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UC San Diego Undergraduate Synthesizes Visual Arts, Community Engagement and Scientific Research

February 1, 2018

…put together, visual media, science and community engagement can serve as powerful tools for gaining insight into current health-related issues, shaping scientific study design and increasing public agency—and she’s dedicated her undergraduate career to three local, binational and global projects that accomplish that aim. Intersectional Health Project San Diego After…

To Bangladesh and Back

February 20, 2014

…play in bringing about social justice. The UC San Diego alumnus who teaches courses on international conflict and the media at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) has worked intensively in nations facing ethnic, religious and sectarian conflict. He has led workshops on media and conflict resolution…

UC San Diego Research Funding Reaches Record-Breaking $1.64B

August 4, 2022

…million from the National Science Foundation to pioneer a method that better integrates renewable energy into power grids and $11.2 million in funds from the Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research to support advanced computing, instrumentation, and laboratory facilities aboard the oceanographic research vessels operated by Scripps Institution of…

The Making of a Revolution

September 25, 2017

Political scientists have, for years, assumed leaders matter because they represent interest groups. Personalities and other individual traits are often seen as much less important. But what happens when someone with an inflated ego or little experience becomes the one in control? A group of political scientists at the University…

Prominent Neurologist Named Director of Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego

February 29, 2024

William Mobley, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, to lead unique institute focused on empathy and compassion research and medical education

STREAMING into 2020 at the Qualcomm Institute’s gallery@calit2

January 7, 2020

The Qualcomm Institute’s gallery@calit2 will launch its winter exhibit on January 14 with the first of three live events centered on culture, technology and the environment. 

UC San Diego’s Institute of Arts and Humanities Hosts Inaugural Events

October 24, 2016

…of race, culture and social justice. The campus events, one which took place Oct. 18 and the other occurring Oct. 25 and 27, spur thought-provoking exchanges about urgent issues faced by American cities, including San Diego. The programs also tackle ideas at the core of the institute—bringing together diverse UC…

Sorority and Fraternity Members Form Lifelong Bonds

October 21, 2021

…well as learn about social justice through an equity, diversity and inclusion peer learning program. A new council has been recognized at UC San Diego—the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)—which includes nine sororities and fraternities, often referred to as the “Divine Nine.” The NPHC was founded in 1930 at Howard University…

San Diego Business Journal Honors Three Business Leaders from UC San Diego

August 27, 2018

Two University of California San Diego staff members and an alumnus from UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management were honored by the San Diego Business Journal as “San Diego’s Next 40 Top Business Leaders Under 40.”

Artificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All

November 18, 2022

UC San Diego researchers discuss how mimicking sleep patterns of the human brain in artificial neural networks may help mitigate the threat of catastrophic forgetting in the latter, boosting their utility across a spectrum of research interests.

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