September 12, 2023
A photorealistic digital model of the ancient Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, is currently on display at the UC San Diego Library and the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park.
October 17, 2016
With the turn of a dial, “Dante” is alight, a ring of flames burning at 600 degrees. The new Neapolitan brick pizza oven at the UC San Diego Faculty Club is the centerpiece of a revamped contemporary lounge designed to host departmental gatherings, conferences, private parties and more. The campus…
November 7, 2023
When Joan and Irwin Jacobs arrived at UC San Diego in 1966, it was just a fledgling campus, Urey Hall was still under construction and appropriately, “California Dreamin” was the year’s No. 1 top single. Fast-forwarding to 2023, Joan and Irwin’s impact on the campus is immeasurable.
March 22, 2018
…“Fallen Star,” the renowned Stuart Collection encourages campus members and visitors alike to engage with art in a nonconventional manner. Last summer, the campus celebrated the installation of the newest piece, “The Wind Garden” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams, thanks in part to a $1 million gift from…
March 7, 2013
…Guided tours of the Stuart Collection’s “Fallen Star” are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. By the end of 2013, 34 structures on UC San Diego’s campus and its affiliated sites will be equipped with solar photovoltaic panels. Recently, the university also unveiled a vegetative roof,…
January 20, 2022
…incorporates the existing READ/WRITE/THINK/DREAM Stuart Collection installation by John Baldessari. Image provided by Kevin deFreitas Architects. The forthcoming changes have been informed by several assessments of contemporary user needs and traffic patterns, as well as feedback from UC San Diego students, faculty and staff. Geisel’s 2nd Floor is the most…
January 2, 2013
The University of California, San Diego is launching a new tradition with the first-annual Sibling Weekend, Friday, Jan. 11 through Saturday, Jan. 12. Students are invited to host their brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and family friends, ages 7-16, to share the UC San Diego student experience and participate in…
March 4, 2021
…new spaces and the Stuart Collection’s “Same Old Paradise” was installed in its home in the heart of the neighborhood—all of which contributed to making the vision of the university’s first living and learning neighborhood a reality. “With each new milestone, our vision of serving students and making our campus…
May 7, 2024
Joan Klein Jacobs, a dedicated and visionary philanthropist, civic leader and patron of the arts died on May 6. She was 91.
March 17, 2016
…Prospective Students From exploring Stuart Collection artwork throughout campus to experiencing technology that allows users to simulate surfing on dry land—Triton Days offer newly admitted students myriad opportunities to experience UC San Diego’s vibrant community and vast resources. This year, Triton Day for undergraduate students is taking place April 9,…
