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50 Voices of the Future: Dr. Kimberly Brouwer on tracking disease worldwide
Decades from now, Dr. Kimberly Brouwer predicts we will be even more adept at mobilizing against whatever new diseases might pose the latest threat.
August 23, 2016
Beyond borders: First-time program gives students from Mexico a taste of American college life and culture
Fifteen-year-old Rito Cervera Romero, who lives in the small town of San Cristóbal, Guanajuato, México, recently enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to study abroad at an American university. “This is a unique opportunity, and I am very proud to be part of this program,” he said...
August 21, 2016
Nonprofits demand data
For nonprofits, the time has come for "show don't tell" when it comes to data.
August 18, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: Marcie Wessels on the fate of children’s books
"I tell stories and stories are what connect us." Marcie Wessels
August 16, 2016
Using psychology to save the planet
“It’s more than just educating people, and it’s more than just getting people to care about something,” said Jennifer Tabanico. “It’s really addressing the underlying motivations that people have.”
August 12, 2016
Red Door CEO Reid Carr On the Destiny of Digital Marketing
Red Door Interactive CEO shares his thoughts on creating good days at work and the uniqueness of San Diego's potential.
August 9, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: Neal Bloom on finding the perfect job
Find out how new technology will play a larger and larger role in helping us advance our careers.
August 9, 2016
The Pulse: New wave consultants, Kalish brothers promote emphasis on U.S. food safety
Meet twin brothers Michael and Charlie Kalish, who are both working to promote a safer food supply chain.
August 5, 2016
Frothy brew: Inside San Diego’s craft beer industry
San Diego has become one of the world’s leading players in the multibillion-dollar craft beer industry. Ed O’Sullivan is uniquely qualified to lecture about the challenges facing anyone looking to get into the business.
August 5, 2016
Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego offers STEAM education for middle and high school students
Over the course of three weeks, The Sally Ride Science Junior Academy educated more than 400 students in science, technology engineering, art and math, also known as STEAM, through a variety of hands-on workshops in such topics as the science of earthquakes, space exploration, oceanography,...
July 28, 2016
Knowledge is POWER
As the saying goes, inquiring minds want to know, and there is perhaps no more an inquiring mind than Larry Smarr’s. The founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), Smarr has spent a lifetime exploring everything from black holes to...
July 28, 2016
Taiwan high school students get glimpse of U.S. college life through UC San Diego Extension’s Academic Connections Program
Irene Lin, a shy 16-year-old, sits down at the table and smiles wide, her braces glistening and her face beaming with excitement. It’s her first time away from home – Taichung, a popular city in central Taiwan known for its rich culture, lush landscapes and historic landmarks.
July 26, 2016
From Brazil to California: Professionals take educational journey to gain U.S. career opportunities
The passion for education brings Brazil to California.
July 25, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: Lauray MacElhern uses food as medicine
Lauray MacElhern, managing director of UC San Diego’s Center of Integrative Medicine, believes that in the future, health care will rely more and more not just on what medicines we take but how we control our stress, how we prepare our food, even how we manage our thought processes. She predicts...
July 25, 2016
Computer systems analysts: A career on the rise
According to UC San Diego Extension’s recent “Emerging Careers for 2016” report, which detailed the most in-demand jobs with the highest growth potential for recent college grads, computer systems analysts ranked fourth on the list in San Diego and third nationally.
July 21, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: Paul Roben on how innovation can change the world
UC San Diego’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Commercialization, Paul Roben, believes he and his colleagues at other schools can help facilitate extraordinary advances in the next few decades in fields ranging from health care to climate-change.
July 18, 2016
Celebrate the “science of beer” on Saturday, July 23rd
On Saturday, July 23rd, SILO in Makers Quarter will transform into a liquid laboratory for a one-of-a-kind “Science of Beer” festival fueled by beer ‘science’ activities with UC San Diego Extension’s Brewing Certificate Program.
July 13, 2016
Marketing by the numbers
If you’re fascinated by human behavior or you have a knack for capturing someone’s attention, you might want to consider a career in marketing. An added bonus is that the jobs of market research analysts and marketing specialists are among the hottest careers both in San Diego and nationally.
July 12, 2016
Students add employable skills to academics through grAdvantage certificate program
Following years of commitment to education, job seekers soon realize that in order to land a job they’ll need to possess a combination of applied leadership and project management traits in addition to the technical expertise acquired through the rigors of academics and research.
July 12, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: William Mobley imagines life without Alzheimer's
Dr. William Mobley believes a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is a distinct possibility.
July 11, 2016
Specialized mobile programming curriculum helps resolve Android versus iOS debate
In this mobile-first world, there has been much debate about whether programmers should specialize in Android or iOS or try to learn both. While it might sound similar to the age-old Microsoft vs. Apple comparison, it’s much different as the requirements in those are more general than that of...
July 10, 2016
The Pulse: 20 Million people newly insured, 87,000 lives saved: Public policy during pivotal times in healthcare with Rick Kronick
“What do you want to be doing in five years?” That’s the question Pulse podcast guest Rick Kronick’s wife posed to him in 1987, five years before he would fulfill his dream and join the Clinton administration in tackling health care finance reform. Reform itself took much longer to effect, but...
July 5, 2016
50 Voices of the Future: Wesley Schultz on creating sustainable behaviors
Like most of the scientific community, social psychologist Wesley Schultz believes human beings have caused many of the environmental problems facing our planet; but he also believes that we can be the main factor in improving the health of our environment.
July 4, 2016
Job security in an insecure world: Information security analysts
According to UC San Diego Extension’s recent “Emerging Careers for 2016” report, which detailed the most in-demand jobs with the highest growth potential for recent college grads, information security analyst ranked in the top ten.
June 30, 2016