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Politics, Violence, Memory featuring Jeffrey Kopstein
Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

Politics, Violence, Memory featuring Jeffrey Kopstein

We live in a culture profoundly influenced by the legacy of the Holocaust. Nearly 80 years later, the Nazi extermination effort against the world’s Jews continues to serve as a moral lens through which we judge political action.

The Effects of Free Subway Rides for Seniors and Welfare Implications
Apr 7, 2025Apr 7, 2025 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

The Effects of Free Subway Rides for Seniors and Welfare Implications

Please join us virtually for a talk presented by Suk Joon Son of the University of Tokyo, with Eunjee Kwon of the University of Cincinnati as discussant.

Bureaucracies at War: China’s Decision-Making in Comparative Perspective
Apr 10, 2025Apr 10, 2025 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Bureaucracies at War: China’s Decision-Making in Comparative Perspective

Tyler Jost examines how China’s leaders have obtained quality information from bureaucracies during crises.

Perspectives Lecture Series: April 2025
Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025 from 7:00pm–8:00pm

Perspectives Lecture Series: April 2025

Join us for the Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture: Indigenous Ocean Culture: A Renaissance featuring Featuring Stan Rodriguez, Priscilla Ortiz, Andrew Pittman, and Nan Renner.

Earl Warren College's 50th Anniversary Alumni Career Panel
Apr 15, 2025Apr 15, 2025 from 4:30pm–5:30pm

Earl Warren College's 50th Anniversary Alumni Career Panel

Join us for a moderated conversation with Warren College Alumni on how the college motto of "toward a life in balance” has influenced their career paths. Featuring Dean Hass '83, Matthew Matzkin '97 and Julie Thompson '94

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.