Twelve New Faculty to Be Hired to Design Just Futures
November 8, 2022
Up to 12 new faculty members will be hired at UC San Diego whose work centers on designing just futures, particularly for Indigenous, Black and migrant communities.
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Growing the UC San Diego ‘House’ of Korean Studies
January 9, 2014
…Division of Arts and Humanities and author of the forthcoming book “Assimilating Seoul,” will direct the project. Stephan Haggard, a senior Koreanist in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) at UC San Diego, is serving as deputy director. The vision, Henry said, is that UC San Diego…
Using Science and Humanities to Step Back in Time
February 15, 2018
Using Science and Humanities to Step Back in Time Fieldwork in Italy leads to virtual-reality modeling on campus for a truly interactive experience From left, Eric Lo, structural engineering Ph.D. student Michael Hess and Falko Kuester in the WAVE lab navigating the Turin virtual reality. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San…
Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement
February 2, 2017
…responsibility and service to humanity. These are the ideals we aim to convey and instill in our students and graduates at UC San Diego.” In 1989, His Holiness was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He also became the first Nobel laureate…
UC San Diego Arts and Humanities on a CRASSH Course
February 16, 2016
…Division of Arts and Humanities is “CRASSHing” the Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), sponsored by campus Academic Enrichment Programs (AEP), Feb. 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Institute for the Americas auditorium. To help AEP assert recognition of undergraduate student research, Dean…
CARTA Maps Humanity’s Distinctive Evolution
February 17, 2022
…learn about what makes humans different than other great apes during a CARTA specialization track field course trip to East Africa (2017). CARTA Maps Humanity’s Distinctive Evolution For more than 20 years, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny has sought answers to big questions about where we…
Changing Strategies to Save Nature
April 17, 2019
The Institute for Practical Ethics welcomes environmental journalist Emma Marris for a unique and optimistic talk about new methods in conservation during Earth Month celebrations, the second keynote address for the new campus institute.
UC San Diego’s IAH, CaliBaja Center Host Art Sale to Support Latina/o Students
November 15, 2016
…Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH) and the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems are hosting their first scholarship fundraiser for UC San Diego Latina/o students. The “Exhibit and Sale of Mexican Fine Art and Folk Art” takes place at the Great Hall in the International House on campus,…
J. Craig Venter Discusses New Book on Dawn of Digital Life
February 13, 2014
…it would be that human beings are essentially “DNA-driven software machines.” As such, we are each merely a collective mass of genomic data which, when unraveled, holds the promise of answering the age-old question of “What is life?” “The reality is the reality,” said Venter, who spoke recently at UC…
UC San Diego Arts and Humanities Recognized for Commitment to Student Success
June 30, 2015
The Division of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, San Diego will receive nearly $100,000 in funding during the 2015 – 2016 academic year for two proposals aimed to strengthen student retention and success.
