May 30, 2019
…In a Name? New “Social Identities Tool” streamlines students’ ability to express preferred name, gender and orientation UC San Diego undergraduate Amber Martinez. Photos by Erika Johnson/University Communications. Amber Martinez wants to lead the way for others to live authentically. A freshman at UC San Diego, her vision is to…
November 1, 2012
Robert Engle, Economic Sciences, 2003 Robert Engle At 69, Robert Fry Engle III is a busy man. Professor emeritus and research professor of economics at UC San Diego, Engle teaches finance at the New York University Stern School of Business, where he is also the founding director of the Volatility…
November 10, 2016
Do you have an idea for a better mousetrap, or an app that will change the internet? Student inventors and problem solvers at UC San Diego are invited to apply for a chance to win up to $2,000 to use for building their inventions, mentoring, and resources.
September 12, 2014
Admiral Samuel Locklear, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, recently visited the UC San Diego campus where he held discussions with faculty on topics ranging from international relations to global warming.
October 31, 2016
Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it’s complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer – when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ties. Oh and you can relax and stop watching how many “likes”…
June 5, 2014
…the campus’ world-renowned scientists, social scientists and historians are being made available free to students and anyone else around the world with access to the Internet. The MOOC phenomenon has galvanized learning—people love technology, access and ways to reach the masses. The campus is looking into a variety of ways…
July 7, 2015
Thomas J. Csordas, renowned anthropologist and director of the Global Health Program at the University of California, San Diego, has been appointed the inaugural holder of the Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair for Global Health in the Division of Social Sciences.
November 20, 2012
…to share thoughts via social media. At the Founders’ Symposium held Friday, however, that was exactly the case. Event moderator and UC San Diego alumna Lauren Reynolds ’94 encouraged the audience to interact on Twitter (#UCSDFounders) during the event. As part of the annual Founders’ Day celebration, the Founders’ Symposium…
September 21, 2015
The theme for the University of California, San Diego’s 10th annual California Native American Day celebration is “Unsettled Stories: Reclaiming This Land,” and will include a kickoff event Sept. 25 as well as an undergraduate research symposium, a Native American film festival, spoken word performances, a powwow and more throughout…
October 4, 2018
…the 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…
