November 22, 2022
The University of California San Diego has been named the No. 29 university in the world, climbing five spots globally in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022. UC San Diego also rose four places nationally to No. 17 in the United States.
June 5, 2014
…10 weeks on the education platform Coursera. Registration is available here. The second MOOC, called “Climate Change in Four Dimensions,” will be offered starting July 1 through Coursera. It was first offered in April and drew about 15,000 registrants. Registration for that 10-week course is available here. “These are the…
December 12, 2024
On December 2, 2024, Mike Madrid, author and nationally recognized expert on Latino voting trends, joined the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies Helen Edison Lecture Series for an in-depth discussion on the changing state of American politics and institutions.
April 28, 2022
Public primary schools were created by states to reinforce obedience among the masses and maintain social order, rather than serve as a tool for upward social mobility, suggests a study from UC San Diego political scientist Agustina Paglayan.
October 23, 2015
…that helps students and their families identify affordable, higher educational opportunities—recently released a list of the top 23 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning (LGBTQ) friendly universities.
October 8, 2020
…In an increasingly polarized political system, Democratic control has a meaningful impact on narrowing the gender gap New research from the University of California San Diego reveals that Democratic control of state houses leads to substantial improvement in women’s incomes, wages and unemployment relative to men. The study, to be…
April 26, 2013
Three UC San Diego faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: neuroscientist Steven Allen Hillyard, linguist David M. Perlmutter and anthropologist Kathryn Ann Woolard.
July 29, 2019
As trade and technology conflicts between the U.S. and China continue to intensify with economic damages accruing in both countries, the University of California San Diego will host the first-ever high-level forum on advancing U.S.-China relations.
May 20, 2015
Fostering increased collaboration and innovation between Japan and San Diego, the University of California, San Diego has established the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT). The new program, which will be housed in UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (formerly School of International Relations and Pacific…
September 29, 2016
…of Socos, a data-based education company that not only predicts life outcomes, but can also help to improve them. The essence of Socos lies in the benefits of meta-learning, or learning how to learn. Far from textbook memorization or training someone to take a test, Ming is devoted to understanding…
