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Looking to the Future with the New Director of UC San Diego’s Early Childhood Education Center

October 14, 2021

…by the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education focused on child discovery, with children as the initiators of learning. I can remember when the Reggio philosophy was first introduced to the center. It helps children to become more engaged and confident, because the children are initiating the learning. Through this, learning…

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis to be UC San Diego Commencement Speaker

January 18, 2018

…devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence, Lewis has remained at the vanguard of progressive social movements and the human rights struggle in the United States. He has served as U.S. Representative of Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District since 1986. “Rep. John Lewis has dedicated his life to making our world…

Cognitive Science Alumnus Chris Fry Leads Twitter to New Heights

April 3, 2014

…knowledge: from linguistics to philosophy and psychology to neuroscience. According to Fry, philosophy is underrated in leadership. Thinking and talking about abstract ideas and debating principles of human nature provided him with the ability to communicate and reconcile team ideas with leadership expectations. It also taught him to appreciate differences…

Paul S. Viviano Named New CEO of UC San Diego Health System

May 1, 2012

Paul S. Viviano has accepted the position as the new CEO of UC San Diego Health System and associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences. His appointment was approved by the UC Board of Regents, and will commence June 1, 2012.

Deepak Chopra Champions Integrative Medicine at UC San Diego on July 22

July 1, 2013

The Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM) at UC San Diego Health System welcomes Deepak Choprafor a special program July 22. One of the top 100 Heroes and Icons of the 20th Century according to Time Magazine, Chopra is credited as “the poet-prophet” of integrative medicine. Event participants will engage in…

A Standing Ovation for Opera Icon Anthony Davis

January 30, 2024

UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Music Anthony Davis has been inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame. The honor comes on the heels of an immensely successful production of “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at the Met Opera, a work he composed 37 years ago, and…

Breaking Down Barriers to Success

May 2, 2019

…working with Department of Philosophy professor Samuel Rickless. After completing “Meaning in Life: An Analytic Study” by Thaddeus Metz, Alvarez and Rickless outlined a research question that Metz doesn’t specifically address through the work, ultimately attempting to discover the “sufficient conditions” for a human’s life to be meaningful. “The McNair…

Social Justice Advocate Cornel West Shares Words of Wisdom

March 3, 2022

…Photography. Previously a professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and professor emeritus at Princeton University, West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He also is a prolific author who has written 20 books, including “Race Matters” and his memoir, “Brother West: Living and…

UC San Diego Health System Top Ranked by Healthgrades

January 29, 2014

UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of Healthgrades’ “Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.” Top performing hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care in specialty areas such as cardiac and neuro surgery and gastrointestinal, pulmonary and critical care.

SDSC’s Sherlock Cloud Expands Hybrid Cloud Offerings

May 1, 2019

The Health Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Division of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego, has partnered with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (Azure) to expand its portfolio of cloud services.

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