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Historian Denise Demetriou Receives Two Prestigious Fellowships

July 13, 2020

The Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Chair in Ancient Greek History chair holder has been awarded a visiting fellowship to Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies and is also receiving a Getty Scholars’ Grant to conduct research at the Getty Villa.

UC San Diego’s KNIT, Digital Arts & Humanities ‘Connect the Dots’

July 10, 2017

Through an initiative called “KNIT,” the University of California San Diego’s Division of Arts and Humanities is crafting collaboration and community on campus — digitally. By offering online tools collectively referred to as a “digital commons,” KNIT will enable university faculty, students and staff to customize websites for courses; research…

11th Annual Visual Arts Symposium and Open Studios Explore Issues Shaping Culture Today

March 8, 2018

…existence, agency and the imagination through experimental film, portraiture, text and narration. washington examines personal history, fiction and memory, as well as the condition of black and queer persons, centering on oppression, representation and healing. The artist presented the short film “UNDER BONE,” a work inspired by washington’s late grandfather.…

New Exhibit at the Qualcomm Institute’s gallery@calit2 Explores Boundaries Between Objects and Being

October 2, 2019

A new art exhibition at the Qualcomm Institute’s gallery@calit2 by visual artist Terike Haapoja explores the shadowy middle ground between objects and beings, or personhood and “thingness.”

From Imagination to Market: Technology Transfer Office Shepherds Another Spin-Off to Success

December 15, 2014

When the company Topera was recently acquired for $250 million by global health-care giant Abbott, it was the culmination of a UC San Diego scientist’s entrepreneurial hard work – and another successful university spin-off shepherded to market by our Technology Transfer Office.

UC San Diego Alumnus Publishes Manifesto on Computing for New Forms of Cultural Expression

October 28, 2013

2013 is turning out to be a banner year for University of California, San Diego alumnus D. Fox Harrell (Ph.D. Computer Science and Cognitive Science, ’07). In July he received tenure at MIT, where he is an associate professor of digital media.

Looking to the Future with the New Director of UC San Diego’s Early Childhood Education Center

October 14, 2021

…other. In addition, wonder, imagination and creativity are highlighted and promoted through open-ended materials such as loose parts, natural and recycled materials and sensory opportunities with endless possibilities to manipulate their creative ideas and learning. Another important focus in our curriculum is nature. Research has shown that through nature, children…

University of California to Launch YouTube’s First University-run Original Channel

February 22, 2012

…new ideas, spark the imagination and discover diverse voices on just about every subject. With documentary mini-series, interviews, commentaries and video shorts each week, UCTV Prime aims to bring to light the innovations, trends, issues and personalities that shape our world. “With technology and viewer habits changing so fast, the…

New, Generative AI Transforms Poetry into Music

October 6, 2023

Researchers from the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute have helped create a text-to-music diffusion model for human-machine creativity.

Living Life on the Nanoscale

January 16, 2020

…beauty and unlock the imaginations of the students, which motivates them to pursue a STEM career,” said SDNI Director Yu-Hwa Lo. Now, SDNI is using resources developed at its main facility, Nano3, to expand outreach to high schools and community colleges, and inspire curiosity about nanotechnology in a new generation.…

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