October 21, 2016
October 21, 2016 —
Composer Roger Reynolds’ “FLiGHT,” which premieres Oct. 30-31 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, is the latest landmark in a career distinguished by a quest for new modes of making music. It combines spoken word, musical performance, computer sound processing and video to create an immersive multimedia experience.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Library event to feature renowned China scholar Paul Pickowicz, part of First China Trip.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material. University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers studied several ALS cases with a mutation in a RNA-binding protein known as hnRNP A2/B1. In the study, they describe how damage to this protein contributes to ALS by scrambling crucial cellular messaging systems.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material. These modifications — chemical tags known as methyl groups — influence viral replication and the human immune response.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
It’s year two, and not only does the Teaching + Learning Commons have a full suite of programs and services in place to support UC San Diego undergraduates, graduate students and instructors—it also has a new home in Geisel Library. In 2015, the campus established The Commons, a grass-root outcome of UC San Diego’s Education Initiative and part of the Strategic Plan, to change and improve how we teach and learn.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is taking its mission to interpret Scripps research to new depths with the launch of Expedition at Sea: R/V Sally Ride, a dynamic new exhibit where visitors will experience the sights and sounds of life and work aboard a research vessel.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
As part of University of California’s systemwide efforts to address food access and security through the Global Food Initiative, UC San Diego students are highlighting campus food resources such the Sustainable Food Expo, Triton Food Pantry, campus restaurants and other programs on national Food Day, Oct. 24 (#FoodDay2016 and #UCFoodForAll).
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Next time you see someone playing Pokémon GO, the popular mobile-phone based game, keep this in mind: an engineer who graduated from UC San Diego leads the game’s technical team.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
Organized by UC San Diego’s Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS), Summer Bridge provides an intensive 4- or 5-week residential program for incoming freshman from underserved areas. The program is designed to ease the transition into college by helping students—many of whom will be the first in their families to graduate from college—acclimate to the academic, social and cultural life of UC San Diego.
October 20, 2016
October 20, 2016 —
When UC San Diego’s new Expedition at Sea: R/V Sally Ride gallery opens this fall at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, visitors will be immersed in real-time ocean science. Three large-scale video screens will cover one wall of the gallery, showcasing footage from recent Scripps Oceanography expeditions. Interactive stations will invite students and adults alike to engage with real scientific samples—for instance, photos of zooplankton collected off the coast of Southern California.
