University Communications and Public Affairs
The UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project will host its 15th annual fundraiser gala, “Light up the Night” on Thursday, May 16.
San Diego—with its spectacular coastal vistas, wide sandy beaches, and perpetually balmy weather—has long been a draw as a filming location for Hollywood motion picture studios.
Ocean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
May 15, 2013 • Awards, Events, General, Giving, Science and Engineering, SIO
To many of us, origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, is an artistic novelty, resulting in a cute miniature crane, frog, elephant or even a boat or a box. But, according to origami master Robert Lang, the algorithms and theorems of origami design have illuminated long-standing mathematical questions and have even solved practical engineering problems.
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center will host the 7th annual Survivor Beach on Sunday, June 2. The event, which has become a La Jolla tradition, will feature a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) competition, beach festival with food trucks and more.
May 13, 2013 • Events, Giving, Health, Rady
Rising filmmakers from the University of California, San Diego will show their work at the 6th annual ArtPower! Up&Coming Film Festival this month.
The University of California, San Diego will celebrate its 3rd annual Powwow on Saturday, from noon to 11 p.m. May 4 and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5 on the campus’s Warren Field.
The University of California, San Diego will present an evening with Robert E. Price on May 6 at 4 p.m., including a talk and book-signing by the international businessman, philanthropist and author of the book, “Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator.” The event is free and open to the public.
David Jacobi’s new play “Ex Machina” is based on news coverage of the factory in Shenzhen, China, where Apple products are assembled.
Students, staff and faculty at UC San Diego will celebrate environmental sustainability and the drive to create a healthy planet for future generations during the campus’s annual Earth Week celebration April 17 to 24.