October 3, 2019
…translated the latest journal articles and sent them to his mother’s physicians in China. But it quickly became evident to him that not much was known about the mechanical forces and physical phenomena to which living tissues are subjected. “I turned to bioengineering, with a focus on people, because I…
November 15, 2011
Creative ‘Storm’ Set to Hit UC San Diego “The Storm,” a drama by 19th-century Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky, is not a common choice in American regional theatre seasons. But true to its mission of producing innovative and eclectic work, the UC San Diego department of theatre and dance will stage…
April 24, 2012
…are Chanda Carey, visual arts; Carolyn Chen, music; Miao-Ping Chien, chemistry; Mike Navarro, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Stevie Ruiz, ethnic studies; Nick Saenz, history; Sonya Seif-Naraghi, bioengineering; Kimberly Stiemke, education studies; Dennis A. Young, bioengineering; and Melanie Zauscher, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Ten UC San Diego graduate students were recently…
July 14, 2022
…in the School of Arts and Humanities with $1 million from Joel and Ann Reed to help close the gap between the pace of innovation and society’s ability to deal with these advances responsibly. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation granted $1.4 million to study next-generation gene drive systems based…
April 10, 2012
…works with neuroscience and human computer interaction artificial intelligence to attempt to understand how the mind is constructed through the interactions of brain, body and world. The display was showcased by graduate students in the department including cognitive science Ph.D. candidate Jeremy Karnowski “I think that when students here at…
February 13, 2024
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, UC San Diego Today is honoring love in all its forms by showcasing ten heartwarming tales of love and friendship that blossomed right here on campus.
October 5, 2020
The University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) is returning this fall with a yearlong series of seven lectures that underscore the theme “Witnessing the Past: Holocaust Histories.”
March 8, 2018
…how octopuses can remember human faces. MICRO museums are made to cultivate these kinds of experiences, to draw people together in public places to discover new things about the natural world. At about 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide, they are placed in highly trafficked areas where people are…
November 1, 2022
UC San Diego icon Nick Spitzer, known for his warm, engaging personality and a passion for teaching and research, is marking 50 years on campus. A campus celebration and new innovation award have been set to mark his lasting contributions to science and the university.
September 8, 2022
…expertise. We bring together artists, social scientists, policy experts, health experts and scientists to address our world’s grand challenges. For students, research investments provide more opportunities to work with some of the nation’s leading thinkers and to be involved in solving current issues affecting our world today. They learn firsthand…
