Addressing Gender Imbalance
July 18, 2019
Helping to address the significant gender imbalance in the field of philosophy, the UC San Diego Department of Philosophy will once again host the Summer Program for Women in Philosophy July 22 – Aug. 2.
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Golfers Unite for a Cure at Brian Schultz Memorial Golf Classic August 11
June 27, 2012
“Good times for a good cause” is the philosophy of the annual Brian Schultz Memorial Golf Classic, taking place Saturday, August 11 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Featuring live entertainment and great food—in addition to golf—the tournament raises funds for cancer research at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Two UC San Diego Professors
April 28, 2015
Two UC San Diego faculty members – philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland and physicist and neurobiologist David Kleinfeld – have been elected to the 2015 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Two UC San Diego Professors
April 22, 2015
Two UC San Diego faculty members – philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland and physicist and neurobiologist David Kleinfeld – have been elected to the 2015 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Preuss School UCSD Teacher Named ‘Coach of the Year’ by National Youth Sports Organization, Up2Us
October 12, 2011
For many of her students, Lisa Hawk is more than a lacrosse coach at The Preuss School UCSD, a unique charter middle and high school for low income, highly motivated students from throughout San Diego County.
Take 10 with a Triton: Susanne Degher’s Philosophy of Living with No Regrets
November 28, 2023
Susanne Degher, events specialist and fiscal assistant in the Department of Philosophy at the School of Arts and Humanities, shares her life’s adventures as an actor, airline steward, and teacher, and what drew her to UC San Diego—a place she calls ‘Heaven on earth.’
Understanding the Ethics of Genetic Engineering
May 16, 2019
…institute with Department of Philosophy professor Craig Callender, who said UC San Diego was quickly becoming a global center for gene drive technology as well as the social debates surrounding their use. The May 9-10 conference was held with the university’s Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, a partnership between…
Class Acts: Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Honor Outstanding Scholars
April 21, 2016
…Brink Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Excellence in Research in Humanities and Social Sciences Watch Video David Brink is the author of Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics (1989), Perfectionism and the Common Good (2003), and Mill’s Progressive Principles (2013), as well as numerous articles in ethical theory, history of…
Creating AI That Helps, Not Harms
March 21, 2024
There are plenty of reasons to love artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens when helpfulness turns into harm? This is one of the big questions that occupies David Danks, a professor in UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and Department of Philosophy.
UC San Diego Announces 2022 Revelle Medal Recipients
October 13, 2022
The University of California San Diego today announced the 2022 recipients of the Revelle Medal, which recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished and extraordinary service to the university.
