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Round-the-Clock Hackathon Helps Coders Make Connections, Develop ‘Crazy Ideas’

October 15, 2015

…the school — it gives it a public face. Having a hackathon here is a big step up for the computer science department, and growing UC San Diego’s reputation will definitely be helpful as we start to look for jobs.” Shah said. Chen added that while it was a fantastic…

Can Americans Trust Elections?

November 1, 2018

…have some striking similarities. “Given Georgia’s long-standing relationship to Russia, and its recent independence from the former Soviet Union, the superpower acts as constant security threat,” Prather said, who was on the ground studying the elections in the Caucasus nation. “It’s a commonly held belief among Georgians that Russia is…

Your Voice Matters in the Staff@Work Survey

August 18, 2022

…anonymous survey is to give every staff member the opportunity to voice their opinions about working at the university. The survey measures department and leadership performance from the employee’s perspective, and includes questions to gauge levels of staff satisfaction, including if they would recommend UC San Diego to others. “Our…

Theatre and Dance Student One of 15 Selected for National Diversity-Focused Scholarship

February 11, 2021

…backgrounds. The sessions also give opportunity to learn about community building, leadership, mentorship, social justice and racial equity. “The thing I’m most excited about is creating this small, sort of tight-knit, community where we can talk about our experiences more in depth. In theater as a whole, it’s generally a…

Sign Here

May 24, 2018

…in the United States, too—giving signers a special bond that non-signers may not fully understand. ASL has also been, for a long time, an important part of both research and teaching in the UC San Diego Department of Linguistics, which recently put on a two-day event celebrating Deaf culture and…

Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows

August 20, 2020

…opportunities for all students.” Given the debate in both countries, the other question Khanna sought to answer: is this educational response from the minority groups rational in terms of the expected costs and benefits? With education levels being important for the qualification criteria for government jobs in India, Khanna found…

UC San Diego Service Award Honoree Shares Highlights from 36-Year Career

May 26, 2022

…participate, I needed to give the Secret Service our information by 3 p.m. that afternoon!” Scrambling, she asked colleagues across campus and family members to join the motorcade with her. After going through intensive security screening, training and a practice drive, she was ready. On the day of the ceremony,…

Wildfire Watch

November 16, 2017

…with a user-friendly website, giving residents the ability to monitor conditions within their community. “This new camera system uses the backbone built by UC San Diego to ensure resilient, redundant communication is in place to prepare for when disasters strike and networks becomes challenged,” said Neal Driscoll, professor of geoscience…

Skewing the Vote

June 25, 2020

…law.” The authors added, “Given that the margin of victory in Wisconsin in the 2016 Presidential election was only 0.77 percentage points, this is a meaningful effect.” Implications for the courts, which have served as the primary battle ground over these laws Proponents of voter ID laws argue they are…

Does Remote Instruction Make Cheating Easier?

July 9, 2020

…What advice would you give to faculty to maintain academic integrity during this unprecedented time? 2020 Integrity Champions We are pleased to announce the UC San Diego 2020 Integrity Champions, organized by the Research Ethics Program and the Academic Integrity Office in collaboration with the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office. Read…

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