June 7, 2022
…in international relations and politics at the School of Global Policy & Strategy, Xu would like to pursue a career with a think tank or an international organization involving outreach and research. He is dedicated to understanding the powers that shape our civilization, and how young countries such as the…
October 4, 2018
…arts and humanities, social sciences and STEM fields. Of the approximately 6,600 incoming freshmen, 91 percent live on campus, as do one-third of the 3,000 first-year transfers. An estimated 38 percent (or 15,800 undergraduates and graduates) reside on campus and, with additional housing being built, more students are expected to…
April 24, 2012
…deconstructed the barriers between science and spirituality Wednesday on his first official visit to San Diego. UC San Diego was the first stop on a two-day tour of San Diego universities by the man who is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a Nobel Peace Prize winner revered by…
June 20, 2017
It’s a cheesy pick-up line: “Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” It might also be something that profoundly alters how we perceive other people. According to research from UC San Diego, familiar faces look happier to us than unfamiliar ones, even when faces are objectively expressing the same emotion to…
October 26, 2017
The UC San Diego Library recently received a generous gift to create the Schwartz Library Collection Endowment for Melanesian/Anthropology Studies, in honor of UC San Diego Professor Emeritus Theodore (Ted) Schwartz, a prominent figure in psychological anthropology.
March 23, 2023
The UC San Diego Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts announced the recipients of their inaugural production and research fellowships, awarding a total of $20,000 to 10 filmmakers from the entire UC San Diego community: faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, staff and alumni.
May 9, 2024
Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego is gearing up for its sixth annual Women in Leadership event on the evening of May 23, 2024. Sponsored by the Vertex IWILL Employee Resource Network (Inspiring Women in Leadership and Learning) and the UC San Diego Office of the Chancellor, the anticipated…
March 6, 2012
…Vasari to cover the politically embarrassing mural with a rendition of his own victory over Siena in 1554. Samantha Stout, UCSD graduate student in materials science and engineering using light microscopy and x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy on the scaffold in the Salone dei Cinquecento. “Vasari was a great admirer of Leonardo…
June 6, 2013
…and Richard Ord, computer science and engineering. The Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Awards for Graduate Students were presented to Keith McCleary, literature; and Kevin Webb, computer science and engineering. Faculty Research Lecturer Awards had been previously presented to Michael Parrish, history; and William Young, Scripps Institution…
June 13, 2013
…professor of communication and science studies at UC San Diego, has similar questions. She is also not an outright critic of the technology – there are obvious benign and beneficial applications – but, like Crandall, she wants us to take the time to grapple with the issues they raise. Author…
