In Memoriam: Nobel Laureate Harry Markowitz Passes at 95
July 3, 2023
Revered economist and Nobel Laureate Harry Markowitz, a former adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, died on June 22. He was 95.
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Convocation Keynote to Students: Mistakes are Stepping Stones on Path to Greatness
September 29, 2016
…learn. Far from textbook memorization or training someone to take a test, Ming is devoted to understanding how and why people learn, and maximizing the outcomes. In an interview with UC San Diego’s Triton magazine, Ming gave further explanation of Socos and its impact. “What is it that we really…
Engineer, Alumna and Olympic Runner
February 21, 2013
Meet Sonali Merrill, a Jacobs School alumna, who also is a member of Sri Lanka’s Olympic track and field team. The San Diego Union-Tribune has called her “the accidental Olympian.” Here she talks to us about her passion for engineering and her experiences as a student athlete and engineering student…
Oral Exams Improve Engineering Student Performance, Motivation
February 23, 2023
The use of oral exams in engineering courses increased students’ motivation to learn and understanding of the content, according to preliminary findings from a study of undergraduate students at UC San Diego.
Marshall College Unveils New Sojourner Truth Statue
January 29, 2015
…so that she could memorize passages to strengthen her argument for equal rights. During the reception, undergraduate and graduate students read portions of Truth’s speeches, including one she is most remembered for, “Ain’t I a Woman,” which she delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. The event culminated…
Biology Students Join Hundreds of Undergraduates Across Nation to Co-Author Genomics Research Paper
May 14, 2015
…FAR apart from and above the bulk of the ‘memorize-regurgitate-repeat’ undergraduate experience.”
School of Medicine Turns 50
January 25, 2018
…just have medical students memorize disease symptoms and their treatments from a textbook. They wanted to provide a medical education strongly rooted in the basic sciences and the underlying causes of disease. At the same time, they didn’t want students who did nothing but sit in lectures for their first…
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: International Study Documents Importance of Language to Learning Math
October 28, 2013
…better head start in math than teaching her to memorize 1-2-3 counting routines. That’s the takeaway of an international study published this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Interns with UC San Diego NeuroDiversity in Tech Program Find Community at the Qualcomm Institute
September 14, 2023
Interns with the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s NeuroDiversity in Tech program learn the skills to thrive in the technology industry.
Connecting for the ‘Common Core’ Good
May 8, 2014
…move from ‘I just memorized this procedure’ to ‘I really understand the math’,” Bresser said. “The teacher challenge will be finding the balance between helping kids understand concepts, and getting them to be really good at procedures.” In other rooms, educators and administrators explored what it really means to teach…
