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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.

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.

Public Lecture w. Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta PhD, MPH
May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Public Lecture w. Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta PhD, MPH

The Stein Institute for Research on Aging and Center for Healthy Aging offer free public lectures promoting physical and mental well-being and staying active throughout life. Join us for this popular series with renowned researchers and clinicians.

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.

Boots Riley: Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture
May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 from 6:30pm–8:00pm

Boots Riley: Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture

Boots Riley is a director, activist, screenwriter, producer, poet, rapper, and speaker. His directorial debut "Sorry to Bother You" premiered to strong critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.

Otherwise Film Festival
May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 from 4:00pm–6:00pm

Otherwise Film Festival "Screening Pachacuti"

Otherwise Film Festival expands the reflections, representations, and discourses created by mainstream media. We invite artists who reshape their own narrative to offer a different interpretation of the world to new audiences.

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.

14th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards
May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 from 6:00pm–8:00pm

14th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards

Please join us for an evening of film and creativity to honor the memory of Adam D. Kamil and showcase the talent of undergraduate UC San Diego students.

AlleysInAction! Community Pop-up in Normal Heights Alley
May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 from 1:00pm–4:00pm

AlleysInAction! Community Pop-up in Normal Heights Alley

Join us for a Pop-Up Event in Normal Heights to solicit community input how to transform an alley into a vibrant public space for people of all ages! “What do YOU want to see in your Alley?” to support clean, green, and healthy public spaces.

World Bee Day Lecture featuring PhD Student Jess Mullins
May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 from 12:00pm–1:00pm

World Bee Day Lecture featuring PhD Student Jess Mullins

World Bee Day 2024 is on May 20! Visit Geisel Library’s Seuss Room at noon for a lecture about the native bees of San Diego by Jess Mullins, a PhD student in the Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Department.

 Euroshock: Saving Greece and Securing the Eurozone
May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

Euroshock: Saving Greece and Securing the Eurozone

Join Charles H. Dallara as he presents “Euroshock: How the Largest Debt Restructuring Saved Greece and Preserved the Eurozone.

AI and FinTech Trend in South Korea: A Robo-Advisor Case
May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:00pm

AI and FinTech Trend in South Korea: A Robo-Advisor Case

Please join us for an in-person-only talk with professor Bong-Geun Choi from Yonsei University who will discuss how Artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to transform the banking sector by increasing efficiency, personalization and security.

Kameelah Janan Rasheed: Artist Talk
May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 from 6:30pm–8:00pm

Kameelah Janan Rasheed: Artist Talk

A learner, she grapples with the poetics-pleasures-politics of Black knowledge production, information technologies, [un]learning, and belief formation.

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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.

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.

Climate Conversations
Mar 6, 2024Jun 12, 2024 from 2:30pm–3:30pm

Climate Conversations

Join us at Climate Conversations to share your climate story, gain insight and inspiration from your peers, learn about available resources and materials, and help guide the goals and actions for a climate-ready UC San Diego. View more dates and times »

Public Lecture w. Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta PhD, MPH
May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 from 4:00pm–5:00pm

Public Lecture w. Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta PhD, MPH

The Stein Institute for Research on Aging and Center for Healthy Aging offer free public lectures promoting physical and mental well-being and staying active throughout life. Join us for this popular series with renowned researchers and clinicians.

Identities in Refuge: Erasure, Assimilation, Resistance
May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 from 5:00pm–8:00pm

Identities in Refuge: Erasure, Assimilation, Resistance

This interdisciplinary symposium – organized by UC San Diego Nature Space & Politics Research Group, Human Rights & Migration Program, and the Communication Department’s Democracy Lab – will explore themes related to human displacement and efforts...

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 »

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.

POSTPONED — Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring Laura Jockusch
May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 from 5:00pm–6:30pm

POSTPONED — Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring Laura Jockusch

Update as of 5/10/24: This event has been postponed. More information will be shared once new arrangements have been confirmed.

Boots Riley: Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture
May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 from 6:30pm–8:00pm

Boots Riley: Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture

Boots Riley is a director, activist, screenwriter, producer, poet, rapper, and speaker. His directorial debut "Sorry to Bother You" premiered to strong critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.

Otherwise Film Festival
May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 from 4:00pm–6:00pm

Otherwise Film Festival "Screening Pachacuti"

Otherwise Film Festival expands the reflections, representations, and discourses created by mainstream media. We invite artists who reshape their own narrative to offer a different interpretation of the world to new audiences.

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.

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