number of graduate students enrolled at UC San Diego is one of the first goals to emerge from our comprehensive strategic planning process,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “It’s important that we invest…
June 5, 2014
…to state of the art education from the great universities of the world. This could be a game changer for the developing world, and UC San Diego needs to be part of this new era in education.” Mayfield, who co-directs the campus’ Food & Fuel for the 21st Century organized…
April 18, 2019
…Patrick Hennessey/ Division of Arts and Humanities. Should There Be Open Borders? Department of Philosophy distinguished lecture series brings timely—and ethical—discussion of immigration to campus With more than 258 million migrants living outside their country of birth, the United Nations Foundation says the number of international migrants has grown by…
May 8, 2014
…mathematics and English language arts. These tests are part of the Common Core State Standards newly being implemented in California. The new standards, along with California’s Next Generation Science Standards, which will be required of all California public schools by 2016, endeavor to move students toward deeper learning and represent…
January 13, 2017
The Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLWH) at the University of California San Diego continues its year-long series of educational events with three insightful programs this winter, underscoring this year’s theme, “Holocaust and the Burden of History.” This year’s events approach the Holocaust from various angles to shed light on lesser-known…
October 31, 2013
…Fargo Hall, an 82,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility. The expansion was made possible by a challenge gift from Ernest and Evelyn Rady that led to a $5 million gift from Wells Fargo. In addition to the lead gifts from the Radys and Wells Fargo, the expansion was partially funded with private philanthropic…
February 14, 2012
…analyzes this data using artificial intelligence methods and a new, sophisticated type of variable order differential equations he developed. He answered some of our questions about his new role, the programs he has been involved with and the importance of diversity. What are your plans as the new Faculty Director…
November 12, 2021
…and the herbal extract artemisinin to treat malaria. MACH-19, which emerged as an idea by Saxe during a research conference at the beginning of the pandemic, presents the opportunity to provide more evidence. “If we can demonstrate success, it may open up interest in looking at other botanical formulas and…
October 26, 2017
…their entrepreneurial skills. An artist and expert in Google’s Tilt Brush paints a UC San Diego of the future in virtual reality, then turns the technology over to guests to give it a try. The campus of the future Through video and virtual reality experiences, alumni and friends got a…
November 2, 2017
…we want to use artificial intelligence to predict the answers to these questions.” The Earth Microbiome Project was founded in 2010 by Knight, along with Jack Gilbert, professor and faculty director of The Microbiome Center at University of Chicago and group leader in Microbial Ecology at Argonne National Laboratory; Rick…
