February 21, 2013
…group, reminding us that technology is not a silver bullet, but must be carefully incorporated into existing learning environments and communities” – is one of the staunchest champions for pushing beyond the digital lesson. “The advent of Internet education is exacerbating the inequalities that already exist,” Tibbles says. “Making educational…
July 20, 2016
Professor Emeritus Stanford S. “Sol” Penner, one of the founders and creators of the engineering program at the University of California San Diego, passed away on July 15, 2016 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 95 years old.
May 28, 2024
On the evening of Friday, May 17, 400 guests from UC San Diego and the local community gathered at the Jeannie Auditorium on the UC San Diego campus to hear Dr. Bernice A. King ponder society’s yearning for change as she reflected on the legacy of her parents, Martin Luther…
March 6, 2014
…collectively improve STEM education—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—throughout the San Diego region. CREATE recently launched the STEM Success Initiative, which leverages existing resources and expertise to multiply learning opportunities in the K-20 pipeline to STEM skills, degrees and careers. Reviewing undergraduate curriculum and trimming graduation requirements All departments, colleges and…
January 12, 2023
There is an exciting momentum at UC San Diego that is enhancing community spaces for Native American students, advancing research led by Indigenous scholars and inviting the next generation of tribal youth to experience what the university has to offer.
March 7, 2012
On a January evening in 2011, Egypt – with a population of 80 million, including 23 million Internet users – vanished from cyberspace after its government ordered an Internet blackout amidst anti-government protests that led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The following month, the Libyan government, also…
February 26, 2018
Led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, a diverse team of neuroscientists and surgeons successfully grafted human neural progenitor cells into rhesus monkeys with spinal cord injuries. The grafts not only survived, but grew hundreds of thousands of human axons and synapses, resulting in improved…
September 15, 2024
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children’s literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.
June 6, 2013
…difficult problems and become technology leaders,” said Juan C. Lasheras, interim dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering. “Students are motivated and inspired to learn when they understand how theory applies to meaningful, real-world problems. This gift will be transformational for our computer science and engineering education program through additional…
October 10, 2022
For Sky Yang and Giulia Corno, getting involved with student government seemed like a great way to make a difference. Now, as the presidents of Associated Students and the Graduate & Professional Student Association, respectively, they share what they hope to accomplish this year.
