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December 2019

Seadragons & Seahorses Now Open at Birch Aquarium
May 17, 2019Dec 31, 2019 (All Day)

Seadragons & Seahorses Now Open at Birch Aquarium

Check out Seadragons & Seahorses, new permanent exhibition at Birch Aquarium!

December 2019

UC San Diego Bookstore Annual Holiday Sale
Nov 25, 2019Dec 20, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

UC San Diego Bookstore Annual Holiday Sale

UC San Diego Bookstore Annual Holiday Sale November 25–December 20 Savings of 25–50% Off

December 2019

Nov 30, 2019Jan 24, 2020 from 12:00am–11:59pm

UJIMA Black History Month Scholarship

The UJIMA Black History Month Scholarship is an award given annually to currently enrolled, full-time undergraduate students at UC San Diego, who submit work that recognizes the academic and creative achievement of African Americans.

December 2019

Birch Aquarium’s Seas ‘n’ Greetings
Dec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2019 from 9:00am–5:00pm

Birch Aquarium’s Seas ‘n’ Greetings

Deck the Hall (of Fishes) and get into the holiday spirit at Birch Aquarium! Enjoy holiday decorations throughout the aquarium, and don’t miss Scuba Santa during special dive shows. Holiday activities are included with admission and free for members.

December 2019

Student Info Session—AIP 97/197. Complex Systems Research Methods for a Changing Planet
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

Student Info Session—AIP 97/197. Complex Systems Research Methods for a Changing Planet

Learn more about this unique AIP internship offering for Winter to Spring 2020 that includes online instruction and an in-person faculty-led research project.

December 2019

Bioinformatics Seminar Series
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

Bioinformatics Seminar Series

Join the UC San Diego Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CCBB) for a festive edition of the Bioinformatics Seminar Series. Join us for a lunch break filled with networking, science discussions and holiday treats!

December 2019

The SRC's 10th Anniversary
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 12:00pm–3:00pm

The SRC's 10th Anniversary

Join UC San Diego Sustainability and the Student Sustainability Collective to help us celebrate 10 years dedicated to sustainability here at UC San Diego. There will be an open house, sweet treats, snacks and door prizes!

December 2019

Visual AIDS Presents: Still Beginning. The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 12:00pm–2:00pm

Visual AIDS Presents: Still Beginning. The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art

Visual Aids Presents: Still Beginning The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art

December 2019

The Past and Future of Political Reform in China
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

The Past and Future of Political Reform in China

30 years on, activist Wang Dan reflects on the pro-democracy movement in 1989 and discusses prospects of reform of the Chinese Communist Party in the context of political corruption and social tensions, in a conversation with Professor Victor Shih.

December 2019

Monday Night Jazz: 95JC Jazz Ensembles
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

Monday Night Jazz: 95JC Jazz Ensembles

MUS 201B: Projects in New Music Performance—Improvisation

December 2019

Elektra
Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019 from 7:30pm–9:34am

Elektra

Elektra takes us inside the toxic cycles of violence that plagued the Ancient Greeks and continue as national spectacle today.

December 2019

Chamber Orchestra
Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019 from 7:30pm–9:30pm

Chamber Orchestra

The UC San Diego Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Matthew Kline, presents their Winter performance in Mandeville Auditorium.

December 2019

Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019 from 8:00pm–12:00pm

Negotiation

In this workshop, we will familiarize ourselves with the science of negotiation and will then use a hands-on approach of role-playing exercises to help you develop your own style and learn for yourself the art of negotiation.

December 2019

Aakash Odedra Company
Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019 from 8:00pm–10:00pm

Aakash Odedra Company "Rising"

The “simply breathtaking” (Globe and Mail) Aakash Odedra takes the stage in the captivating solo Rising with choreography from acclaimed international artists Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant, and Odedra himself.

December 2019

Apple 1 Day Sale: PAY NO SALES TAX
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 (All Day)

Apple 1 Day Sale: PAY NO SALES TAX

It's the big one—Dec. 4, 2019 at the UC San Diego Bookstore ONE DAY SALE ON APPLE PRODUCTS PAY NO SALES TAX on all Mac, iPad Pro & Watch models

December 2019

Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 8:00am–12:00pm

Actionable Leadership: Leadership Styles for Results

What really drives the climate of your workplace and how much impact do you have as a leader? There may not be a simple recipe for how to lead, but there is a great deal of knowledge about how leaders impact lives and drive results.

December 2019

Toddler Time: Hullabaloo at Birch Aquarium
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 10:00am–11:00am

Toddler Time: Hullabaloo at Birch Aquarium

From storytime and live music, to art activities or animal interactions, Toddler Time is a fun and engaging event for our littlest guests ages 5 and under and an accompanying adult. Every other Wednesday, included with aquarium admission.

