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Homecoming 2024: Curiosity Ignited
Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024 from 11:00am–12:30pm

Homecoming 2024: Curiosity Ignited

Join university leadership to pique your curiosity and see first-hand how collaboration and innovation are at the core of UC San Diego’s success as a top-tier academic institution.

Exploring Israeli-Palestinian Public Opinion: Current Perspectives
Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024 from 11:00am–12:00pm

Exploring Israeli-Palestinian Public Opinion: Current Perspectives

Join us for an informative talk by Dahlia Scheindlin and Khalil Shikaki on Israeli-Palestinian public opinion, followed by a discussion.

Tritons of the Video Game Industry: Alumni Panel on Gaming Careers
Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024 from 2:00pm–4:00pm

Tritons of the Video Game Industry: Alumni Panel on Gaming Careers

Curious about a career in gaming? Hear from a panel of UC San Diego alumni working in the video game industry. Alumni from Sony Interactive, Riot Games, Blizzard Entertainment, PlayStation Studios and Psyonix will share insight and answer questions.

21st Century India Center Fall Mixer
Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 2024 from 3:00pm–4:30pm

21st Century India Center Fall Mixer

Come mingle with our amazing faculty, staff, and students and learn how we are working to drive policy solutions and create actionable change in India and beyond!

“My Droplet of Fate Reflects the Jewish Ocean” featuring Rafael Pastor
Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

“My Droplet of Fate Reflects the Jewish Ocean” featuring Rafael Pastor

In the early 20th century, Budapest was the second-largest Jewish city in Europe, and Jewish artists and intellectuals played a major role in the city’s cosmopolitan cultural life.

Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024 from 9:30am–10:45am

"Uncovering Mechanisms of Brain Disease by CRISPR Screens in iPSC Models"

Martin Kampmann, PhD, to discuss "Uncovering Mechanisms of Brain Disease by CRISPR Screens in iPSC Models" on November 14, 2024, at Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine.

China’s Age of Abundance: Origins, Ascendance, and Aftermath
Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

China’s Age of Abundance: Origins, Ascendance, and Aftermath

Acclaimed population scientist Wang Feng explores the grassroots origins of China's historic economic transformation since the late 1970s.

Mexico and the United States: New Challenges After Defining Elections
Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024 from 6:00pm–7:30pm

Mexico and the United States: New Challenges After Defining Elections

Denise Dresser will explore how President Claudia Sheinbaum will address emerging challenges in U.S.-Mexico relations.

Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror
Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror

Kartik Nair offers a fascinating look into the haunted houses, grotesque bodies, and graphic violence that left an indelible mark on the world's largest film culture.

Implications of the 2024 Election for Energy and Climate
Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024 from 4:30pm–5:45pm

Implications of the 2024 Election for Energy and Climate

Join us for a discussion on the November elections and explore the implications for climate policy, from the local to the federal level.

November 2024 Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture
Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024 from 7:00pm–8:00pm

November 2024 Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations: Understanding California’s fisheries from Cannery Row to offshore wind energy development

A Chinese Education: Teaching and Learning from Two Generations of Students
Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

A Chinese Education: Teaching and Learning from Two Generations of Students

Over 20 years after arriving in Sichuan, Peter Hessler returned to teach again, observing the sweeping changes of China’s Reform era.

The Future of U.S.-China Relations After the Election
Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024 from 3:30pm–4:30pm

The Future of U.S.-China Relations After the Election

U.S.-China relations experts Wu Xinbo and Susan Shirk share their perspectives on the post-Nov. 5 direction of this crucial relationship.

Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024 from 9:30am–10:30am

"Using Stem Cells to Explore the Genetics Underlying Brain Disease"

Kristen Brennand, PhD, discusses "Using Stem Cells to Explore the Genetics Underlying Brain Disease" on December 12, 2024, at Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine.

The Gray Zone: How Jews Navigated Forced Cooperation with the Nazis
Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

The Gray Zone: How Jews Navigated Forced Cooperation with the Nazis

Besides victims, perpetrators, and bystanders, collaborators are one of the major categories of analysis in the study of the Holocaust. What did collaboration mean for Jews? What made Jews in East and West cooperate with the Nazis?