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UC San Diego Alumnus Edward Lee ’85 Leads with Care as a u.care Ambassador

April 7, 2022

…whose influence within his social and professional networks resulted in close to $65,000 raised in fewer than two days. Lee topped two of the leaderboard categories with the highest number of shares as well as total dollars raised. Lee explains his decision for becoming a u.care ambassador as an opportunity…

In the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Xenophobia Flares Up

March 26, 2020

…far as we know…we’re socialized to evolve in small groups. And because most of the important infectious diseases that wiped out groups of people were brought in by foreigners, if you think about Europeans settling in the Americas [they] brought influenza and smallpox, which wiped out the indigenous people.” So,…

Living and Learning Neighborhoods Come to Life

February 6, 2020

…experience and to further social and cultural enrichment for the larger San Diego community.” The new neighborhood will become the home of a future undergraduate college. This will help to ensure that our students continue to benefit from the smaller, more intimate environment offered by the college system and to…

Rebels with a Cause

February 18, 2016

…about strategies for academic, social and cultural success and parents can discover how best to support their student in college. During the program, Agundez imparted to Christian the significance of the new campus community center as a space to collect, grow and lead—something he and Arellano did not have as…

UC San Diego Transnational Korean Studies Spotlights Diaspora with Two International Film Artists

February 8, 2017

…in an examination of transnational adoption, militarism, globalization and social protest. It also highlights the struggles and voices of women.

‘Inheritance’ Chamber Opera Uses Art and Music to Address a Complex Social Issue

October 18, 2018

…to Address a Complex Social Issue Using legendary story of Sarah Winchester, Department of Music professors stage timely world-premiere about gun violence in America Moved by headlines of yet another mass shooting in the United States, a team of musicians and artists felt it was time to take action. And…

Celebrating UC San Diego Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni April 7

March 27, 2012

…in the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego and an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, was honored by the Chancellor’s Associates in 2008 for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Her research interests include long-run trends in time use and the effects of government spending on the…

UC San Diego a ‘Best Value’ College, According to Princeton Review

January 28, 2014

The University of California, San Diego is one of the nation’s “best value” colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review’s book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2014 Edition.” The education services company has included UC San Diego in its “Best Value Colleges” publication for more than a decade.

UC San Diego Philosophy Department Offers Another ‘Big Idea’

February 8, 2016

The University of California, San Diego is not short on big ideas. Just ask Craig Callender, chair of the Department of Philosophy, who was recently featured in San Diego Magazine’s “Big Ideas” feature for his vision to establish the Institute of Practical Ethics on campus. Callender conceptualizes UC San Diego…

Researchers Develop New Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom

September 20, 2017

Researchers at University of San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new tool called the San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE) to assess an individual’s level of wisdom, based upon a conceptualization of wisdom as a trait with a neurobiological as well as psychosocial basis.

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