October 15, 2015
…Global Transformation; the UC San Diego departments of Economics, Sociology and Political Science; and with the support of UC San Diego Extension and the Helen Edison Lecture Series. For more information or to register for tickets, please click here.
March 4, 2014
Social media may fuel unprecedented civic engagement. Digital networks might make possible mass protest and revolution – think “Arab Spring.” But sometimes and maybe even most of the time, a new study suggests, the accomplishments of online activism are much more modest.
June 17, 2019
Four UC San Diego students are the recipients of the 2019 Undergraduate Library Research Prize. Now in its 13th year, the annual award recognizes the outstanding scholarly work of undergraduate students who demonstrate strategic use of Library services and resources.
October 31, 2019
…experiential learning.” Abigail Andrews, Sociology Community Partners: Casa del Migrante Tijuana; Desayunador Padre Chava; Madre Assunta; Salvation Army Women’s Shelter; and YMCA Youth Shelter Project Description: Andrews’ project redesigns the Mexican Migration Field Research Program (MMFRP) to be more sustainable, include more concrete learning outcomes and produce more immediate publicly-accessible…
September 29, 2015
A cross-disciplinary team of University of California, San Diego social and medical scientists will lead an ambitious, longitudinal national study to probe the mysteries of the adolescent brain.
March 23, 2023
Amanda Datnow – Chancellor’s Associates Endowed Chair and a professor in the Department of Education Studies in the School of Social Sciences – is one of only 18 exceptional education leaders and scholars to be elected to the National Academy of Education.
August 25, 2015
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center at the University of California, San Diego will host Q Camp on September 23, a day-long program for incoming LGBT freshman, transfer and graduate students as well as returning students who are newly out. The goal is to introduce students to LGBT…
March 11, 2021
…third-year undergraduate student studying sociology with a minor in ethnic studies. She is also an intern at UC San Diego’s Women’s Center. A balancing act Monique Nguyễn Izabel C. Francy, a counselor with the UC San Diego Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, a unit of Campus Human Resources, has heard…
February 14, 2019
…Hearts, Listen Up! A sociologist gives advice about dating online Online dating used to be rare. Now it has become the third most common way that couples meet. One in three heterosexual relationships and two in three same-sex relationships start online. If you’re trying your luck on a dating site…
March 16, 2016
The 2017 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools and programs in engineering and medicine.
