August 9, 2018
The arts and humanities will have a stronger and more influential presence on the University of California San Diego campus, thanks to a new $750,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The three-year, matching grant is the largest single award ever received by the university’s Division of Arts…
November 17, 2016
…San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities—comprised of the departments of history, literature, music, philosophy, theatre and dance, and visual arts—is listed among the top 23 globally, according to U.S. News and World Report.
April 21, 2016
…Brink Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Excellence in Research in Humanities and Social Sciences Watch Video David Brink is the author of Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics (1989), Perfectionism and the Common Good (2003), and Mill’s Progressive Principles (2013), as well as numerous articles in ethical theory, history of…
March 21, 2024
There are plenty of reasons to love artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens when helpfulness turns into harm? This is one of the big questions that occupies David Danks, a professor in UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and Department of Philosophy.
October 13, 2022
The University of California San Diego today announced the 2022 recipients of the Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
September 12, 2023
The Guided Engineering Apprenticeship in Research program and sponsoring organizations are providing funding for hard-working engineering students to engage in further research this summer. The summer program, known as GEAR to Career, gives students extra time in the lab to deepen their skills.
February 6, 2020
…used by both the Department of Theatre and Dance and La Jolla Playhouse. It has been nearly a decade since the last residential building opened on campus, and the need for more campus housing was identified as a top priority during the campus’s first-ever comprehensive strategic planning process in 2012.…
May 2, 2019
…grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The objective is to provide lower income, first-generation college students, and students from groups underrepresented in graduate education with effective preparation for doctoral study. UC San Diego is one of the original institutions to participate in the McNair Program, now part of campus’…
October 14, 2021
…by the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education focused on child discovery, with children as the initiators of learning. I can remember when the Reggio philosophy was first introduced to the center. It helps children to become more engaged and confident, because the children are initiating the learning. Through this, learning…
May 30, 2019
…the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine and Public Health; and Herbert Wertheim, optometrist, innovator and philanthropist. According to the American Public Health Association, public health is prevention, education and wellness combined together to make our shared environment a happy and healthy one. The University of California San Diego…
