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UCLA-Peking University symposium highlights scholars' collaborative research, innovations
Finding solutions to global problems propels international cooperation
Vietnamese priest’s story will one day be told, thanks to UCLA professor
The story of Philiphe Binh is one that needs to be shared, says George Dutton
2012 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards go to three outstanding UCLA students
International development student Priscilla Mapelli among recipients
Calling all future diplomats!
UCLA International Institute offers new Model UN summer program for high school students
Coming to the “cave of the tiger” leads man to the home of the Bruins
U.S. Army Major Jin Park left home at 14 determined to find success in the United States. He will soon graduate from UCLA with a master's degree in East Asian studies, which he will use in his new assignment as a security assistance officer at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.
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Africa
- 2012 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards go to three outstanding UCLA students
International development student Priscilla Mapelli among recipients
Posted: 5/3/2012 - For this acclaimed writer, Southern California is the perfect hideaway
UCLA Professor Alain Mabanckou will celebrate the American debut of his award-winning and recently translated book "Memoirs of a Porcupine" with a reading at the Hammer Museum on May 1. In 2006, the tale of a porcupine who acts as the alter ego of a murderer, won the Prix Renaudot, one of France’s two top literary prizes.
Posted: 4/5/2012 - UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
Bosco Ntaganda unexpectedly spotted in the town of Goma
Posted: 3/20/2012 - When women’s situations improve, so do the situations of their countries, says advocate
UCLA revives annual International Women’s Day lecture
Posted: 3/8/2012 - Student documentary filmmaker receives fellowship to produce film in South Africa
Meja Shoba is a recipient of one of four 2011 Fulbright-mtvU awards
Posted: 3/7/2012
Asia
- UCLA-Peking University symposium highlights scholars' collaborative research, innovations
Finding solutions to global problems propels international cooperation
Posted: 5/7/2012 - UCLA recognized as a leader in US-China relations
Chancellor Gene Block accepts award from Committee of 100 on behalf of university
Posted: 4/23/2012 - Miyagi Earthquake Recovery and Tourism Seminar
The Miyagi Prefectural Government and the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai would like to extend an invitation to the members of the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai and the Japanese and Japanese American communities who supported Miyagi Prefecture in the aftermath of the earthquake disaster to the Miyagi Earthquake Recovery and Tourism Seminar.
Posted: 4/9/2012 - Grad shares insight into how Olympic Games changed a nation
UCLA Center for Korean Studies and The Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowment for Contemporary Korean Studies launches new lecture series that aims to bring prominent speakers to campus to share their expertise on current issues of great interest to both Korean-Americans and non-Koreans.
Posted: 3/19/2012 - Pray for Japan Charity Screenings - today!
On March 11, 2011, Japan’s Tohoku coastal region was destroyed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed. The film, PRAY FOR JAPAN, takes place in the devastated region of Ishinomaki, Miyagi – the largest coastal city in Tohoku with a population of over 160,000 people. Filmmaker Stu Levy – an American living in Japan - filmed the tsunami aftermath during his trips to Tohoku as a volunteer and over a period of 6 weeks, captured over 50 hours of footage.
Posted: 3/14/2012
Europe and Eurasia
- NY Times Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark: Bosnia Still Needs Fixing
Posted: 5/4/2012 - French scholar awarded 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Laure Murat is this year's lone UCLA recipient
Posted: 4/18/2012 - Conference broadens understanding, study of migration, ethnicity and urban inequality
UCLA, Sciences Po and the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences continue to forge ties
Posted: 3/9/2012 - President Obama presents UCLA professor with prestigious National Humanities Medal
Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz honored for his "inspired teaching and writing."
Posted: 2/13/2012 - Finland knights Anderson prof for his role in helping tech firms
Bob Foster, who has helped Finnish tech companies through Anderson School's Global Access Program, was recently knighted by the Finnish government.
Posted: 1/3/2012
Latin America
- 2012 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards go to three outstanding UCLA students
International development student Priscilla Mapelli among recipients
Posted: 5/3/2012 - Conservation consternation: Prof studies Amazon's forest people
A inside look at the rainforest's quilombos
Posted: 4/13/2012 - Archaeologist investigates legend of mythical ruler of ancient Peru
Christopher Donnan’s revelations Naymlap and his findings at two sites are detailed in his new 268-page book “Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend.”
Posted: 3/13/2012 - Salvadoran leaders join UCLA faculty and guests to recognize 20 years of peace
In examining the current state of El Salvador, the role of past civil conflict must be considered, says First Lady Vanda Pignato.
Posted: 1/31/2012 - Q&A with Professor Veronica Cortinez : The legacy of Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz
UCLA professor of Spanish & Portuguese Verónica Cortínez, an expert on Chilean Film and Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative, talked with the LAI about her collaboration with visiting professor Manfred Engelbert in their recently published book “La tristeza de los tigres y los misterios de Raúl Ruiz.”
