Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019
Sarah Abrevaya Stein. Photo credit: Caroline Libresco Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist has named “Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century,” a new book from […]
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 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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
