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The mission of UC San Diego Extended Studies and Public Programs is to serve the critical lifelong knowledge and skill development needs of individuals, organizations, and the community. We do this through continuing education and degree-related programs; community initiatives that support economic and social development; and through a wide array of public service lectures, forums, and special events delivered on campus, at off-campus sites, and through print, internet, radio, and television.

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UC San Diego Presents Author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: What Would Plato Think about Today's Philosophical Debates?

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — In her 2014 book, Plato at The Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away, author/philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein imagines what Plato would think, write and say if he were to come to life in the 21st century. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150106/167394 EVENT INFO Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Date/time: Jan. 27, 2015/7 […]

New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni to Speak at UC San Diego, Oct. 29

LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Frank Bruni, whose distinguished writing career at The New York Times has taken him from White House correspondent to chief restaurant critic to his current role as Op-Ed political and cultural observer, has long been known for his carefully crafted opinions and observations on the current scene. […]

UC San Diego Extension's International Program to Host Fulbright Gateway Orientation

LA JOLLA, Calif., Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time, UC San Diego Extension will host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for approximately 70 international students representing more than 40 countries, August 11-15, 2014, on behalf of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of […]

UC San Diego Extension Releases "Hot Careers 2014" Report: Computer Systems Analysts Tops List

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As the economy continues to rebound in the aftermath of the Great Recession, job prospects for the most recent class of college graduates appear to be considerably brighter than in recent years, according to a new free report issued by UC San Diego Extension. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140711/126393 The […]

UC San Diego Extension to Present Microbial Fermentation Workshop

Professionals invited to explore complex bio-manufacturing process, July 30-Aug. 1 LA JOLLA, Calif., June 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The inscrutable ingredients found on the labels of salad dressings might seem of little consequence to our daily lives. Same with yogurt, running shoes, refrigerators, Spandex, electronics, plastics, latex gloves, automobile tires – even beer and wine. Photo […]

UC San Diego Extension Certificate Programs Up 11 Percent

Copyediting Courses Lead 2013 Enrollment Figures LA JOLLA, Calif., March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Enrollment in UC San Diego Extension's professional certificate programs increased 11 percent in 2013 over the previous year, with a total 3,633 students admitted. The most popular certificate program was copyediting, followed by data mining, accounting, teaching English as a foreign language and […]

UC San Diego’s English Language Institute Rated No. 2 in World

Based on Student Survey by Japan's Leading Study-Abroad Publication LA JOLLA, Calif., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The status of University of California, San Diego as one of the world's preeminent public universities received an added boost with the announcement by a leading Japanese publication that the school's English Language Institute (ELI) ranks No. 2 […]

First-ever STE[+a]M™ Connect Conference Adds Arts to STEM

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — With the goal of applying a more well-rounded, integrated approach to K-16 education, the concept of STE[+a]M™ seeks to meld left-brain convergent thinking with right-brain divergent thinking. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140310/PH79355LOGO The inaugural STE[+a]M Connect Conference, dedicated to adding the arts (small "a") to the widely-accepted STEM disciplines of science, […]

Renowned UC San Diego Scientists Offer March 12 ‘Big Data at Work’ Seminar

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The significance and real-world impact of Big Data — the popular term used to describe the exponential growth and availability of data, both structured and unstructured — will be explored at a special University of California San Diego Extension seminar titled "Big Data at Work: A Conversation with […]

UC San Diego Extension Workshop to Examine Science and Practice of "Mammalian Fermentation"

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Cultivated mammalian cells, known as "mammalian fermentation," have become the dominant system for the production of recombinant proteins for clinical applications. To bring these products to market involves significant effort and continuous advances in process development.  These efforts aim to increase the level of product understanding and […]

Renowned UC San Diego Scientists Offer Free Online Climate Change Course

LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Four renowned scientists from the University of California San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography are offering a free online climate change course starting in January 2014. "Climate Change in Four Dimensions: Scientific, Policy, International and Social" is one of the first massive open online courses (MOOC) being […]

What Are the Hottest Careers for College Grads?

LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Bridging from college to career is not always easy, and this is especially true for recent college graduates. In an effort to provide guidance and information to assist with important decisions about career choices, University of California San Diego Extension has assembled the fifth annual edition of […]

UC San Diego Again Offers Workshop on Clinical Trials Administration in Latin America Graduates of Previous Class Created Research Facility in Peru

Graduates of Previous Class Created Research Facility in Peru LA JOLLA, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The March of 2013 grand opening of the Boca Raton Clinical Research (BRCR) facility in Lima, Peru was a significant event some 3,700 miles away. The initiation of this new facility in Lima is credited to three University of […]

Financial Aid for Recent College Graduates: UC San Diego Offering Bridge to Employment Scholarships

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — University of California (UC) San Diego Extension will award four Bridge to Employment Scholarships for recent college graduates of up to $5,500 in 2013 for adults to pursue continuing education. Applicants do not need to live in the San Diego area because more than two dozen certificate programs […]

Financial Aid for College Graduates: UC Alumni Offering Continuing Education Scholarships

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — University of California (UC) San Diego Extension will award four "Change the World" merit scholarships of up to $5,500 in 2013 for adults to pursue continuing education. Applicants do not need to live in the San Diego area because more than two dozen certificate programs are offered online. […]

UCTV Prime YouTube Series Highlights Hope in UCLA Alzheimer's Research

Heart-wrenching 3-part series features researchers, patients and families LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — As Baby Boomers become senior citizens, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are on track to reach epidemic proportions, with a new diagnosis every 68 seconds and an annual cost of $1.2 trillion projected by 2050, not to mention […]

Jobs Report: Top Hot Careers for College Grads Study From UC San Diego

LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Just what constitutes a hot job for a college graduate? For the fourth straight year a research team at the University of California San Diego examined that question. "Too often a graduate hears 'congratulations' and 'now what?' It may take months for the implications of 'now what' to […]

Chris Cox, the Other Face of Facebook, to Address The Atlantic Meets the Pacific

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 19, 2011 — As the brains behind Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, the company's founder and CEO, can be a polarizing figure. The hoodie-wearing 29-year old who built the world's most popular social network is notorious for a cerebral, detached communication style that can be off-putting to users and media alike. Chris Cox, […]

The Atlantic and UC San Diego Announce 2nd Annual 'The Atlantic Meets the Pacific' Conference, October 7-9, 2012

WASHINGTON and LA JOLLA, Calif., June 19, 2012 — The Atlantic and the University of California San Diego will hold the second annual "The Atlantic Meets the Pacific" forum, October 7-9, 2012, at premier venues on and around the campus of UC San Diego. Building upon last year's highly successful program, the event will explore […]

UC Berkeley Public Policy Dean Warns "Don't Hang Up!" on Pollsters in New UCTV Prime Video Commentary

"Prime: Vote" Series Also Tackles Campaign Funding and Race in American Politics LA JOLLA, Calif., May 15, 2012 — When you hear the call, answer it. That's what Henry E. Brady, dean of UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, urges citizens to do when their phone rings with a political pollster on the line. […]

Dr. Robert Lustig and UCSF Colleagues Give 'The Skinny On Obesity' in New UCTV Prime YouTube Series

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 10, 2012 — Is sugar a toxin that's fueling the global obesity epidemic? That's the argument University of California, San Francisco's Dr. Robert Lustig makes in "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," a video that appeared on University of California Television's (UCTV) YouTube channel in 2009 and has since gone viral with over […]

Clinical Studies Career Skills: Prep for Clinical Trials Jobs in Latin America at University of California San Diego Workshop

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 28, 2012 — Even in an era of global financial crisis, the search for new, safe and effective drugs and other interventions is a growing industry. In the past decade, Latin America has become the world's fourth largest clinical trials market, according to research reported by DataEdge. These investigations into new […]

Job Seeker Trend: Enrollments Up at UC San Diego Continuing Education

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 21, 2012 — Peter Chen, after being downsized from a job in company finance, decided it was time to bridge to a new career in the emerging discipline of data mining. When the construction industry hit the skids, Humphrey Rincon, a general contractor for 20 years, made the leap to become […]

'UCTV Prime: Vote' Advances YouTube Election Coverage With Research-Backed Analysis, Commentary by UC Faculty

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 19, 2012 — In the midst of election season, there is no shortage of frenzied news coverage and high-volume opinion sharing. UCTV Prime, a YouTube original channel from the University of California, elevates the level of discourse with "Prime: Vote," a recurring series of short videos featuring prominent UC faculty offering […]

UCTV Prime Asks Viewers to Show and Share Their 'Naked Art'

Contest on YouTube original channel seeks video and photos of public art LA JOLLA, Calif., March 14, 2012 — Whether it's in the park, on the corner or inside City Hall, public art seems to pop up just about everywhere — often without much notice by the public for which it's intended. UCTV Prime, a […]

University of California San Diego Offers New Ways to Bridge High School to College Gap

