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Interactive Website Provides Nonpartisan Information on Statewide Initiatives

October 18, 2012

…the department of political science at UC San Diego. UC San Diego’s Thad Kousser, associate professor of political science in the Division of Social Sciences, is one of the experts involved in California Choices since its beginnings two years ago. “CaliforniaChoices.org is designed to help voters make informed decisions,” Kousser…

Social Scientist Wins Mexico’s Highest Honor for Foreigners

June 12, 2012

Social Scientist Wins Mexico’s Highest Honor for Foreigners Wayne Cornelius Wayne Cornelius first fell in love with Mexico in 1962 as a small-town Pennsylvania high schooler. It was his first trip abroad (first time west of the Mississippi, actually), and he “got hooked,” he says, on the country, its people,…

UC San Diego One of Top 20 Best Research Universities in the World

December 8, 2011

The University of California, San Diego is ranked the 19th best research university by a new global ranking aiming to provide highly accurate measurements of the scientific impact of universities and their contributions to scientific collaboration.

Facebook Boosts Voter Turnout

September 12, 2012

About one third of a million more people showed up at the ballot box in the United States in 2010 because of a single Facebook message on Election Day, estimates a new study led by the University of California, San Diego.

Stepping Up to the Plate to Support Students

February 13, 2020

…a path to upward social mobility. Throughout the years, they have supported formal education for students to acquire skills and choices for careers, as well as opportunities to find their passion and create self-confidence. Most recently, the couple gave UC San Diego $2 million to fund scholarships for scholar-athletes, and…

UC San Diego Professor Barbara F. Walter Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 5, 2023

Barbara F. Walter, professor of political science at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

UC San Diego’s Graduate Programs Earn High Marks in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

March 14, 2017

UC San Diego graduate programs in engineering, medicine and social sciences are ranked in nation’s top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.

UC San Diego Appoints Two Vice Chancellors

January 16, 2014

…in the Division of Social Sciences since 2008. Padden’s main areas of research are sign language structure, culture and community and evolution of language. In 2010, she was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is a Fellow of the American Association for…

UC San Diego’s Center for Peace and Security Studies Receives $3.3 Million Grant

August 22, 2017

…Launched in 2016 by social scientist and foreign policy expert Erik Gartzke, the center has now received a $3.32 million multi-year grant from the Charles Koch Foundation to support its mission and growth. The Charles Koch Foundation supports students and scholars whose work facilitates dialogue and sparks innovation. The foundation…

After the Death of a Friend, Healing in a Social Network

April 24, 2017

…suggests, something similar seems to happen within a human social network after the death of a friend. Published in Nature Human Behavior, the study of 15,000 anonymized networks on Facebook was led by social scientist, alumnus William Hobbs.

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