Dawn of Social Networks
January 25, 2012
Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests.
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Psychiatrist Joel Dimsdale Deciphers Psyche of Nazi Leaders in New Book, Anatomy of Malice
April 28, 2016
After World War II came to an end in 1945, the mass killing and sheer devastation wrought by the Nazis off the battlefield began to emerge in shocking detail. Some 11 million civilians—both Jews and non-Jews, including about 1.5 million children—were killed during the Holocaust.
Friends Are the Family You Choose: Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Genetic Similarities Among Friends
July 14, 2014
If you consider your friends family, you may be on to something. A study from the University of California, San Diego, and Yale University finds that friends who are not biologically related still resemble each other genetically.
Academic Senate Recognizes Ten Awardees for Superlative Teaching Skills
June 5, 2012
…Graduate students David Kadanoff, Sociology; Eunsong Angela Kim, Culture, Art, and Technology; Kit Myers, Ethic Studies; and Lisa Vernoy, Literature, earned the Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Excellent Teaching Awards for Graduate Students. Why They Won: Text of the Awards Sara E. Johnson Sara E. Johnson’s teaching record is…
Hellman Fellowship Program Announces 2014-2015 Award Recipients
July 7, 2014
Fifteen faculty members at the University of California, San Diego have been selected for the Hellman Fellowship Program for 2014-2015. The program provides financial awards to junior faculty members to support their research and scholarly work as they advance toward tenure. A total of $487,500 was awarded to the 2014-2015…
9 Fast Facts About Our Triton Applicants
February 24, 2023
A total of 150,772 prospective Tritons from California and around the globe applied for Fall 2023 undergraduate study at UC San Diego. The university received 130,830 first-year applications and 19,942 transfer student applications.
UC San Diego Admits 38,954 New Freshmen and Transfers, San Diego Region Students on the Rise
July 11, 2018
The University of California San Diego has admitted 29,601 freshman and 9,353 transfer students out of a record 116,452 applicants. The number of freshman admits is down slightly (two percent) compared to last year’s record of 39,802 students; yet the university increased its offers of admission to first-generation students (up…
The Pattern Recognition Lab: Coupling Machine Learning to Brain-Inspired Computers
September 28, 2016
Powerful new “brain-inspired” computing capabilities are turning the scientific method on its head by accelerating a “data science” experimental method that detects patterns in data before generating a hypothesis.
Changing Strategies to Save Nature
April 17, 2019
The Institute for Practical Ethics welcomes environmental journalist Emma Marris for a unique and optimistic talk about new methods in conservation during Earth Month celebrations, the second keynote address for the new campus institute.
Facebook Feelings Are Contagious, Study Shows
March 12, 2014
Published in PLOS ONE, the study analyzes over a billion anonymized status updates among more than 100 million users of Facebook in the United States. Positive posts beget positive posts, the study finds, and negative posts beget negative ones, with the positive posts being more influential, or more contagious.
