Professors who shine in the classroom recognized by UCLA
Stephanie Chang | October 17, 2019 The recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards — UCLA’s highest honor for teaching — were recently honored at the Andrea L. Rich Night to […]
Archive for year: 2019
UCLA researchers aim to increase diversity in the study of political data
Nation, World + Society UCLA researchers aim to increase diversity in the study of political data Grant brings together young scholars and expands the number of ethnic and racial groups […]
Florida mangroves reveal complex relationship between climate and natural systems
Environment + Climate Florida mangroves reveal complex relationship between climate and natural systems UCLA-led research examined records dating to 1700s to discover how mangroves expand and retreat with climate cycles […]
UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center: 50 years of providing Native peoples a voice
Jessica Wolf | October 14, 2019 As a quiet darkness descended over the several thousand people gathered between Royce Hall and Powell Library eagerly waiting to celebrate UCLA’s Centennial, a […]
UCLA awarded Mellon Foundation grant to examine histories and practices of sanctuary
UCLA Newsroom | October 14, 2019 A team of UCLA researchers led by Ananya Roy, the Meyer and Renee Luskin Professor of Inequality and Democracy, has received a $225,000 grant […]
UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Kelly Lytle Hernández, a 2019 MacArthur Foundation Fellow, is one of 14 UCLA faculty to be chosen for the honor. Photo credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation UCLA […]
UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Mike Fricano | September 25, 2019 UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernández, an award-winning author and scholar of race, mass incarceration and immigration, was announced today as a recipient of a […]
UCLA receives $20 million to establish UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute
Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris ‘84. The Bedari Foundation, established by philanthropists Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris, has given $20 million to the UCLA College to establish the UCLA Bedari […]
Study finds cultural differences in attitudes toward infidelity, jealousy
The 11 societies studied included the Namibian community of the Himba, where this father and child live. Photo credit: Brooke Scelza. In cultures where fathers are highly invested in the […]
Professor’s latest book examines the history of cities
Monica Smith. Photo credit: Paul Connor The only thing a person really needs to be an archaeologist is a good sense of observation, UCLA professor of anthropology Monica Smith proclaims […]
