Focus on South Asia
March 21, 2024
The forum will be launched with an inaugural lecture by renowned Indian musician T.M. Krishna.
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U.S. and Korean Ambassadors to Discuss Conflicts in Northeast Asia at UC San Diego
October 11, 2012
…including elections in the South and the succession and possible reforms in the North. Yet, progress on the denuclearization of the peninsula through multinational talks remains blocked. The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Sung Kim, and the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S., Young-jin Choi,…
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports UC San Diego-Hosted International Talks on Northeast Asia
January 5, 2017
…grant of $500,000 to support the institute’s annual Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), a forum which convenes policy-level officials from China, Russia, North and South Korea, Japan and the United States to candidly discuss urgent security topics in Northeast Asia.
Girl Child Marriages Decline In South Asia, But Only Among Youngest
May 16, 2012
…custom. Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. A new study suggests that more than two decades of effort to eliminate the practice has produced mixed results.
New U.S. Focus on Pacific Puts UC San Diego at Leading Edge of Critical Foreign Policy Issues
November 1, 2012
…U.S. “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific is partly because it is “going to be a massive growth area in the future.” The growing role of the Pacific region in the 21st century was the focus Thursday for “The Future of the Korean Peninsula and the U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliance” open forum…
Child Brides at Funerals
October 28, 2013
…major factors fueling high infant mortality rates in the South Asian countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan where one in 14 births to young mothers ends with the death of the child within the first year, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Boren and Fulbright Awards Support Graduate Student Research Abroad
May 29, 2014
…U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The program provides fellows with up to $30,000 for research and language studies abroad. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to at least one year of service in the federal government. Kent Boydston received a…
UC San Diego Receives $2.1 Million to Support Programs and Research on China and Northeast Asia
October 16, 2013
The University of California, San Diego has received three significant gifts and grants totaling $2.1 million to support research on domestic and foreign policy, as well as security in China and Northeast Asia.
UC San Diego Awarded $38 Million USAID Grant to Improve Global Health Equity
March 14, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development has funded a $38 million, five-year project led by UC San Diego researchers to better understand and promote health agency for individuals, communities and local organizations in low- and middle-income countries.
UC San Diego Vice Chancellor Named Science Envoy by U.S. Department of State
February 29, 2016
…will focus on ocean science in Latin America, East Asia, and the Pacific.
