June 2, 2022
…the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research and the Lucky Duck Foundation. Philanthropic gifts, like these from the Epsteins and the Gleibermans, contribute to the Campaign for UC San Diego, the university’s comprehensive fundraising effort which concludes in June 2022. Alongside UC San Diego’s philanthropic partners, the university is continuing…
November 2, 2023
Psychedelic research has taken place at UC San Diego since the 1970s. But today, thanks to an interdisciplinary team from departments all across campus, that research has expanded to include human clinical trials exploring a range of treatments including chronic pain and mental health.
September 23, 2021
Researchers can predict what syllables a bird will sing—and when it will sing them—by reading electrical signals in its brain, reports a new study from the University of California San Diego. The work is an early step toward building vocal prostheses for humans who have lost the ability to speak.
December 3, 2015
…in Paris. Bringing Climate Science into the International Conversation UC San Diego delegation offers expertise at COP21 climate negotiations in Paris This week, a delegation of UC San Diego scientists and students began their work of bringing climate science to international climate negotiations in Paris, but there was progress even…
May 15, 2013
A recently released analysis, conducted and designed by students at the University of California, San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), reveals San Diego’s competitive strengths and opportunities to increase global competitiveness through exports of goods and services.
May 28, 2024
On the evening of Friday, May 17, 400 guests from UC San Diego and the local community gathered at the Jeannie Auditorium on the UC San Diego campus to hear Dr. Bernice A. King ponder society’s yearning for change as she reflected on the legacy of her parents, Martin Luther…
October 15, 2015
…More than 1,000 computer science students gathered in a massive air-conditioned tent at UC San Diego’s Triton Track and Field Stadium Oct. 2-4 for the first-ever SD Hacks competition. The 36-hour round-the-clock hackathon challenged student teams to generate innovative working projects or “hacks” that rely on software, biotechnology, virtual reality,…
February 13, 2018
Philippe Sands has been dedicated to human rights issues throughout his career and has worked on high-profile human rights cases involving abuse. Now, in his book East West Street, Sands explores the creation and development of legal concepts that came about as a result of Hitler’s Third Reich which changes…
March 11, 2014
The term ‘selfie’ took on a life of its own in 2013, especially after the Oxford English Dictionary selected it as the ‘international word of the year’. The Internet and mobile phones were awash in self-portraits as consumers purchased more smartphones with front-facing cameras – turning the selfie into a…
April 28, 2016
…member of the political science faculty in UC San Diego’s Division of Social Sciences. He has completed his second book. And he has just been detailed by the U.S. government to serve as a policy advisor on a White House initiative to improve the quality of life for Asian Americans…
