December 6, 2011
…full of toys, games, books, clothes and toiletries for the children and teenagers at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services,” said Ling Zenter, human resources manager at the department of psychiatry. “We are all extremely busy this time of year, but it is so rewarding to see how our efforts…
March 3, 2022
…topics, from language to book recommendations and women’s health. “I’ve learned so much from the community members that come participate [in Gender Buffet],” said Shad. “Being involved with the Women’s Center has confirmed my love of social justice work and programming. My future aspirations are to continue to do something…
November 20, 2012
…experience of reading a book is absorptive; reading it on screen, the experience is theatrical. Later in the Q&A, he said, “Digital places us at an intellectual disadvantage. We confuse digital literacy with technology.” Earlier, Lerer had said he hoped people would come to listen to and learn that digital…
April 4, 2019
…educator. She said reading books provided an opportunity to envision possibilities for her future, and as her love of reading transitioned to a love of learning, she realized success in life is vitally linked to success in education. History Ph.D. student Kevan Malone also finds resonance in a supportive learning…
September 14, 2023
The Mandeville Art Gallery, located on the campus of UC San Diego, presents “How We Gather,” a group exhibition that explores how contemporary artists approached the multifaceted meaning of solidarity in the context of the pandemic.
March 20, 2012
…active service, until a book on DNA sparked his interest, and he enrolled in Fresno Community College to study chemistry. He became a dedicated student and ultimately transferred to UC Berkeley before going on to UCSF to pursue his Ph.D. in biological chemistry. “My ability to do this was completely…
May 1, 2024
A research-practice partnership between UC San Diego and Vista Unified School District is reshaping our understanding of early learning, paving the way for transformative changes in education.
May 7, 2020
…be explained in text books. Like learning to follow a gut feeling when something seems wrong, she said. That requires real-world experience. Lichtwardt arrives for her shifts at 7 a.m. and after an update on the status of each of her patients, she begins making rounds to take vitals, administer…
February 18, 2021
…who is developing a book with University of California Press based on lessons from the course, has been teaching the history of public health for five years, and each year a new pandemic emerges: the most recent Ebola outbreak, the opioid epidemic and, this year, COVID-19. Paige Nguyen uses this…
May 16, 2017
Reducing ‘computational sprawl’ with brain-inspired computing and re-thinking computing architecture from the ground up were two of many far-reaching ideas proposed at the eighth annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop.