December 2019

SRC Seminar Series: What is recyclable on campus?
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 2:00pm–3:00pm

SRC Seminar Series: What is recyclable on campus?

Stop by the SRC on Dec 4th from 2 - 3 PM to hear from Bob Hill, the Director of Recycling ad EDCO, the company which recycles the waste collected from our campus, as he goes into detail on what can and cannot be recycled here at UC San Diego.

December 2019

How bad are E-cigarettes?
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

How bad are E-cigarettes?

What are the risks of the different e-cig flavors and types of devices? Is vaping caffeine and THC more or less dangerous than vaping nicotine? What are the specific dangers of e-cig use for children, teenagers and young adults?

December 2019

Decarbonizing the U.S. Energy System: A Science Policy Fellows Event
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Decarbonizing the U.S. Energy System: A Science Policy Fellows Event

A panel of School of Global Policy and Strategy professors will discuss the feasibility of the U.S. removing carbon from its energy system, as well as explore what strategies and organizational infrastructure needs to be in place.

December 2019

Nancy Lupo Guest Lecture
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 6:00pm–7:30pm

Nancy Lupo Guest Lecture

Her work addresses the ways in which we move through spaces, as if following latent scripts that punctuate and dictate the rituals and rhythms that shape our daily lives.

December 2019

WEDS7 Eliane Radigue's Occam Ocean
Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

WEDS7 Eliane Radigue's Occam Ocean

Occam Ocean is an ongoing series of solo and ensemble pieces composed by Eliane Radigue.

December 2019

Enhancing Quality Customer Service Skills
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 8:30am–12:30pm

Enhancing Quality Customer Service Skills

Intended for: those who provide service to colleagues, students, faculty, staff or members of the public

December 2019

Tracking the Transformation: Journalists Reflect on AMLO's First Year
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 10:30am–12:00pm

Tracking the Transformation: Journalists Reflect on AMLO's First Year

Please join us for a discussion with three journalists who have covered the first year of AMLO's presidency and who offer points of view from the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico City and Washington D.C.

December 2019

10 Cellphone Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 12:10pm–1:15pm

10 Cellphone Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know

Oceanids' Sounding Board presents Kim SignoretPaar, photographer and photography instructor.

December 2019

Truths and Lies in the History of Modern Iran
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 3:00pm–5:00pm

Truths and Lies in the History of Modern Iran

Invited guest speaker Yann Richard, emeritus professor, Sorbonne nouvelle (Paris), on “Behind Secrets and Plots, Truths and Lies in the History of Modern Iran.”

December 2019

Managing Globalization
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 4:30pm–5:30pm

Managing Globalization

In this webinar, GPS faculty Gordon Hanson and Munseob Lee, and alumni will take a closer look across countries and consider solutions for increasing the positive effects of our increasingly global economy.

December 2019

Women's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Chico State
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 5:30pm–7:30pm

Women's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Chico State

The UC San Diego women's basketball team is back in action at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5 at RIMAC Arena as the Tritons host Chico State for Winter Whiteout. Wear white to the games and help turn RIMAC Arena into one giant winter wonderland.

December 2019

Exploring the Universe: From Antarctica to the Stars, a Fulbright Speaker Series Talk
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 6:00pm–7:30pm

Exploring the Universe: From Antarctica to the Stars, a Fulbright Speaker Series Talk

Have you ever wondered how the Solar System was formed? Do you think there can be life in the Solar System? This talk will present a scientific journey to the planets and beyond in search of these answers from Antarctica!

December 2019

[switch~] Ensemble
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 7:00pm–9:00pm

[switch~] Ensemble

A New Music Ensemble for the 21st Century, [Switch~] is dedicated to the creation and performance of new works for ensemble, electronics, and multimedia.

December 2019

Men's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Chico State
Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 8:00pm–10:00pm

Men's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Chico State

The fourth-ranked UC San Diego men's basketball team is off to the best start in its Division II history at 8-0 and will host Chico State at 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, at RIMAC Arena for Winter Whiteout.

December 2019

Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:00pm

On UCSD-TV: Your Genetic Privacy in the Big Data Era—Exploring Ethics

Can you keep you genetic information private?

December 2019

A Talk with Anthony Davis on ‘The Central Park Five’
Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019 from 3:00pm–4:30pm

A Talk with Anthony Davis on ‘The Central Park Five’

A conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis, conducted by UC San Diego Music professor emeritus Cecil Lytle, exploring the genesis of his opera "The Central Park Five", and how politics and art meet.

