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UC San Diego Physicist Helps Launch National Network Examining Earth’s Planetary Limits

October 20, 2021

UC San Diego Physics Professor Tom Murphy is among five authors of an essay, appearing in the November 2021 issue of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, that cautions current levels of worldwide economic growth, energy use and resource consumption will overshoot Earth’s finite limits.

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,…

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.

Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society Presents Theologian Father Bryan N. Massingale, Nov. 15

November 7, 2023

Presented by UC San Diego Extended Studies, the Burke Lectureship Series on Religion and Society explores the relationship between religion, ethics, and humanity in contemporary society with speaker Father Bryan Massingale, an outspoken voice for anti-racism and LGBTQ+ rights.

Division of Arts and Humanities Receives $750,000 NEH Infrastructure Award

August 9, 2018

The arts and humanities will have a stronger and more influential presence on the University of California San Diego campus, thanks to a new $750,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The three-year, matching grant is the largest single award ever received by the university’s Division of Arts…

Meet Cristina Della Coletta, Dean of Arts and Humanities

February 12, 2015

…Dean of Arts and Humanities Cristina Della Coletta, Dean of Arts at Humanities, Chancellor’s Associates Chair in Italian Literature Cristina Della Coletta, a professor of Italian literature, is the new dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities at UC San Diego. A doctoral alumna of UCLA, Della Coletta was…

Using Ancient Texts to Foster Compassion and Empathy Today

March 13, 2023

On Feb. 28, the Revelle College Humanities Program and the Center for Hellenic Studies brought Theater of War Productions to campus, presenting a dramatic reading of Aeschylus’ ancient play “The Suppliants,” along with a post-performance discussion aimed at creating dialogue around war, migration an

Alumni Couple Donates $500,000 to UC San Diego Department of Literature

January 14, 2016

Alumni play a key role in a university’s fundraising efforts. Casey and Matthew Shen are prime examples. The University of California, San Diego alumni couple recently donated one-half million dollars to their alma mater to establish the Casey and Matthew Shen Endowment to support graduate student fellowships in the Department…

Notable Australian Historian Dirk Moses Uncovers the Contingent Origins of Genocide on April 10

March 27, 2019

Highly-acclaimed historian and author Dirk Moses will make a presentation on “Inventing Genocide: The Contingent Origins and Meaning of a Concept” on Wednesday, April 10, at the University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop.

Religion and Climate Change

December 14, 2015

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego climate and atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan will discuss his perspective as a council member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the transformational role religious leaders can play to bring awareness to the urgency of climate change to protect people and nature.…

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