October 6, 2016
…to speak to the imagination and out-of-the-box thinking that makes UC San Diego so unique. The video features original music composed by faculty member Lei Liang and performed by Steven Shick. You may have also seen the video on your Facebook news feed. Find the video here, and share it…
June 13, 2013
…upon the interpretive skills, imagination and charisma of the practitioner. “It was an art form,” said Judd, not a science. The underlying biology of the brain was usually an after-thought. Judd duly but only briefly pursued psychoanalysis. Quickly, he resolved that psychiatry needed more and better empirical data to become…
October 22, 2015
…Ride captured the nation’s imagination by breaking barriers. Her legacy also includes inspiring generations of students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through Sally Ride Science, a science education company she co-founded in 2001. Research physicist Karen Flammer will serve as director of education for Sally…
August 22, 2023
The Sonic Arts Research & Development Group at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute offers students an array of experiences that fuels their passion for audio technology and propels them into successful careers.
September 5, 2019
UC San Diego’s Foundation Board welcomes 10 new and returning trustees. The unique philanthropic ambassadors help inspire charitable gifts and manage the Foundation’s assets in support of the university’s research, teaching and service goals.
November 1, 2018
…that morning rekindled my imagination of an even grander next 50 years producing the best and brightest to lead future generations.” Fun campus trivia kicks off the 40th anniversary screening of the alumni-produced cult classic, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). That afternoon, alumnus John DeBello ’75 and UC Davis…
April 13, 2023
Associate Professor of Communication Angela Booker has been named inaugural provost of Eighth College. The campus’s newest college will be located in the Theater District Living and Learning Neighborhood and will welcome an inaugural cohort of 600 students in Fall 2023.
May 21, 2020
…Clarke Center for Human Imagination organized a new collaboration with groups across campus, including the Center for Human Frontiers at the Qualcomm Institute and the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, to launch the Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative (PHRI). Its mission is to study the potential of psilocybin and other…
March 6, 2012
…major league baseball stadium. Imagine sliding into the heart of a volcano to discover the layers of the Earth and how volcanoes work, and then emerging into a rainforest. You pass through the different stages of rainforest succession and see how an ecosystem recovers from major environmental disturbances. Visitors at…
January 28, 2013
What exactly is stereoscopic three-dimensional (S3D) cinematography? How does it differ from other 3D filmmaking techniques? Is S3D here to stay for future theatrical experiences—or will it fall by the wayside like such forgotten technologies as Nintendo’s 1995 Virtual Boy gaming console or the Sensorama – the earliest virtual-reality “Experience…