Posted: 1/20/2012
Middle East
- Osama bin Laden Was Not Caught Because of Torture but in Spite of It: Daily Beast Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow Matthew Alexander
Contrary to the claims by the man who ran the CIA’s torture program, attempts to find and kill Osama bin Laden were hindered by waterboarding and other torture techniques.
Posted: 5/8/2012 - Honoring Iranian films on the big screen
UCLA Film and Television Archive celebrates tradition, conviction of Iranian filmmakers with eight-part series
Posted: 4/13/2012 - Scholar examines media’s role in managing political conflict
Yael Warshel will speak about her work on April 17
Posted: 4/12/2012 - Award-winning author, satirist is coming to Dodd Hall
Sayed Kashua will speak about his work and share his views about life in Israel at UCLA on April 26
Posted: 4/9/2012 - Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural center
Center for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive
Posted: 3/27/2012
Global Issues
- Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012 - Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012 - Calling all future diplomats!
UCLA International Institute offers new Model UN summer program for high school students
Posted: 4/23/2012 - Homeland Security chief speaks about challenges facing U.S., global cooperation
Janet Napolitano stops at UCLA to discuss national homeland security issues
Posted: 4/17/2012 - Taking language to a new level
High School Summer Language Program offers new online alphabet modules for heritage language learners
Posted: 3/28/2012
Arts & Culture
- Thai Smakom to host 14th annual culture night event
Student group's annual event to feature drama, dance and music performance
Posted: 4/19/2012 - French scholar awarded 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Laure Murat is this year's lone UCLA recipient
Posted: 4/18/2012 - Honoring Iranian films on the big screen
UCLA Film and Television Archive celebrates tradition, conviction of Iranian filmmakers with eight-part series
Posted: 4/13/2012 - For this acclaimed writer, Southern California is the perfect hideaway
UCLA Professor Alain Mabanckou will celebrate the American debut of his award-winning and recently translated book "Memoirs of a Porcupine" with a reading at the Hammer Museum on May 1. In 2006, the tale of a porcupine who acts as the alter ego of a murderer, won the Prix Renaudot, one of France’s two top literary prizes.
Posted: 4/5/2012 - Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural center
Center for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive
Posted: 3/27/2012
Economy & Trade
- Grad shares insight into how Olympic Games changed a nation
UCLA Center for Korean Studies and The Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowment for Contemporary Korean Studies launches new lecture series that aims to bring prominent speakers to campus to share their expertise on current issues of great interest to both Korean-Americans and non-Koreans.
Posted: 3/19/2012 - Leading Chinese captain of industry to speak at Korn Convocation Hall
Jiafu Wei lays out a "roadmap" for capitalizing on the golden opportunities of doing business in China and attracting investment from China to the West Coast, offering valuable insights into what makes business work in China and how the West can take advantage of the expanding markets and investment opportunities both there and in the U.S.
Posted: 2/16/2012 - UCLA History Professor Awarded 2011 Hourani Book Award
Professor Nile Green was awarded the Albert Hourani Book Award at the 2011 Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Posted: 12/7/2011 - The Three Competing Strategies That Led to the UN
The controversial Palestinian request for UN membership is the culmination of three competing strategies pursued by the US, Israel, and the Palestinians over the last three years.
Posted: 9/29/2011 - Nobel-Winning Economist Assigns Blame for Financial Crisis
Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University delivered the Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture, presented annually by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, on April 21 to a standing-room-only audience at the Anderson School's Korn Convocation Hall.
Posted: 4/25/2011
Education & Outreach
- Calling all future diplomats!
UCLA International Institute offers new Model UN summer program for high school students
Posted: 4/23/2012 - UCLA recognized as a leader in US-China relations
Chancellor Gene Block accepts award from Committee of 100 on behalf of university
Posted: 4/23/2012 - Scholar examines media’s role in managing political conflict
Yael Warshel will speak about her work on April 17
Posted: 4/12/2012 - Award-winning author, satirist is coming to Dodd Hall
Sayed Kashua will speak about his work and share his views about life in Israel at UCLA on April 26
Posted: 4/9/2012 - Taking language to a new level
High School Summer Language Program offers new online alphabet modules for heritage language learners
Posted: 3/28/2012
Environment
- UCLA-Peking University symposium highlights scholars' collaborative research, innovations
Finding solutions to global problems propels international cooperation
Posted: 5/7/2012 - Conservation consternation: Prof studies Amazon's forest people
A inside look at the rainforest's quilombos
Posted: 4/13/2012 - Miyagi Earthquake Recovery and Tourism Seminar
The Miyagi Prefectural Government and the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai would like to extend an invitation to the members of the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai and the Japanese and Japanese American communities who supported Miyagi Prefecture in the aftermath of the earthquake disaster to the Miyagi Earthquake Recovery and Tourism Seminar.
Posted: 4/9/2012 - Pray for Japan Charity Screenings - today!
On March 11, 2011, Japan’s Tohoku coastal region was destroyed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed. The film, PRAY FOR JAPAN, takes place in the devastated region of Ishinomaki, Miyagi – the largest coastal city in Tohoku with a population of over 160,000 people. Filmmaker Stu Levy – an American living in Japan - filmed the tsunami aftermath during his trips to Tohoku as a volunteer and over a period of 6 weeks, captured over 50 hours of footage.
