July 27, 2021
Daniel and Phyllis Epstein have committed to provide a $10 million gift to the University of California San Diego in support of a new state-of-the-art amphitheater, signaling a major step in the university’s plan to become a top cultural destination.
April 23, 2020
…campus community members to dance, meditate, compete in esports, learn to draw and more through free virtual classes. “Instead of simply creating a page that lists helpful resources, we wanted to create a themed space that would inspire others to stay positive, active and healthy during these hard times,” said…
February 6, 2014
…Paloma Young, M.F.A. ’06 Theatre Paloma Young is a costume designer who was recognized for her work in Peter and the Starcatcher at the 66th annual Tony Awards (2012) for Best Costume Design of a Play. She studied costume design at UC San Diego’s renowned graduate theatre and dance program…
June 13, 2013
…in UC San Diego’s Theatre District. For Pickett, whose home base has been Santa Monica, except when on wine-discovery forays to Chile and other international locales, this play is a homecoming of sorts. He graduated summa cum laude in 1976 from UC San Diego with a special projects major; his…
November 16, 2012
Five UC San Diego students who are former foster youth were recently chosen to receive state-of-the-art Sony Electronics products. Two junior faculty members were also awarded digital tools to enhance their innovative teaching and research projects. This is the fourth year that Sony has partnered with UC San Diego and…
March 24, 2017
Among UC San Diego’s distinguished faculty, they are standouts in their chosen fields. The six winners of the 2017 Faculty Excellence Awards are educators and scholars who are passionate about pushing boundaries as they seek to create new ways of thinking and inspiring the next generation of trailblazers. They will…
February 13, 2024
Dynamic, varied and accomplished, this year’s UC San Diego Alumni Award honorees are not only at the top of their game but, in many instances, have written the rules in their respective fields.
October 30, 2014
…in the department of theatre and dance. “Research empowers; it is an opportunity to expand one’s world view, to follow creative paths that you may not have known existed, and to deploy that knowledge as a normative force,” said Dolan. “My eternal advice to students is to say ‘yes’ to…
March 27, 2012
…our world-class department of theatre and dance. Valerie A. Ramey, Ph.D., chair of the economics department in the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego and an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, was honored by the Chancellor’s Associates in 2008 for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Her…
March 21, 2017
Graduate students at the University of California San Diego will stage an original work and performance on Thursday, March 23, in the Qualcomm Institute on the university campus. Their interdisciplinary work, “The Burden of Selfhood”, will explore the themes of feminism, identity and technology.
