May 24, 2018
…of Engineering. With that philosophy in mind, UC San Diego will creatively collaborate with San Diego Unified—the university’s $100,000 partnership with the district’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation will help increase arts education opportunities for students. “An important aspect of any education is giving students the opportunity to explore…
July 27, 2020
You know those cardboard partitions that sometimes separate kids taking a test? The ones meant to prevent cheating? According to a new study by an international team of researchers, a see-through partition does the trick, too – as does a pretend barrier that doesn’t exist at all.
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…
March 22, 2018
…studied political science and philosophy. Today, Tafazoli runs a cadre of community-centric restaurants around town, including Noble Experiment, Polite Provisions, Craft and Commerce, Ironside, Underbelly, and Born and Raised—all part of his CH Projects. According to Tafazoli, he established the restaurants as public gathering places to help cultivate creativity, dialogue,…
February 24, 2022
…linguistics, art, film studies, philosophy, economy business, political science, and international relations pertaining to each region. In 2020, the Library established the Sally T. WongAvery Collection of Chinese Materials with the donation of a complete collection of Chinese News—the first Chinese language newspaper published in San Diego. A year later,…
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…
October 19, 2017
…research in history, literature, philosophy, language and 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…
May 15, 2012
A marine ecologist known for his work on community ecology and chemical ecology has been selected to receive the 2012 Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Mark Hay, Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology and co-director of the…
April 20, 2016
Founded in 1780, the academy convenes leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to challenges facing the nation and the world. Previous members have included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Mead, and Martin Luther King Jr.
October 8, 2018
…from computer science to philosophy. That impressive diversity in major study areas highlights the breadth of subject areas that can benefit from data science applications, noted program leaders. Other projects include: bettering baseball by predicting pitcher injuries; accelerating cellphone service by using artificial intelligence; and saving lives by using the…
