June 20, 2013
…as a professor of political science and has served as provost for the last three and a half years. In this interview, he talks about his 25-year tenure on campus, his passion and excitement in being involved in UC San Diego’s strategic planning process, and recommendations on improving the student…
January 9, 2014
…“We are dedicated to educating next-generation leaders and conducting research that addresses our society’s most pressing challenges.” From her unique perspective as Vice Chancellor for Research – overseeing more than 20 organized research units among other duties – as well as a faculty member with decades of research experience, Sandra…
May 8, 2014
…lots of reasons for this—political gridlock central among them. Luckily, new policy strategies here in the U.S. and internationally can help to fix this.” Victor is a leading contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations-sanctioned international body that released its most recent report on mitigating…
June 12, 2014
…complete her degree in political science. Though Rodriguez and Campbell started Muir College the same year, they did not know one another. However, both remained close friends with some Muir classmates that they met as freshmen. Many of Rodriguez’s friends work in Washington D.C. today, and some are flying in…
October 30, 2014
…professional sculptor and mathematics educator; and Judith Dolan, a Tony Award-winning UC San Diego professor of design in the department of theatre and dance. “Research empowers; it is an opportunity to expand one’s world view, to follow creative paths that you may not have known existed, and to deploy that…
March 12, 2015
…interested in an exceptional educational experience,” said Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra A. Brown, whose Office of Research Affairs oversees parts of the Frontiers of Innovation programs. “These investments will forge new intellectual enterprises, which increasingly rely on the ability to work across diverse disciplines, either individually or as members…
June 4, 2015
…Diego graduate student in political science has taken him across academic and national borders. With his focus on environmental political theory, he has forged cross-disciplinary collaborations on campus and with institutions in Mexico to address ecological challenges in the region. In recognition of his work, University of California President Janet…
February 4, 2016
…to be informational and educational for our current students,” said David Robertson, director of the School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Career Services. “We focus on inviting our alumni back to campus representing a range of industries and sectors, so students can broadly see what might be possible for their…
January 26, 2017
…no support, funding or political will to develop such standards in RCR or understanding of its importance for research development.” Group picture of fellows graduating with instructors. Wael Al-Delaimy is center front in dark suit. The program, with five-year funding from the NIH Fogarty International Center R25 Training program, is…
February 23, 2017
…wind god? That’s Braswell’s educated hunch. Maya kingdoms were collapsing throughout Belize and Guatemala around A.D. 800, Braswell said. Population levels plummeted. Within a generation of the construction of the tomb, Nim Li Punit itself was abandoned. “A recent theory is that climate change caused droughts that led to the…
