Past Events

Virtual Event: Short Tales From the Mothership

May 19, 2020 (4:00 PM–5:00 PM)
Virtual Event: Short Tales From the Mothership
Short Tales From the Mothership is back, only this time it’s coming to you in a more futuristic/modern event format, via Zoom! In the 1970s, sci-fi magazine editor George Hay encouraged …

Sexual Barter in Times of Genocide: Reflections on Sexual Violence, Agency, and Sex Work with Anna Hájková (Canceled)

May 6, 2020 (5:00 PM–7:00 PM)
Sexual Barter in Times of Genocide: Reflections on Sexual Violence, Agency, and Sex Work with Anna Hájková (Canceled)
This event has been canceled in accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home executive order issued March 19, 2020.  All spring quarter events must be postponed or cancelled until further notice …

Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II with Anna Shternshis and Psoy Korolenko (Canceled)

Apr 15, 2020 (5:00 PM–7:00 PM)
Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II with Anna Shternshis and Psoy Korolenko (Canceled)
This event has been canceled in accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home executive order issued March 19, 2020.  All spring quarter events must be postponed or cancelled until further notice …

Finals Week Stress-Free Zone (Canceled)

Mar 16, 2020–Mar 18, 2020 (7:00 PM–9:00 PM)
Finals Week Stress-Free Zone (Canceled)
This event has been canceled due to the potential transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). There have not been any cases of the virus reported at UC San Diego, but …

BLB Stress-Free Zone (Canceled)

Mar 10, 2020–Mar 12, 2020 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
BLB Stress-Free Zone (Canceled)
This event has been canceled in accordance with UC San Diego's recommendation to cancel or postpone gatherings on campus through May 10. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might …

New Writing Series with Francisco Levato and Anna Joy Springer (Canceled)

Mar 11, 2020 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
New Writing Series with Francisco Levato and Anna Joy Springer (Canceled)
This event has been canceled in accordance with UC San Diego's recommendation to cancel or postpone gatherings on campus through May 10. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might …

International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Mar 7, 2020 (10:30 AM–2:30 PM)
International Women’s Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Only 18.2 percent of English Wikipedia biographies feature women. This number has increased by 2.7 percent in the past five years largely due to Wikipedia edit-a-thons – events in which …

Let Loose in Seuss: Graduate Open House

Mar 6, 2020 (6:00 PM–8:00 PM)
Let Loose in Seuss: Graduate Open House
Join us for our annual Let Loose in Seuss event, an exclusive open house for UC San Diego graduate students 21 and up. We’ll be meeting in the Seuss Room …

Dr. Seuss's 116th Birthday Celebration

Mar 2, 2020 (11:45 AM–1:00 PM)
Dr. Seuss’s 116th Birthday Celebration
Due to conflicting activities on campus, we have cancelled the Seuss Day celebration at Geisel Library. Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this might cause. Join Executive Vice Chancellor for …

Beeline Author Talk with Shalini Shankar

Feb 27, 2020 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Beeline Author Talk with Shalini Shankar
Join us for a conversation with Shalini Shankar, professor of anthropology at Northwestern University and author of Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success. In …

New Writing Series with Dmitry Kuzmin

Feb 26, 2020 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
New Writing Series with Dmitry Kuzmin
Dr. Dmitry Kuzmin is a poet, translator, and editor, originally from Moscow. His poetry has been published and anthologized internationally, in the original Russian and in translation. In 1989, Kuzmin founded …

World Bookmark Day Celebration

Feb 25, 2020 (12:00 PM–1:30 PM)
World Bookmark Day Celebration
Join us at the World Bookmark Day exhibit at Geisel West, 1st Floor for a DIY opportunity to make your own one-of-a-kind bookmark. This event will allow participants to express …

Transmitted Wounds: Media and the Mediation of Trauma with Amit Pinchevski

Feb 19, 2020 (5:00 PM–7:00 PM)
Transmitted Wounds: Media and the Mediation of Trauma with Amit Pinchevski
In his new book Transmitted Wounds, Amit Pinchevski explores the ways media technology shape the social life of trauma both clinically and culturally. Drawing on a number of case studies such as radio …

Data and the UC San Diego Community

Feb 13, 2020 (2:00 PM–3:00 PM)
Data and the UC San Diego Community
Cybersecurity Awareness Program Coordinator Ronise Zenon will talk about data concerns specific to UC San Diego affiliates, including tips and resources to help you protect your data. We will also …

Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events

Feb 11, 2020–Feb 13, 2020 (4:00 AM–6:00 AM)
Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events
“Take A Break” from studying and tests to build, color, create, and play. Join your friends, or make some new friends, at our “Take A Break” event series in Geisel’s …

New Writing Series with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Feb 12, 2020 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
New Writing Series with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo is a poet, essayist, translator, and immigration advocate. He is the author of the collection Cenzontle (2018), which won the 2017 A. Poulin Jr. prize, and the …

Cultured Data Symposium

Feb 7, 2020–Feb 8, 2020 (All Day)
Cultured Data Symposium
How can data science and the arts and humanities learn from one another? The growing digitization of the cultural record and the explosion of new data generation, collection, and analysis …

Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events

Feb 4, 2020–Feb 6, 2020 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events
“Take A Break” from studying and tests to build, color, create, and play. Join your friends, or make some new friends, at our “Take A Break” event series in Geisel’s …

Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego

Jan 31, 2020 (2:00 PM–3:30 PM)
Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego
Taking place at the School of Global Policy & Strategy (Room 3107) this month, the next Pulse of GIS meeting will shed light on which UC San Diego constituents are currently …

The Business of Location Intelligence – Why Where Matters

Jan 31, 2020 (9:00 AM–12:00 PM)
The Business of Location Intelligence – Why Where Matters
Location data is everywhere and increasingly important to business success and innovation. Uber, Tesla, Amazon, Airbnb and many more disruptors are built around spatial analysis and locational context, yet many …

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