January 15, 2015
…sponsored by the National Science Foundation. In her nomination of Brown for the endowed faculty chair, Dean of Arts and Humanities Cristina Della Coletta stated, “Professor Brown’s innovative and cross-disciplinary practice and his varied contributions to the profession satisfy in an exemplary way the spirit of the MacArthur endowment and…
November 19, 2024
In her book “Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education,” political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that schools around the world are failing to cultivate critical thinking skills in students — and that these institutions are actually designed to promote conformity.
May 22, 2014
…aspects of climate change science. He was also lauded for breaching the walls of science and making climate change a matter of social justice. Khosla’s staff had arranged for a surprise appearance by performers from the Tijuana company Opera Ambulante since opera is Molina’s favorite music. “You have changed the…
July 22, 2019
The T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will investigate the neurological basis of compassion, design a compassion-focused medical curriculum and develop new methods to protect and promote the well-being of current clinicians and their patients.
August 19, 2024
UC San Diego will open the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox on Aug. 29 as a unique world-class resource for science, education and training. Meet Uri Manor, the faculty director of the new facility, who comes to UC San Diego with a background filled with extraordinary challenges and successes.
June 19, 2014
…the department of materials science at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Finishing his Ph.D. in just three years, Porter focused his research on flexible robotics inspired by natural systems. In addition to being an exceptional scholar, he is a highly rated teaching assistant. Many of his undergraduate mentees became co-authors…
January 9, 2024
As part of Changemaker Week 2024, UC San Diego invites the campus community to join in a transformative weeklong celebration from Jan. 13-20 dedicated to igniting change and fostering the spirit of activism.
March 16, 2020
Research and Development (R&D) has long been key in the U.S.’s economic prospects and according to new research from the University of California San Diego, the country’s ability to maintain its competitive edge in this area largely depends on managers in R&D being less averse to risk.
November 15, 2011
…Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine David Brenner and Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences and Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Tony Haymet shared their vision for the next decade and beyond. “We have fewer academic departments and divisional structures than many other top…
September 1, 2016
Todd Hylton, a well-known San Diego scientist and entrepreneur, is joining the University of California San Diego to become the executive director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute. Since 2012, Hylton served as executive vice president of strategy and research at Brain Corporation, a San Diego-based robotics startup.…
