April 13, 2023
Associate Professor of Communication Angela Booker has been named inaugural provost of Eighth College. The campus’s newest college will be located in the Theater District Living and Learning Neighborhood and will welcome an inaugural cohort of 600 students in Fall 2023.
August 19, 2024
UC San Diego will open the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox on Aug. 29 as a unique world-class resource for science, education and training. Meet Uri Manor, the faculty director of the new facility, who comes to UC San Diego with a background filled with extraordinary challenges and successes.
April 24, 2012
…joyfully watched the opening musicians and tapped his fingers on his knees to the rhythm. For me, this was one of the most memorable moments, watching the Dalai Lama embrace this moment of joy and awe as he watched the percussionists. When he later inspired us to laughter, we began…
January 30, 2014
…performing with local jazz musicians and friends, members of his family and former UC San Diego professors including Cecil Lytle. More than 500 people entered the contest, which ran from Jan. 16 to 21. The winners are: Stephanie Bailey, Barbara Bonebright, Nhat-Dang Do, Matthew Eliaser and Patti Koger. The concert,…
February 27, 2014
…of writers, filmmakers, actors, musicians and artists to reach international audiences. Speakers will also provide observations on how changes in Mexico in the last two decades have influenced their work. UC MEXUS director Exequiel Ezcurra will serve as moderator. Session III – Mexico on the Move: Reforms for the 21st…
March 13, 2014
…of writers, filmmakers, actors, musicians and artists to reach international audiences. The event was moderated by UC’s Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) director Exequiel Ezcurra, who spoke about the need to convince leaders from both countries that art and culture are important national assets. “I am…
May 8, 2014
…Attendees will hear from musicians and scientists, entrepreneurs and physicians, artists and nonprofit leaders. All talks are designed to be accessible to a general audience. Co-directors of TEDxUCSD Danny Smith and Michael Tsai noted that a focus of this year’s event is to facilitate more interaction between the speakers and…
June 19, 2014
…recognizes artists, professional athletes, musicians, poets, writers, business owners and researchers who were born in Tijuana and whose trajectories have put them in the spotlight on the national and international stage. Graeve was nominated by radio and TV newscaster Pablo Barragan Marquez, a family friend. She credits her mother for…
February 19, 2015
…as Malcolm X; innovative musicians, authors and singers such as Mahalia Jackson and Maya Angelou; those who broke down boundaries, like Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut to enter space; as well as those whose impact is felt on campus, including UC San Diego alumnus and professor Vincent Brown.…
November 3, 2016
…an orchestra conductor and musicians,” Christensen said. “Individual players need to be smart enough to take cues from the conductor and play on their own.” During Friday’s forum, Jorge Cortes, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Jacobs School, showed how complex algorithms his team is developing allow a single…
