November 1, 2011
How do humans learn, and how is the element of time critical for learning? The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), headquartered at UC San Diego in the Institute for Neural Computation, is helping to answer that question, thanks in part to an $18 million renewal grant from the National…
November 20, 2012
…Auditorium in the Rady School of Management’s Fargo Hall, the 10-minute discussions shared relevant research and topical issues, showcasing work that has real impacts on everyday lives. The lively Q&A session at the end of the program featured additional insights into each speaker’s work. Here was an early tweet from…
November 10, 2011
Local philanthropist, community leader and UC San Diego supporter Anne Ratner has died at the age of 100. For more than six decades, Ratner has been a beloved volunteer and philanthropist in San Diego, actively supporting numerous arts, sciences, service and Jewish organizations.
August 14, 2012
The UC San Diego Foundation has announced that 10 new community and business leaders, including four alumni of the University of California, San Diego, will join its Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
March 25, 2013
“Five! Four! Three! Two! One!” A robotic skateboard soared high into the air and above Paul Schmitt, a scientist and skateboard designer, then landed with a thud on the floor of the Main Gym on the UC San Diego campus on Monday, March 18.
November 23, 2016
Anne Otterson, an active community member and philanthropist who supported the University of California San Diego for more than three decades, died on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
September 3, 2013
It’s not unusual for heated scientific debates to break out at the University of California, San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute. But nine-year-olds arguing about the history of aviation? That’s a little more unusual. The young students were visiting the Qualcomm Institute — the recently named UC San Diego division of the…
March 30, 2015
A group of valiant African American World War I soldiers—often referred to as the “Harlem Hellfighters”—brought with them to Europe one of America’s most enduring exports: jazz. The 19th Annual Lytle Scholarship Concert at UC San Diego will take a trip through time and pay homage to those brave men…
October 1, 2015
…’19, a Lincoln High School graduate and incoming Chancellor’s Associates Scholar, always hoped to attend UC San Diego. “UC San Diego has always been my dream school. But this scholarship made it a reality,” said Perez, a marine biology major. “Now, I don’t have to put such a huge burden…
August 2, 2012
…the UC San Diego School of Medicine and mother of three who is beginning a preliminary medicine internship; and Allegra Mascovich, a first-year Preuss School UCSD teacher who is a UC San Diego alumna. The alumni shared their anticipation about embarking on a new career while discussing how UC San…
