February 4, 2016
…Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, the nation’s oldest and most respected program of its kind. Clarion is an intensive six-week summer program focused on fundamentals particular to the writing of science fiction and fantasy short stories. “I was hired at UC San Diego in 1965 at the time when…
September 29, 2016
…and storytelling by Indigenous writers and performers features a variety of emergent and established artists from local communities reading their own work, or selections from other Indigenous writers. The Loft on UC San Diego’s campus. Feb. 1 to April 4, California Native American Day High School Art and Essay Contest—Students…
April 17, 2012
Susan Ferro-Novick, PhD, professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and Herbert Levine, PhD, professor in the UC San Diego Department of Physics, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
June 9, 2016
…and meets with the writers to discuss their work throughout the developmental process, up to and including performances. When Augustin was a student participating in the WNPF, he first encountered Greene, who along with Associate Artistic Director Jaime Castañeda, read the first act of “Last Tiger in Haiti” before asking…
June 25, 2024
At UC San Diego, the campus community commemorated Juneteenth with a vibrant afternoon celebration dedicated to honoring Black excellence. The event featured powerful speeches, live performances and more, all aimed at celebrating the rich history and contributions of the Black community.
February 12, 2020
The greater San Diego-Tijuana region will get a rare opportunity to engage with contemporary Indigenous writing and poetry, part of an international symposium addressing the importance and impact of Indigenous language and literature.
January 24, 2018
Two new works selected for the prestigious Humana Festival of New American Plays were written by University of California San Diego playwrights, marking the first time a UC San Diego faculty member and MFA student have had their work featured simultaneously.
October 28, 2016
Faculty and students from UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance excel on Broadway, in theaters nationwide, and in the film and television industry. Playwriting alumna Rachel Axler ’04, who just won her third Emmy Award for the critically acclaimed HBO show “VEEP,” is one example.
February 15, 2024
John Evans, professor of sociology, Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences and associate dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of California San Diego, has been elected a fellow of the Hastings Center, which is the honorific society for the field of bioethics.
July 20, 2021
Associate professor Amelia Glaser has been named a 2021–2022 fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where she will investigate contemporary literature and art in Ukraine to better understand how a collective identity can be publicly reimagined during, and immediately following, political upheaval.