Posted: 3/14/2012 - Chemist helps Vietnamese university launch advanced chemistry research center
Professor Omar Yaghi, a proponent of global mentorship, has opened a research facility in Ho Chi Minh City to inspire young scientists.
Posted: 12/14/2011
Globalization
- UCLA-Peking University symposium highlights scholars' collaborative research, innovations
Finding solutions to global problems propels international cooperation
Posted: 5/7/2012 - UCLA recognized as a leader in US-China relations
Chancellor Gene Block accepts award from Committee of 100 on behalf of university
Posted: 4/23/2012 - Grad shares insight into how Olympic Games changed a nation
UCLA Center for Korean Studies and The Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowment for Contemporary Korean Studies launches new lecture series that aims to bring prominent speakers to campus to share their expertise on current issues of great interest to both Korean-Americans and non-Koreans.
Posted: 3/19/2012 - Leading Chinese captain of industry to speak at Korn Convocation Hall
Jiafu Wei lays out a "roadmap" for capitalizing on the golden opportunities of doing business in China and attracting investment from China to the West Coast, offering valuable insights into what makes business work in China and how the West can take advantage of the expanding markets and investment opportunities both there and in the U.S.
Posted: 2/16/2012 - South African education advocate visits UCLA to share experiences, explore partnerships
It’s important for Americans to think of Africa and South Africa as places to learn and grow, says university leader.
Posted: 2/8/2012
Health
- Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012 - Former supermodel screens debut documentary at UCLA
Maternal mortality is brought to light through film, upcoming talk
Posted: 5/10/2012 - UCLA-Peking University symposium highlights scholars' collaborative research, innovations
Finding solutions to global problems propels international cooperation
Posted: 5/7/2012 - 2012 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards go to three outstanding UCLA students
International development student Priscilla Mapelli among recipients
Posted: 5/3/2012 - South African education advocate visits UCLA to share experiences, explore partnerships
It’s important for Americans to think of Africa and South Africa as places to learn and grow, says university leader.
Posted: 2/8/2012
History & Society
- Vietnamese priest’s story will one day be told, thanks to UCLA professor
The story of Philiphe Binh is one that needs to be shared, says George Dutton
Posted: 5/7/2012 - Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural center
Center for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive
Posted: 3/27/2012 - Archaeologist investigates legend of mythical ruler of ancient Peru
Christopher Donnan’s revelations Naymlap and his findings at two sites are detailed in his new 268-page book “Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend.”
Posted: 3/13/2012 - When women’s situations improve, so do the situations of their countries, says advocate
UCLA revives annual International Women’s Day lecture
Posted: 3/8/2012 - Student documentary filmmaker receives fellowship to produce film in South Africa
Meja Shoba is a recipient of one of four 2011 Fulbright-mtvU awards
Posted: 3/7/2012
Politics & International Relations
- Osama bin Laden Was Not Caught Because of Torture but in Spite of It: Daily Beast Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow Matthew Alexander
Contrary to the claims by the man who ran the CIA’s torture program, attempts to find and kill Osama bin Laden were hindered by waterboarding and other torture techniques.
Posted: 5/8/2012 - NY Times Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark: Bosnia Still Needs Fixing
Posted: 5/4/2012 - Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye: Containing Iran - What Does it Mean?
Burkle Center Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye and Eric Lorber explain containment strategy and whether or not this is an effective policy towards Iran.
Posted: 3/23/2012 - UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
Bosco Ntaganda unexpectedly spotted in the town of Goma
Posted: 3/20/2012 - Why U.S. shouldn't rush to war in Syria: CNN Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark
The now-familiar pattern of the Arab Spring -- popular outcries for freedom provoking hideous repression -- seems to warrant military intervention to stop the slaughter in Syria. But first we need answers to some hard questions.
Posted: 3/8/2012
Security
- Osama bin Laden Was Not Caught Because of Torture but in Spite of It: Daily Beast Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow Matthew Alexander
Contrary to the claims by the man who ran the CIA’s torture program, attempts to find and kill Osama bin Laden were hindered by waterboarding and other torture techniques.
Posted: 5/8/2012 - Homeland Security chief speaks about challenges facing U.S., global cooperation
Janet Napolitano stops at UCLA to discuss national homeland security issues
Posted: 4/17/2012 - UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
Bosco Ntaganda unexpectedly spotted in the town of Goma
Posted: 3/20/2012 - Head of Homeland Security Set to Speak at UCLA
Janet Napolitano will give a public talk on April 16
Posted: 3/16/2012 - Why U.S. shouldn't rush to war in Syria: CNN Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark
The now-familiar pattern of the Arab Spring -- popular outcries for freedom provoking hideous repression -- seems to warrant military intervention to stop the slaughter in Syria. But first we need answers to some hard questions.
Posted: 3/8/2012
