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UC San Diego Education Professor Elected to National Academy of Education

Amanda Datnow – Chancellor’s Associates Endowed Chair and a professor in the Department of Education Studies in the School of Social Sciences – is one of only 18 exceptional education leaders and scholars to be elected to the National Academy of Education.

Partisan Gap on Trust in U.S. Elections Has Grown Even Wider, Survey Finds

According to a national UC San Diego Yankelovich Center Survey after the 2022 midterms: Democrats and independents report greater confidence in our election system, but Republicans do not. Real-world remedies hold promise for restoring trust in U.S. elections.

Math to Make a Difference

How’s the stock market doing? Any investment tips? These are questions economists face and fend off all the time. But most don't study financial matters like these. Most economists are trying to figure out how people change their actions in response to changing circumstances or changing policies.

Community Matters

Sociology professor Michel Estefan redefines classroom culture.

More Stress, Fewer Coping Resources for Latina Mothers Post-Trump

The sociopolitical climate in the United States has taken its toll on the mental health of Latina mothers, according to research from UC San Diego. Findings show increased depression, anxiety and perceived stress in a border city and reduced coping resources in both a border and interior US city.

Marco Werman of the ‘The World’ from GBH and PRX to Host the Public Radio Program from UC San Diego

Marco Werman, host of the international news program “The World” from GBH and PRX, will serve as Journalist in Residence for UC San Diego’s Department of Communication and will host the public radio show from a new broadcast studio located in the university department.

Educate to Indoctrinate: Education Systems Were First Designed to Suppress Dissent

Public primary schools were created by states to reinforce obedience among the masses and maintain social order, rather than serve as a tool for upward social mobility, suggests a study from UC San Diego political scientist Agustina Paglayan.

Educate to Indoctrinate: Education Systems Were First Designed to Suppress Dissent

Public primary schools were created by states to reinforce obedience among the masses and maintain social order, rather than serve as a tool for upward social mobility, suggests a study from UC San Diego political scientist Agustina Paglayan.

First ‘Wise Elder Changemaker’ Awards Celebrate San Diegans Age 65+

Five remarkable people are being celebrated by the Life Course Scholars Program at UC San Diego with “Wise Elder Changemaker” awards for their "significant impact on people, land, communities and movements for change across our region."

One and Done: Researchers Urge Testing Eyewitness Memory Only Once

A team of psychological scientists and criminologists led by memory expert John Wixted of UC San Diego say our system of jurisprudence needs a simple no-cost reform -- testing eyewitnesses for their memory of suspects only once.