October 29, 2015
…Sciences’ departments of Economics, Sociology and Political Science. The scholars not only highlighted work being done at UC San Diego, but also the reach of Piketty’s work. During “The Causes of Inequality: Political, Social and Economic,” panel moderator Lane Kenworthy, professor of sociology and Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought, led…
November 4, 2013
Usually, research findings on the state of U.S. race relations are pretty bleak. But a study of online dating by UC San Diego sociologist Kevin Lewis suggests that racial barriers to romance are not as insurmountable as we might suppose.
March 13, 2012
Each year, graduate programs at the University of California, San Diego are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, as noted in the 2013 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, released today. The rankings measure professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine.
March 23, 2018
University of California San Diego condensed matter physicists noticed something surprising about electrons—they behave like a family. Electrons not only carry electric charge as exhibited in electric currents, but they also possess spins which are responsible for quantum magnetic properties. Electron spins can organize, bond and interact. When excited, one…
March 31, 2014
Parents have reported before that trying to balance work and family obligations comes with career costs. But a new study from Rice University and the University of California, San Diego, shows that university workplace bias against scientists and engineers who use flexible work arrangements may increase employee dissatisfaction and turnover…
June 1, 2017
…both political science and sociology. These fields have influenced his desire to explore and make positive changes to educational pathways, especially for first-generation and low-income students. Also a theater minor, Flahive has a passion for performance art as an expressive outlet. He is involved with Triton TV, and has starred…
March 11, 2014
The 2015 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools in engineering and medicine, as well as its academic Ph.D. programs in the sciences.
February 16, 2016
The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities is “CRASSHing” the Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), sponsored by campus Academic Enrichment Programs (AEP), Feb. 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Institute for the Americas auditorium. To help AEP assert…
June 25, 2024
At UC San Diego, the campus community commemorated Juneteenth with a vibrant afternoon celebration dedicated to honoring Black excellence. The event featured powerful speeches, live performances and more, all aimed at celebrating the rich history and contributions of the Black community.
August 10, 2016
The University of California San Diego’s Institute of Arts and Humanities (IAH) is adding two programs to its already culturally rich offerings—Chicana/o and Latina/o Arts and Humanities (CLAH) and Third World Studies (TWS). Both are established campus programs now administered through the institute. CLAH provides a broad introduction to the…
