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Conference Attracts International Experts in Field of Mindfulness and Child Development to San Diego

January 7, 2014

…development of youth through the application of meditation. The experiential conference, sponsored by the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Center for Mindfulness, will offer a combination of more than 40 compelling lectures, research symposia and breakout sessions to a diverse audience of school educators, healthcare providers, psychotherapists, and…

Computer Scientists Work to Help Individuals with Locked-in Syndrome Thanks to Moxie Foundation

August 3, 2015

A $300,000 gift from the Moxie Foundation will support computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego who are researching and developing high-tech assistive technology to help individuals with disabilities.

2020 Integrity Champions

July 9, 2020

…Rivera-Collazo’s work towards incorporating experiential actions—where integrity is put to test in real life—goes beyond what is expected from our faculty members. Isabel goes out of her way to create learning opportunities for the students. By empowering students to create ethical guidelines in class and in the research lab, she…

Upward & Onward: Gen Z Finds UC San Diego’s Career Center Relevant

November 7, 2019

…pivoting existing structures, piloting experiential programs and increasing alumni involvement to shape the job industry’s newest players. Since joining the university’s Career Center staff in March 2018, Executive Director Kris Hergert has been on a mission to refine innovative initiatives that guide students toward outcomes—whether that means a job, internship…

Don’t Just Tell Students to Solve Problems. Teach Them How.

October 10, 2023

Problem solving is a critical skill for technical education and technical careers of all types. But what are best practices for teaching problem solving to high school and college students? The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is on the forefront of efforts to improv

UC San Diego Goes Beyond the Classroom to Create Futures for its Students

January 7, 2016

…both outstanding academics and experiential learning opportunities by the Princeton Review, which included the university in the guidebook, “Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers By Going Beyond the Classroom.” “As a student-centered university, UC San Diego is committed to providing a wide range of opportunities and the…

Richard and Rita Atkinson Donate $150,000 to Boost Scholarships for Black Students

December 3, 2020

…Services Center to discover experiential learning opportunities such as internships, study abroad and working in a faculty laboratory. All photos taken prior to the pandemic. Richard and Rita Atkinson Donate $150,000 to Boost Scholarships for Black Students Additional donors match gift for a total of $300,000 in support the UC…

Entrepreneurs Help Tritons Build the Businesses of Tomorrow

February 4, 2021

…a deep commitment to experiential learning and inclusion. Having a successful business shouldn’t be about who you know or how much you can spend on consultants. By making EIRs available to the entire campus, we’re trying to democratize entrepreneurship and provide equal access to anyone that needs help.” Designed to…

Undergraduate Engineers Get Hands-on Experience with Autonomous Vehicles

October 11, 2018

…It’s one thing to learn about computer vision, machine learning, control systems, neural networks and tools like Python and TensorFlow in lectures, books or videos. It’s another to learn these skills by actually using them to build and test small autonomous vehicles. That’s what students are doing in a hands-on…

Meet UC San Diego’s New Cohort of Changemaker Faculty Fellows

November 12, 2021

…to cultivate a robust learning community and campus network of changemakers committed to addressing real-world challenges through their teaching. Launched in 2019, the program is a partnership between the Teaching + Learning Commons’ Engaged Teaching and Experiential Learning Hubs and the Center for Student Involvement, with the support of the…

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