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Controlling Mental Chaos with Jaime Pineda
May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 from 5:30pm–7:00pm

Controlling Mental Chaos with Jaime Pineda

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, UC San Diego Library is hosting Professor Jaime Pineda to discuss his new book “Controlling Mental Chaos: Harnessing the Power of the Creative Mind.”

Legal Development in China since the 'Rule of Law' Plenum
May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 from 3:30pm–4:30pm

Legal Development in China since the 'Rule of Law' Plenum

Neysun Mahboubi of University of Pennsylvania will assess China’s legal developments, with emphasis on judicial and administrative reforms.

Ocean Observing in California
May 14, 2024May 16, 2024 from 8:00am–5:00pm

Ocean Observing in California

Ocean Observing in California: Celebrate the Past, Showcase the Present, and Envision the Future will draw on experiences and expertise from partners and end-users across all sectors to explore, honor, and commemorate the ocean observing community.

Triton Giving Day
May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 (All Day)

Triton Giving Day

This annual 24-hour fundraising event brings together the UC San Diego community to propel local and global impact through philanthropy. Giving back and spreading the word this #TritonGivingDay helps others discover how Tritons are unabashedly chasing the unknown and pushing the boundaries of possibility. When we come together, nothing is beyond us. For more information, email giving@ucsd.edu or call (858) 534-8568.

China and the Geopolitics of Climate Change
May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

China and the Geopolitics of Climate Change

Scott Moore of University of Pennsylvania will discuss the implications of growing U.S.-China tension and rivalry for climate action.

 A Conversation on the Bipartisan Future of Climate Policy
May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:15pm

A Conversation on the Bipartisan Future of Climate Policy

Join us for a conversation about the future of climate policy within the framework of the American political landscape.

Helen Edison Lecture Series with Dr. Bernice A. King
May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 from 5:00pm–7:30pm

Helen Edison Lecture Series with Dr. Bernice A. King

Since 1985, the Helen Edison Lecture Series has presented free public lectures on issues that advance humanitarian purposes and objectives.

The Longest Table
May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 from 3:30pm–6:30pm

The Longest Table

All Tritons are invited to share a multicultural meal at the 300 foot-long communal table, while enjoying a variety of live entertainment, activities, and engaging conversation.

Dynamic Representations: Past, Present, and Future
May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Dynamic Representations: Past, Present, and Future

This event is part of the series Design@Large: AI and the New Information Age.

40 Years of Chasing Users Down Rabbit Holes
May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

40 Years of Chasing Users Down Rabbit Holes

This event is part of the series Design@Large: AI and the New Information Age.

UC San Diego International: México City
May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 from 7:30pm–10:30pm

UC San Diego International: México City

Join campus leadership, fellow Tritons and friends in México City for an exclusive evening of engagement, inspiration and discovery.

Spring Regional: San Diego
Jun 2, 2024Jun 2, 2024 from 6:00pm–9:00pm

Spring Regional: San Diego

Join us at UC San Diego Park & Market for an evening of connection and inspiration. This annual mixer gathers alumni, industry leaders and friends together with colleagues from the School of Biological Sciences and other academic departments.

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Concert: Time Present and Time Past
Jun 8, 2024Jun 9, 2024 from 7:30pm–2:00pm

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Concert: Time Present and Time Past

June 8-9, 2024, Time Present and Time Past Saturday @ 7:30 PM and Sunday @ 2:00 PM Sameer Patel, conductor Mandeville Auditorium Joseph Maurice Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (full ballet) John Adams Harmonielehre

Derecho at La Jolla Playhouse
Jul 23, 2024Aug 18, 2024 from 7:30pm–9:00pm

Derecho at La Jolla Playhouse

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Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives
Jan 12, 2024Jul 7, 2024 (All Day)

Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives

The UC San Diego Library is hosting Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives, an exhibit curated by Oriana Poindexter ’15, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) alumna and artist, through July 7, 2024.

