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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
May 30, 2019
…In a Name? New “Social Identities Tool” streamlines students’ ability to express preferred name, gender and orientation UC San Diego undergraduate Amber Martinez. Photos by Erika Johnson/University Communications. Amber Martinez wants to lead the way for others to live authentically. A freshman at UC San Diego, her vision is to…
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.
January 17, 2019
…the largest network of social entrepreneurs, recognized UC San Diego in 2017 with the prestigious honor based on the campus’s dedication to social innovation education and research, and its ability to translate that into real-world positive impacts. UC San Diego’s inaugural Changemaker Week is designed to draw attention to the…
