October 28, 2013
2013 is turning out to be a banner year for University of California, San Diego alumnus D. Fox Harrell (Ph.D. Computer Science and Cognitive Science, ’07). In July he received tenure at MIT, where he is an associate professor of digital media.
June 20, 2012
The UCSD division of Calit2 this week kicks off a summer of research opportunities for 30 undergraduates representing 17 academic majors. For the 12th summer in a row, Calit2 Summer Undergraduate Scholars are fanning out across campus to work full-time in the labs of Calit2-affiliated faculty members, doing research alongside…
January 9, 2024
Professor Terrence Sejnowski has been named 2024 Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation of San Diego. Sejnowski is being honored for his pioneering research in neural networks and computational neuroscience, achievements that helped form the cornerstones of artificial intelligence.
March 3, 2016
The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts is hosting, Local Revolutions: the Ninth-Annual Ph.D. Symposium and Open Studios, Sat. March 5 with events happening at the Visual Arts Presentation Lab (SME 149), Pepper Canyon Hall and throughout the Visual Arts Facility (VAF). This year’s symposium, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00…
February 18, 2016
…David Peterson, M.A. ’05, Linguistics David Peterson is a writer and language creator, best known for creating the Dothraki and High Valyrian languages for the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones. In 2011, he became the alien language and culture consultant for the Syfy original series Defiance. He’s also the…
May 31, 2011
…not to switch to linguistics) and this is a school known for scientific research, I liked it too much not to come here. Also, I had heard that, paradoxically, the science-heavy nature of UC San Diego meant that the literature and writing department was smaller and therefore much more intimate.…
March 5, 2024
Terrence Sejnowski has been selected to receive the 2024 Brain Prize, the world’s largest neuroscience prize, for his pioneering work in computational and theoretical neuroscience, contributions to our understanding of the brain and paving the way for the development of brain-inspired AI.
November 6, 2015
For more than half a century, the events and personalities of San Diego were chronicled, analyzed and brought to life by journalists Judith Morgan and her late husband, Neil. Now, The Judith and Neil Morgan Endowed Fellowship at UC San Diego will carry forth their spirit of civic engagement, passion…
December 1, 2016
…Ph.D. ’84 Professor of Linguistics Division of Social Sciences Grant Goodall attended UC San Diego at a time when Geisel Library marked the edge of campus and it wasn’t unusual to come across a coyote or rattlesnake on the way to class. The physical campus may look very different now,…
October 19, 2017
…cultural studies, the classics, linguistics, and sociology, among others. Most recently, Jann Pasler received a $70,000 fellowship for her research in the Department of Music, and Matthew Wills, a Ph.D. student in the Department of History, received a pre-dissertation grant of $5,000. Advised by professor Karl Gerth, the Hwei-Chih and…
