Money for nothing: GiveDirectly.org, a nonprofit co-founded by UC San Diego economist Paul Niehaus, sends cash to poor people with no strings attached.
Do we, like, all talk like Valley girls now? According to new research by UC San Diego linguistics graduate student Amanda Ritchart the answer is ‘totally.’
Using numbers when you talk to your toddler may give her a better head start in math according to an international study led by psychologist David Barner.
The fall issue of UC San Diego’s alumni magazine, Triton, is bursting with stories focused on Education Studies’ 40 years of scholarship and outreach.
Strength in numbers – and beauty, too. A new psychology study examines why people appear more beautiful in groups.
Does race matter in online dating? A study by sociologist Kevin Lewis suggests that racial barriers to romance are not as insurmountable as we might suppose.
Social Sciences Dean Jeff Elman discusses UC San Diego’s foray into massive, open, online courses, or MOOCs, with KPBS.
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UC San Diego is a top producer of Fulbright students. Sharon Seegers, a political science alumna, is one of them.
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