December 2019

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: Violin Concerto & Harmonium
Dec 7, 2019Dec 8, 2019 from 7:30pm–2:00pm

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: Violin Concerto & Harmonium

December 7-8, 2019 Steven Schick, conductor Celeste Oram Thomas Nee Commission Robert Schumann Violin Concerto John Adams Harmonium Soloist: Keir GoGwilt, violin

December 2019

Camera Lucida
Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019 from 7:30pm–9:30pm

Camera Lucida

Schumann, Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132 György Kurtag, Hommage a Robert Schumann, Op. 15d Darius Milhaud, Sonatina for Violin and Viola, Op. 226 Richard Strauss, Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18

December 2019

Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:00pm

On UCSD-TV: Designing for Community: Dog Parks and Public Space

Urban design for vibrant communities.

December 2019

Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Excel 1 Essentials: More than a Foundation

At this hands-on training, you will learn to use Excel to successfully tackle financial forecasting, mortgage analysis, purchase order calculations, pro forma financials, capital budgeting and the effects of different economic scenarios on earnings.

December 2019

Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Communicating at Work: Dynamic Connecting & Collaborating

The tools learned in this course will make an immediate impact in your communication at work.

December 2019

Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Excel 2: Pivot Tables, Macros, VBA & More

Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises.

December 2019

Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 from 8:00pm–9:00pm

On UCSD-TV: Biomimicry: Innovating Using Nature’s Toolbox

Mimicking nature to develop technologies.

December 2019

Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:00pm

On UCSD-TV: CARTA - Impact of Early Life Deprivation -- D. Candland, E. Newport, P. Tallal

Influences of environment on the emergence of human mind.

December 2019

Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Excel 3: Dashboards, Power Pivot, Power Query & More

Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises.

December 2019

Hertzberg-Schechter Endowed Lecture Speaker, Yonatan Stelzer, PhD Dec. 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019 from 9:30am–10:30am

Hertzberg-Schechter Endowed Lecture Speaker, Yonatan Stelzer, PhD Dec. 12, 2019

The Southern California Stem Cell Seminar Series for December ~ Hertzberg-Schechter Endowed Lecture Seminar Speaker, Yonatan Stelzer, PhD, Department of Molecular Cell Biology; Weizmann Institute of Science December 12, 2019 at 9:30 AM

December 2019

Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Excel 4: Advanced Dashboard Techniques & Power BI

Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises.

December 2019

Whale Watching with Birch Aquarium
Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019 from 9:00am–5:00pm

Whale Watching with Birch Aquarium

Embark on an unforgettable whale-watching journey with the ocean experts at Birch Aquarium at Scripps!

December 2019

Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019 from 8:00pm–9:00pm

On UCSD-TV: Security for Israel and Her Neighbors: Challenges and Opportunities with Tzipi Livni

Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in the Middle East.

December 2019

Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:00pm

On UCSD-TV: The Bishop and the Imam: A Conversation on Immigration

Two religious leader speak of a common path forward.

December 2019

Toddler Time: Little Aquarium Artists at Birch Aquarium
Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019 from 10:00am–11:00am

Toddler Time: Little Aquarium Artists at Birch Aquarium

From storytime and live music, to art activities or animal interactions, Toddler Time is a fun and engaging event for our littlest guests ages 5 and under and an accompanying adult. Every other Wednesday, included with aquarium admission.

December 2019

Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:00pm

On UCSD-TV: CARTA—Impact of Early Life Deprivation -- C. Nelson, F. Vargha-Khadem, A. Masten

Influences of environment on the emergence of human mind.

December 2019

Women's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Sonoma State
Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019 from 12:00pm–2:00pm

Women's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Sonoma State

UC San Diego will host Field Trip Day as the Tritons battle Sonoma State at noon on Thursday, Dec. 19 at RIMAC Arena. Open to children in grades three through five, Field Trip Day includes free admission, giveaways, educational programming and fun.

December 2019

Men's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Sonoma State
Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019 from 7:30pm–9:30pm

Men's Basketball: UC San Diego vs. Sonoma State

Having completed final exams, the 10th-ranked UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball team will host Sonoma State at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19 at RIMAC Arena. Parking permits are required on campus.

December 2019

Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019 from 10:00pm–11:00pm

On UCSD-TV: Icons of Dissent with Jeremy Prestholdt

The global resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden.

December 2019

Dec 24, 2019Dec 24, 2019 from 9:00pm–10:30pm

On UCSD-TV: Handel's Messiah, Part 1—La Jolla Symphony & Chorus

Mozart's re-orchestration of Handel's Messiah, Part 1.

December 2019

Dec 26, 2019Dec 26, 2019 from 7:00pm–8:00pm

On UCSD-TV: CARTA—Impact of Early Life Deprivation—D. Stolzenberg, M. Pembrey, B. McEwen

Influences of environment on the emergence of human mind.

December 2019

Walk with a Doc
May 25, 2019Dec 16, 2049 from 10:00am–11:00am

Walk with a Doc

Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! View more dates and times »