Two UC San Diego Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 21, 2023
University of California San Diego faculty members Barbara F. Walter and Henry E. Allison and have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Funny Finding: Men Win Humor Test (by a Hair)
October 19, 2011
Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a psychology study from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.
‘Our Energy Future’ Lecture Series to Engage Community with UC San Diego Energy Research
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…
UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities Hosts Lectures on Health and Well-being
December 10, 2015
The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities hosts, “Degrees of Health and Well-being,” a public lecture series that runs from January 20 through February 24, 7:00 p.m., in the Great Hall, where six keynote speakers will present talks to campus and wider San Diego audiences.
ChatGPT Tricks Teachers
June 27, 2023
Can you tell if what you’re reading right now was written by a human or generated by artificial intelligence? Do you care? Those are essentially the questions that University of California San Diego researchers asked in an experiment with ChatGPT at a regional high school.
UC San Diego Commits $2.5M to the Black Studies Project
October 22, 2020
…focused on racial and social justice across our university and beyond. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was integral in securing the commitment. “One of UC San Diego’s strategic goals is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive university community that encourages respectful open dialogue, and…
Diversity Awards Honor Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion Initiatives
February 27, 2014
…literacy and other academic, social and digital skills. Their notes are chronicled and later discussed in their theory course, where they gain a more dynamic perspective of educational barriers and childhood cognitive development. “It is beautiful to see the exchange that happens between the undergraduates and the child participants—gaining a…
UC San Diego Offers Online Courses for Students Specializing in Interaction Design
June 29, 2015
Learners around the world, regardless of background, will have the opportunity online to learn how to design great user experiences and what it takes to design technologies that “bring people joy rather than frustration.” The courses were developed by University of California, San Diego Professor Scott Klemmer, who will begin…
Breastfeeding Research Improves Lives and Advances Health, But Faces Conflicts
February 11, 2021
…Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada have been invested to study corn than breast milk. The act of breastfeeding also supports mother-infant bonding and helps to prevent breast and ovarian cancer in mothers. Unfortunately, most mothers do not even meet their own breastfeeding goals, let…
Q&A with Sandra Brown
May 16, 2011
…We're working with Health Sciences to bring their discoveries into treatment rooms and markets much more quickly, helping more people faster. Our oceanographers, engineers, physicists and biologists are moving to expand their partnerships and collaborations here and around the world. In the social sciences, in particular, we are working with…
