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AI Essentials at UCSD: Lean Six Sigma (LSS) vs. Artificial Intelligence
Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 from 11:00am–12:00pm

AI Essentials at UCSD: Lean Six Sigma (LSS) vs. Artificial Intelligence

Hosted by the Office of Operational Strategic Initiatives, the webinar will highlight the core principles of Lean Six Sigma and demonstrate how AI-driven tools like UC San Diego’s TritonGPT can optimize workflows and problem-solving.

China Town Hall: President Trump’s China Policy in the First 100 Days
Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 from 3:30pm–5:00pm

China Town Hall: President Trump’s China Policy in the First 100 Days

The annual China Town Hall brings communities from across the U.S. into the discussion of U.S.-China relations and its impact on our lives.

51st UCSD Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry-Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps)
Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

51st UCSD Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry-Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps)

ANNOUNCEMENT - 51st UC San Diego Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry: Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps Research), Apr 24-25, 2025

Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

51st UC San Diego Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry: Dr. Benjamin Cravatt

ANNOUNCEMENT - 51st UC San Diego Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry: Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps Research), Apr 24-25, 2025

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust featuring Ari Joskowicz
Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust featuring Ari Joskowicz

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz’s highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash” (2023).

Diplomacy and the Water Crisis between Mexico and the U.S.
Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 2025 from 9:00am–10:00am

Diplomacy and the Water Crisis between Mexico and the U.S.

Explore diplomatic challenges and lessons in the U.S.-Mexico water crisis amid drought, treaty tensions and growing geopolitical stakes.

Mary Mattingly: Remote Artist Talk
Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 2025 from 1:00pm–2:30pm

Mary Mattingly: Remote Artist Talk

Mary Mattingly is an interdisciplinary artist who cares deeply about water and believes in the power of public art.

51st UCSD Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry-Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps)
Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

51st UCSD Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry-Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps)

51st UC San Diego Annual Lectureship in Biochemistry: Dr. Benjamin Cravatt (Scripps Research), Apr 24-25, 2025

Institutional Genes: The Origins of China’s Institutions & Totalitarianism
Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:30pm

Institutional Genes: The Origins of China’s Institutions & Totalitarianism

Renowned political economist Chenggang Xu explores how Soviet and Chinese imperial systems fused, creating China’s modern regime.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Alex Blue V - Necrographies of Hip Hop in Detroit
Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 2025 from 4:00pm–6:00pm

Guest Speaker: Dr. Alex Blue V - Necrographies of Hip Hop in Detroit

Blue’s book project is a necrographic study of how participants in Detroit’s hip-hop scene respond to various narratives of death and dying about Detroit and in Detroit, how they might use a supposedly dead city as inspiration... [READ MORE]

The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design in Modern Japan
Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design in Modern Japan

Gennifer Weisenfeld introduces her new book on the evolution of Japanese advertising design from the early 1900s to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

DeWitt Higgs Memorial Lecture with DJ Patil '96
May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 from 5:30pm–6:30pm

DeWitt Higgs Memorial Lecture with DJ Patil '96

DJ Patil is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, and leader in public policy. He has held senior roles in industry, academia, and government and his work has been featured in two Michael Lewis books (The Fifth Risk and Premonition).

An Evening with David Sedaris
May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 from 7:30pm–9:30pm

An Evening with David Sedaris

Master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, best-selling author David Sedaris returns once again with his acerbic humor, social commentary, and outlandish stories.

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.

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.