On Display: Highlighting Artivist Favianna Rodriguez
Apr 1, 2024May 30, 2024 from 1:00am–1:00am

On Display: Highlighting Artivist Favianna Rodriguez

Favianna Rodriguez is a internationally renowned interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and social justice activist based in Oakland, California. Collaborating with social movement groups worldwide, Rodriguez creates visionary and transformative art. Her vibrant posters weave narratives of immigrant rights, racial justice, global solidarity, and more. In 2019, Rodriguez visited the UC San Diego Institute of Arts and Humanities for a series of workshops as part of their Community, Arts and Resistance series. In a public talk where this art was first displayed, she discussed her artistic practice and shared how art can inspire, educate and spur the imagination.  Join us as we showcase Rodriguez's captivating artwork from the archives of the School of Arts and Humanities 

Call for Volunteers: UC San Diego Commencement Weekend 2024
May 1, 2024May 31, 2024 (All Day)

Call for Volunteers: UC San Diego Commencement Weekend 2024

Are you interested in a volunteering opportunity at UC San Diego? Commencement ceremonies will be taking place on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16. Join us in celebrating thousands of graduates and welcoming their guests in this achievement.

Undulation of a Rupture: Chanell Stone MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 4, 2024May 10, 2024 (All Day)

Undulation of a Rupture: Chanell Stone MFA Thesis Exhibition

Made across several sojourns to Mississippi and Louisiana, Undulation of a Rupture, emerges out of the enigmatic task of touching the past in the present via the Southern landscape.

Free Communal Art Workshops
Apr 23, 2024May 16, 2024 from 12:00pm–2:00pm

Free Communal Art Workshops

Gather friends, neighbors and teammates to create and decorate a 300-foot-long communal tablecloth art project to represent the collective values within our diverse UC San Diego community. Open to UC San Diego students, faculty, staff and partners. View more dates and times »

Controlling Mental Chaos with Jaime Pineda
May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 from 5:30pm–7:00pm

Controlling Mental Chaos with Jaime Pineda

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, UC San Diego Library is hosting Professor Jaime Pineda to discuss his new book “Controlling Mental Chaos: Harnessing the Power of the Creative Mind.”

Carmen Winant: Artist Talk
May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 from 6:30pm–8:00pm

Carmen Winant: Artist Talk

Her work utilizes archival and authored photographs to examine feminist care networks, with particular emphasis on intergenerational, multiracial, and sometimes transnational coalition building.

Legal Development in China since the 'Rule of Law' Plenum
May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 from 3:30pm–4:30pm

Legal Development in China since the 'Rule of Law' Plenum

Neysun Mahboubi of University of Pennsylvania will assess China’s legal developments, with emphasis on judicial and administrative reforms.

How Might We Learn?
May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

How Might We Learn?

This event is part of the series Design@Large: AI and the New Information Age.

Free Communal Art Workshops
Apr 23, 2024May 16, 2024 from 12:00pm–2:00pm

Free Communal Art Workshops

Gather friends, neighbors and teammates to create and decorate a 300-foot-long communal tablecloth art project to represent the collective values within our diverse UC San Diego community. Open to UC San Diego students, faculty, staff and partners. View more dates and times »

India's Economy in the Next Quarter Century: Opportunities and Challenges
May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 from 2:30pm–6:00pm

India's Economy in the Next Quarter Century: Opportunities and Challenges

This event brings together world-class economists to discuss academic research to help make progress on the most pressing economic problems.

Victoria Chang: Poetry Reading and Q&A
May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 from 6:00pm–7:30pm

Victoria Chang: Poetry Reading and Q&A

Join us for the 6th installment of the Humanities Event Series, featuring Victoria Chang, author of With My Back to the World. The collection continues Chang’s radical use of poetic language and form to explore the interior life of the self.

An Evening with David Sedaris
May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 from 8:00pm–10:00pm

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. Slashing through cultural euphemisms and political correctness, he will delight the audience with twists of humor and intelligence as he shares both published stories and works-in-progress. Come early or stick around post-performance for Sedaris’s legendary book-signing sessions.

Softball: UC San Diego vs. Cal Poly
May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 from 5:00pm–7:00pm

Softball: UC San Diego vs. Cal Poly

The UC San Diego softball team will play Cal Poly at 5 p.m., Friday, May 10 at Triton Softball Field. Admission is FREE. The game can be watched on ESPN+.

An Evening with the St. Lawrence
May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 from 7:30pm–9:30pm

An Evening with the St. Lawrence

Hailed by the New Yorker “not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take in the act of connection,” the acclaimed St. Lawrence continues its fabled partnership with Stanford, remaining a cultural cornerstone of the University, directing the music department’s Chamber Music Program, concertizing at Stanford Live, hosting a popular summer seminar, and running the Emerging String Quartet Program.”

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