April 16, 2014
A rich digital archive documenting the UFW Farmworkers’ Movement in Central California from 1962 to 1993 has been acquired by the University of California, San Diego Library. The archive, which was developed by LeRoy Chatfield, includes a wide variety of information on the activities, accomplishments, challenges, and work of Cesar…
October 2, 2013
Despite 50 years of recommendations from U.S. Presidents to end the nation’s reliance on foreign oil, energy policy in the United States remains focused on keeping the price of gasoline cheap today, rather than creating a plan for sustainable energy production. This political stagnation is becoming all the more consequential…
April 17, 2012
…Space Science. They have organized an amazing project whereby the kids at the Spring Valley Community Center can take pictures of the moon by controlling a camera on a satellite that just went into orbit around the moon. This program involves both research and outreach. UC San Diego does a…
March 20, 2017
Hundreds of visitors recently helped usher in “Making Communities: Art and the Border,” an exhibition that shines a light on immigrant communities as a source of creativity. During its opening, several UC San Diego artists participated in a speaking program addressing the recent rhetoric citing Mexico as a source of…
August 22, 2017
…Charles Koch Foundation supports students and scholars whose work facilitates dialogue and sparks innovation. The foundation offers philanthropic support to more than 300 public and private universities, including UC Berkeley and UCLA. “We thank the Charles Koch Foundation for its support of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at…
August 11, 2021
When this year’s San Diego Festival of Books returns Aug. 21, UC San Diego will once again be well represented, from faculty as featured authors and professors leading key panels, to staff who have helped shape the cultural event in our region for years.
January 17, 2017
The University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities is committed to interdisciplinary collaboration. Consistent with that approach is the Department of History’s Distinguished Professor Paul Pickowicz and Department of Literature Chair Yingjin Zhang, who have coedited the new book, “Filming the Everyday: Independent Documentaries in Twenty-First Century…
April 25, 2013
…dictionary. She and her students had close ties to many of the local (and statewide) tribes, and played a central role in the preservation and resurrection of Native American languages that were on the way to extinction — many of which now survive in part due to their efforts. The…
October 20, 2015
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego presents a diverse lineup of policy, scholars and community leaders for its annual symposium, Mexico Moving Forward. Called “Recapturing the Mexico Moment,” this year’s all-day event will be held Friday, Oct. 30, culminating in a Dia de los…
December 13, 2011
…Diego is an independently organized, official spin-off of the popular TED Conference, which takes place annually in Long Beach, Calif., and gets its name from its focus on technology, entertainment and design. TED invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes and then makes those talks…
