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UC San Diego Lecture Series Explores Legacy of WWI, the ‘War to End All Wars’

October 6, 2014

“World War I and the Birth of the Modern World,” a free public lecture series featuring UC San Diego faculty, launches on Oct. 14 and continues through Dec. 2.

UC San Diego Professors Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 2, 2024

Two UC San Diego faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Stephan Haggard, Distinguished Research Professor of political science in UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, and Kenneth Intriligator, Distinguished Professor of physics.

European Research Council Awards UC San Diego Professor 2.5 million Euros for Music Research

March 28, 2019

University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor Jann Pasler was awarded a 2.5 million-euro Advanced Grant from the European Research Council, funding a five-year project that will greatly expand colonialism studies and help develop researchers from the former French empire.

Students for a Democratic Society Founder Tom Hayden to Speak on Activism at UC San Diego

October 31, 2012

…Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and former Calif. state Senator and Assemblyman – will deliver a talk titled “Student Movements: Then and Now” at 6 p.m., Nov. 5 at the Robinson Auditorium on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The event, free and open to the…

Mathematicians Analyze Social Divisions Using Cell Phone Data

May 16, 2013

Differences divide us. Human society fractures along lines defined by politics, religion, ethnicity, and perhaps most fundamentally, language. Although these differences contribute to the great variety of human lives, the partitions they create can lead to conflict and strife, impeding efforts toward social justice and economic development.

UC San Diego Scientists Advocate Combining Technical and Social Expertise to Combat Climate Change

October 27, 2016

Less than two weeks before global leaders meet in Marrakech, Morocco at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scientists from the University of California San Diego offer their expert advice: bring scientists and policy makers together now to help ensure success in combating climate change in the future.

UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy Launches New Master of Public Policy

August 4, 2015

The School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the University of California, San Diego has expanded its roster of globally renowned degree programs with the launch of a new Master of Public Policy.

University of California Partners with Fudan University to Establish Center on China

July 9, 2012

Fudan University in Shanghai, China is partnering with the University of California to establish a Fudan-UC center to foster academic exchange and collaborative research on China. The center, a first-of-its-kind internationalization initiative made by a major Chinese university, will be located on the campus of the University of California, San…

A Gift with Global Impact

November 16, 2015

Qualcomm has helped shape UC San Diego into what it is today—a catalyst for economic, social and scientific impact. Most recently, Qualcomm established an endowment for the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy’s 21st Century China Program.

UC San Diego Announces Chancellor’s Medal and Revelle Medal Honorees

June 19, 2014

…the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and other professional societies. Peter Gourevitch Peter Gourevitch “In everything he has done, Peter Gourevitch has not only created opportunities for others, but continues to hold us all, by his example, to the highest…

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