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 2, 2012 — The majority of high school students are unprepared for the multiple demands of college work and the level of responsibility required by studying away from home. But there are new ways to taste the college experience and visit some of the most intriguing science venues in the West. […]

University of California to Launch YouTube's First University-Run Original Channel

UCTV Prime rolls out March 1 with new content every week LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 — On March 1, University of California Television (UCTV) will launch a new YouTube original channel, UCTV Prime, the first university-run channel to be included among YouTube's new production partnerships with recognizable brands like The Wall Street Journal, […]

Free Job Training: 55 Grants Available to Retrain Workers for Biofuels Industry

LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011 – If algae is to be the solution for America's pain at the gas pump, trained workers are needed to make that a reality. Applications are now available for continuing education grants at the University of California San Diego to retrain workers as general science technicians in the rapidly […]

UC San Diego Clinical Trials for Latin America International Seminar at Hospital Angeles in Tijuana

LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 — The University of California San Diego Extension Certificate Program in Clinical Trials for Latin America will co-host an international seminar from 5 to 7 pm Thursday, December 8 along with Hospital Angeles in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The seminar on conducting clinical trials in Latin America, which will […]

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to Speak Out on Regional Innovation Clusters

Exclusive Global Summit Features Government, Academic and Business Leaders LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 — Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential persons in the world, will lend his voice to a global summit on growing the economy through regional innovation clusters. Twenty years after […]

Affordable Health Care Visionary to Appear at Innovation Conference

UC San Diego and The Atlantic Confab Features Health Care Visionaries LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 — Where do you go after you lead one of the largest, most ambitious policy overhaul initiatives in the history of the United States – and it all falls apart? If you're Ira C. Magaziner, you go all […]

Twitter Co-founder Evan Williams Will Make Rare Public Appearance at Innovation Conference

UC San Diego Confab Features Trailblazing Entrepreneurs LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2011 — Silicon Valley CEO Evan Williams, along with a small handful of close collaborators, is an "accidental billionaire" twice over. Blogger and Twitter, two of the most ubiquitous brands in social media, are his brainchildren. "Starting a company," he wrote on his […]

Will Technology Rebel Against Us?

LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2011 — Science fiction has long painted heavy reliance on technology as the first step on the path to unmitigated disaster – think The Terminator, Blade Runner, and Battlestar Galactica, all tales in which machines engage in cataclysmic revolt against their inventors. But Will Wright, the godfather of immersive gaming, […]

UC San Diego and The Atlantic Announce The Atlantic Meets the Pacific — A Forum at the Horizon of Technology, Energy, and Health from October 17-19, 2011

LA JOLLA, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2011 — The University of California San Diego and The Atlantic announce a new forum, The Atlantic Meets the Pacific, dedicated to the exploration of next frontiers. To be held October 17-19, 2011 at premier venues on and around the campus of UC San Diego, the event will […]

Health Information Technology: UC San Diego New Seminar Explores Four Critical Issues

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 21, 2011 — Healthcare information technology (HIT) is already creating new opportunities for revolutionary change. But several pivotal decisions lie ahead with respect to HIT and healthcare information exchange. Many critical issues facing healthcare leaders will be examined in the inaugural Healthcare IT Seminar Series on June 28, 2011 from University […]

Job Search Strategies Revealed by UC San Diego Extension

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 14, 2011 — Job search experts at the award-winning University of California San Diego Extension warn professionals who are job hunting that conventional career wisdom can be wrong. "Answering online job postings is one of the least effective ways to find a job," counsels Elizabeth Gibson, director of UC San Diego […]

Best Jobs: UC San Diego Study Reveals Top Ten Hot Careers for College Graduates

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 20, 2011 — In a graduation season of high unemployment rates, a new career path study from the University of California San Diego Extension reveals some of the hottest career plan options for college graduates in this recovering economy. The full study is available at http://extension.ucsd.edu/specialreports. 1. Healthcare case management. Case […]

Success at Work: UC San Diego Study Reveals Top Three Factors for Job Seekers

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 3, 2011 — Three key factors enable job applicants to get the edge in hiring and predict the success of the employee, according to a study published in a new book: Closing America's Job Gap by Mary Walshok, Tapan Munroe and Henry DeVries (W Business Books, January 2011). "Over the past […]

High School Students Can Win Scholarships to Hawaii by Creating Videos to Save the Planet

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 26, 2011 — What would you teach the world about saving the planet? High school students have a chance to win an all-expenses-paid scholarship to study for a week in Hawaii in August by creating a video on how to care for the planet. The theme for the University of California […]

