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Intermittent fasting: a strategy to prevent cardiometabolic diseases
May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Intermittent fasting: a strategy to prevent cardiometabolic diseases

Please join us for a lecture with UC San Diego Cardiologist, Dr. Michael J. Wilkinson. Q & A to follow, moderated by Danielle Glorioso.

Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech & Our Fight for an Independent Future
May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech & Our Fight for an Independent Future

Design@Large, a quarterly seminar series hosted by the UC San Diego Design Lab, features distinguished academic and industry speakers.

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

REIMAGINE Grand Rounds with Dr. Macey Levan

Join the UC San Diego REIMAGINE Center for our inaugural REIMAGINE GRAND ROUNDS event: "The State of the U.S. Transplant System: Challenges, Scrutiny, and Modernization" with Dr. Macey Levan, JD PhD

Schindler’s Listed: In Search of a Buried Past
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Schindler’s Listed: In Search of a Buried Past

Hirsch Biedermann, born in 1925, was number three on Schindler’s famous list. A native of Lodz, Poland, he endured years of ghettoization, imprisonment, and forced labor before being liberated in 1945.

Daniel Scheinert: Annual Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture
May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 from 7:30pm–9:00pm

Daniel Scheinert: Annual Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture

One-half of the filmmaking duo Daniels, writers and directors of "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Recruitment of Local Elites in Japanese Colonial Government in Korea
May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Recruitment of Local Elites in Japanese Colonial Government in Korea

Ji Yeon Hong examines Korean recruitment in Japan’s colonial bureaucracy, its challenges, and its legacy on post-independence South Korea.

 Israel Today: Threats and Opportunities
May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Israel Today: Threats and Opportunities

Join Ambassador Ido Aharoni for a discussion on the evolving dynamics of U.S.-Israel relations in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks.

Guest Speaker Dr. Andrew Bohlman: “A Stitch In Time...
May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 from 4:00pm–6:00pm

Guest Speaker Dr. Andrew Bohlman: “A Stitch In Time..."

“A Stitch In Time: Thinking Magnetic Tape as Seam" explores how the labors, sounds, and creative practices associated with magnetic tape recording resist a comprehensive, integrated theory for the recording format... [READ MORE]

Japanese Business and Politics in the Shadow of Trump’s Tariffs
May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Japanese Business and Politics in the Shadow of Trump’s Tariffs

Gearoid Reidy of Bloomberg Opinion will discuss how Japan is adapting to U.S. policy shifts that are straining trade, security ties and economic strategy.

Confronting Carbon Form
May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Confronting Carbon Form

Design@Large, a quarterly seminar series hosted by the UC San Diego Design Lab, features distinguished academic and industry speakers.

Running the Right AI Race: U.S.-China Competition in General Technologies
May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Running the Right AI Race: U.S.-China Competition in General Technologies

Jeffrey Ding explores whether China or the U.S. will lead the next Industrial Revolution, which will hinge upon artificial intelligence.

An Introduction to Conservation Psychology
May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

An Introduction to Conservation Psychology

Join us for a free 45-min webinar with Dr. Wesley Schultz on how conservation psychology can drive real environmental change. Learn why people act unsustainably—and how to inspire better choices. Limited seats—register now!

A Foodscape for Equity, Ecology, and Circular Economy
May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

A Foodscape for Equity, Ecology, and Circular Economy

Design@Large, a quarterly seminar series hosted by the UC San Diego Design Lab, features distinguished academic and industry speakers.

A Conversation with Sarina Dahlan '98 and S.B. Divya MEng '00
May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 from 5:30pm–7:30pm

A Conversation with Sarina Dahlan '98 and S.B. Divya MEng '00

Join UC San Diego Library for their next Signature Event featuring distinguished alumni authors Sarina Dahlan ’98 and S.B. Divya MEng ’00. Drawing from their latest works, the authors will explore how sci-fiction can address timely societal issues.

The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

Joseph Torigian explores Xi Zhongxun’s struggle between personal beliefs and Party demands, revealing the Party’s power and its human cost.