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UC San Diego Receives Its First New Directions Fellowship Grant from Mellon Foundation

April 11, 2016

The University of California, San Diego has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship grant—an award intended to assist humanities scholars in acquiring systematic training outside their areas of special interest—for the first time. The $209,000 grant will support Department of History Professor Mark Hendrickson’s efforts to explore…

Divided

November 2, 2023

Jesse Driscoll, co-author of Ukraine’s Unnamed War and professor of political science at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, offers insight into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Gift $14 Million to the School of Global Policy and Strategy

April 23, 2021

Joan K. and Irwin M. Jacobs have committed to provide a $14 million endowed gift to the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. The gift will support its Center on Global Transformation (CGT).

Forum Shines Light on Gender-Based Violence Incidents and Solutions

May 4, 2023

For 10 years, UC San Diego’s Center for Gender Equity and Health has been working to make the underrated and underreported issue of gender-based violence visible. A forum last week, brought together dozens of government agencies, nonprofits and community-led efforts across the state.

STEM Students Dive into Democracy in D.C.

October 24, 2019

…is so important that non-political science majors such as myself are able to have an experience like this in order to truly realize the integral role that they play in our government and society,” explained Olivia Michael, a sophomore studying cognitive behavioral neuroscience. In addition to meeting California’s senators and…

Data Support Theory on Location of Lost Leonardo da Vinci Painting

March 13, 2012

Evidence uncovered during research conducted in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio late last year appears to support the theory that a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting existed on the east wall of the Hall of the 500, behind Giorgio Vasari’s mural “The Battle of Marciano.”

UC San Diego to Confer 8,085 Diplomas at 2013 Commencement Ceremonies

May 30, 2013

Celebrated speakers of the University of California, San Diego’s commencement series, including comedian Lewis Black, San Diego City Council member Sherri Lightner, former White House doctor Connie Mariano and former president of the 10 campus University of California system Richard Atkinson, will give the keynote address to 7,860 graduating students…

Fighting Global Warming and Climate Change Requires a Broad Energy Portfolio

June 19, 2017

Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing excitement for this vision, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by 21 of…

Graduate Scholars Shine as Equity-Minded Mentors

March 25, 2021

…inducted into Bouchet Honors Society for efforts to improve access and belonging Five graduate scholars at UC San Diego have been inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society for their role in cultivating inclusive environments, advocating for traditionally underrepresented students and serving as leaders through academic excellence. UC San Diego…

Global Shift

May 7, 2015

…the form of technological, political and economic advances, is in the DNA of our teaching and research. The name School of Global Policy and Strategy is a fitting representation of the school’s trajectory to match the profound transformations of our increasingly globalized world. We are truly grateful to the Jacobs…

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