New UC San Diego Global Safety Center Recommends Four Mandatory Objectives

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 21, 2011 — The University of California San Diego's new global safety center, which allows construction workers worldwide to receive critical safety training based on U.S. standards, has issued four recommended mandatory objectives for international construction projects. Under UC San Diego Extension's new International Safety Education Institute (ISEI) Construction Workplace Safety […]

UC San Diego Survey Reveals Global Volunteers May Have Workplace Edge

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 4, 2011 — What can give a person an edge for landing a new job or being offered a promotion? How they spent their last break could give them the edge. A 2011 survey by the University of California San Diego Extension's Center for Global Volunteer Service, http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/cgvs, reveals two out […]

UC San Diego Summit: 10 Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Green Business

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 31, 2011 — What does the University of California San Diego, a nationally recognized living laboratory for sustainability that received $33 million last year for research, have to say to business leaders about going green? Sustainable business advice, green business opportunities throughout the region and the "greening" of all organizations will […]

Attention Programmers: UC San Diego Offers New Certificate Program in App Development

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 30, 2011 — Surprising statistic: Today's four billion global mobile phone users outnumber both Internet users and land-line owners. And now, yes, there is an app development certificate for that. To help meet the need for app developers for cell phones and other wireless devices, UC San Diego Extension is now […]

UC San Diego Study Reveals Five Ideas State of Union Can Offer to Stimulate Jobs

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2011 — The State of the Union address on January 25 is the opportunity to focus the national agenda on what Americans care about most: jobs. That's according to a study published in a new book: Closing America's Job Gap by Mary Walshok, Tapan Munroe and Henry DeVries (W Business […]

UC San Diego Study Reveals Top Ten Ways New Congress Can Stimulate Jobs

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2011 — Many great new jobs can be created by innovations in technology that are being developed through university research labs and innovative start-up companies across the nation if Congress can give Americans the opportunity to learn new skills to get those jobs, according to a study published in a […]

UC San Diego Offers New Certificate for Clinical Trials Administration in Latin America

LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 — The clinical trials program at UC San Diego Extension, one of the first and most widely recognized educational programs of its kind in the world, is now accepting international students for its new Clinical Trials Administration in Latin America Certificate. Classes are taught by Spanish-speaking medical faculty with […]

UC San Diego Survey Reveals Green Jobs Offer Great Salaries and Promotion Potential

LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2010 — Forty-three percent of sustainability professionals make $75,000 or more per year, according to a survey conducted by the University of California San Diego Extension in collaboration with Sustainability: The Journal of Record. The majority of respondents (62 percent) said that their job does have promotion potential, and most […]

Job Study: Top Ten Hot Career Trends for College Graduates

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 17, 2010 — In a time of persistently high unemployment rates, a new trend study from the University of California San Diego Extension reveals some of the hottest career options for college graduates in this challenging economy. The full study, with four bonus trends, is available at http://extension.ucsd.edu/specialreports 1. Healthcare information […]

Study: Interest in Global 'Voluntourism' Continues to Grow

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 23, 2009 — The number of Americans interested in volunteer vacations continues to climb, according to a new University of California San Diego Extension survey, but there are dramatic differences between the generations. Two-thirds of high school students and about half of the college students surveyed say they have participated in […]

Study: Top Ten Hot Career Trends for College Graduates

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 27, 2009 — As U.S. unemployment has risen to a 25-year high, a new trend study from the University of California San Diego Extension reveals some of the hottest career options for college graduates in this recession. The full study, with two bonus trends, is available at http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/toptenhot 1. Casual game […]

National Conference Examines Historic Chicano Community Organizers

LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 30, 2008 — In a year when the phrase community organizer has taken on currency as a buzzword, a punchline and a dream during the presidential campaign, a group of activists and scholars will gather to document and discuss one of the earliest, most significant community organizing efforts in California history. […]

Historic Agreement to Train Chinese University Officials

LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 9, 2008 — UC San Diego and the Chinese Ministry of Education have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to train student affairs officers from universities throughout China. The first 33 Chinese student affairs officers have arrived at UC San Diego Extension, the continuing education arm of the university, to begin 13 weeks […]

Africa Top Destination for Global 'Voluntourism'

UC San Diego survey shows all generations will travel to help others LA JOLLA, Calif., April 10, 2008 — About 40 percent of Americans say they're willing to spend several weeks on vacations that involve volunteer service, with another 13 percent desiring to spend an entire year. But where volunteers want to go and how […]