March 21, 2024
There are plenty of reasons to love artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens when helpfulness turns into harm? This is one of the big questions that occupies David Danks, a professor in UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and Department of Philosophy.
May 16, 2012
…18 marry, usually under force of local tradition and social custom. Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. A new study suggests that more than two decades of effort to eliminate the practice has produced mixed results.
March 14, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development has funded a $38 million, five-year project led by UC San Diego researchers to better understand and promote health agency for individuals, communities and local organizations in low- and middle-income countries.
March 9, 2023
How can people be incentivized to drive more fuel-efficient cars, be more innovative at work and get to the gym on a regular basis? Uri Gneezy, professor of economics and strategy at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego explains this in his new book “Mixed Signals.”
January 26, 2017
Humanities, Social Sciences Professors Discuss a Future with Trump Arts and Humanities and social sciences faculty are joined by a local nonprofit representative on the panel. Pictured from left to right: Nancy Kwak, Dennis Childs, Thad Kousser, Ashely Rodriguez and Zoltan Hajnal. Photo by Emily Zheng As the United States…
October 14, 2011
If the thought of pirates conjures up images of Captain Hook, forced plank-walkings, and bad boy pirate of the Caribbean Johnny Depp, it’s time to give pirates a more serious look. Contrary to popular stereotypes, pirates of the early modern period were more than rum-soaked villains of the sea. In…
December 19, 2016
University of California San Diego history professor Frank Biess is interested in emotions. More specifically, he plans to examine the role of fear and anxiety within the historical context of postwar West Germany. The NEH Fellowship for University Professors enables Biess to address questions about how feelings are produced politically,…
February 18, 2016
…about strategies for academic, social and cultural success and parents can discover how best to support their student in college. During the program, Agundez imparted to Christian the significance of the new campus community center as a space to collect, grow and lead—something he and Arellano did not have as…
October 31, 2023
…personality known for his fearless brand of political and social commentary, Charles M. Blow will share his experiences as part of the UC San Diego Extended Studies Helen Edison Lecture Series on November 6, 2023 at Park & Market in Downtown San Diego.
May 14, 2020
…ever go back to “normal,” or will we enter a “new normal”? Elizabeth Lyons, an assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, predicts the latter, while noting both its benefits and drawbacks. “Many organizations have now made large investments in both physical capital…
