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From Students to the Stage

May 3, 2018

…friends. Claire Roberson loves literature—and soccer. Kyle Hester is a writer and lover of words, while Yonatan Gebeyehu seeks comfort in math. Andrew Gallop is a “wanderer,” finding fulfillment in traveling. And like Gallop’s thought—a “community of adventurous souls,” as he says, could very well be found on the stage…

Cognitive Science Ph.D. Student Wins 10th Annual Grad SLAM Competition

April 20, 2023

Sean Huang was named campus champion of UC San Diego’s 2023 Grad SLAM competitive public speaking event and will advance to the UC-wide final round on May 5.

Scripps Team Makes the Case for a New Era of Science and Education

May 14, 2014

A team from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego made a case to the California Fish and Game Commission to support funding for the next generation of science, education, and training through a pioneering ocean monitoring program pushing into the twenty-first century.

UC San Diego Innovator in Data Storage Technologies Elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 9, 2018

Back in 1956, IBM built the first disk drive. It was the size of two refrigerators and held a total of five megabytes—enough storage capacity to handle about 30 seconds of video. That’s a stark contrast to today’s hard drives, which can hold tens of terabytes of data and fit…

Brainiacs

June 3, 2021

…how to read scientific literature, how to write a research paper and how to use basic computational methods. Scholars will also be paired with graduate mentors and participate in teambuilding events throughout the summer. When asked why CoB created a scholarship that focused on underrepresented groups, graduate student mentor Minerva…

Alumni and Community Engagement Announces 2015 Honorees

February 12, 2015

…Tritons Chris Yanov, ’99, Literature Chris Yanov is the founder of Reality Changers, a San Diego-based program providing youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with the academic support, financial assistance and leadership training to become first-generation college students. Yanov was selected as an inaugural leader of the San Diego Commission on Gang…

Celebrated Alum Carrie Mae Weems Returns to UC San Diego as Part of Dynamic Visual Arts Speaker Series

October 11, 2018

The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts welcomes the return of celebrated artist Carrie Mae Weems, a distinguished alum who received her MFA from the department in 1984. Weems’ visit anchors a dynamic fall lineup of guests meant to engage and inspire an active student population and artistic community…

Scientists Apply a Novel Machine Learning Method to Help Diagnose Deadly Respiratory Illness

December 13, 2022

An international team of scientists led by UC San Diego computer science and engineering professor Pengtao Xie has developed a new algorithm that shows promise in improving the detection of pneumonia from chest x-rays.

11th Annual Visual Arts Symposium and Open Studios Explore Issues Shaping Culture Today

March 8, 2018

…representations of disability in literature, explored how blindness is represented by a selection of sight-impaired artists. MFA student Eddy Miramontes in his studio on March 3. She is the author of the forthcoming title “More Than Meets the Eye: What Blindness Brings to Art” that looks at how sight and…

ArtPower Brings Together Diverse Artists and Audiences

January 26, 2017

…in the Department of Literature. “ArtPower is a tool to help students learn different things and to learn differently,” said Peimer. “Whether it is students in a master class from a touring artist, or engineering students learning about robotics through an on-stage performance, ArtPower enhances the cultural life of the…

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