UC San Diego’s David Danks Appointed to National AI Advisory Committee
April 15, 2022
Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) and Philosophy professor David Danks to serve on the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC)
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UC San Diego Philosophers Work to Fix Discipline’s Gender Disparities
October 23, 2014
…Program for Women in Philosophy took this photo and had copies printed out for the organizers and department. Gabriela Azevedo, who was interviewed for this story, is holding the exclamation point. UC San Diego Philosophers Work to Fix Discipline’s Gender Disparities It’s no secret that in philosophy, around the country…
Philosophy Professor Awarded $1.2 Million Grant to Advance Research on Free Will and Responsibility
April 11, 2019
UC San Diego Department of Philosophy professor Manuel Vargas and Santiago Amaya of the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to advance understanding of agency, free will and responsibility.
Department of Philosophy Professor Wins 2018 Lakatos Award
August 22, 2018
…Lakatos Award, given annually for outstanding contributions to the philosophy of science in the form of a book. Callender’s “What Makes Time Special?” tackles the conflict between our intuitive model of time as flowing and the “static” time of fundamental physics.
Addressing Gender Imbalance
July 18, 2019
Helping to address the significant gender imbalance in the field of philosophy, the UC San Diego Department of Philosophy will once again host the Summer Program for Women in Philosophy July 22 – Aug. 2.
Iranian Master Vocalist ‘Parissa’ to Fill New UC San Diego Visiting Professorship
March 13, 2017
The University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities is welcoming its first visiting artist under the newly established Roghieh Chehre-Azad Distinguished Professorship. “Parissa,” Iran’s most distinguished female vocalist, will visit UC San Diego during the first part of spring quarter to share her deep knowledge of the…
UC San Diego Encourages Creativity of Prospective Students
April 14, 2016
…these skills, the division’s departments of music, theatre and dance, and visual arts invite undergraduate applicants to submit arts portfolios showcasing their creativity. Since 2014, when the Arts Portfolio Option was initiated in partnership with the Office of Admissions on campus, applications to the Division of Arts and Humanities have…
UC San Diego Humanities Professors Collaborate to Create New Book about Chinese Film
January 17, 2017
…that approach is the Department of History’s Distinguished Professor Paul Pickowicz and Department of Literature Chair Yingjin Zhang, who have coedited the new book, “Filming the Everyday: Independent Documentaries in Twenty-First Century China” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). The book includes essays about a Chinese film group led by Wu Wenguang,…
UC San Diego Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Raza Resource Centro
May 1, 2014
…casa es su casa” philosophy, the RRC is open to all. Begun several years ago as a student-run collective dedicated to cultivating diversity on campus, the center will host activities and events to build a sense of collectivity. Students will also have the opportunity to link theory and research in…
Preuss School UCSD Teacher Named ‘Coach of the Year’ by National Youth Sports Organization, Up2Us
October 12, 2011
For many of her students, Lisa Hawk is more than a lacrosse coach at The Preuss School UCSD, a unique charter middle and high school for low income, highly motivated students from throughout San Diego County.
