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People need a platform of rights that cannot be taken away
Journalist, businesswoman and humanitarian Princess Basmah bint Saud spoke about her proposed "Fourth Way" at lecture sponsored by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development.
Posted: 4/23/2013
The post-Fukushima world: Interconnected and fragile
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, former Chairman of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (2011–2012), and Professor Hitoshi Abe, Director of the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, addressed different aspects of the post-Fukushima world in a symposium on March 22, 2013.
Posted: 3/27/2013
Moving Forward: Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake - Global Agenda in Post Fukushima & Reconstruction Efforts of Japanese Architects
"Fukushima Nuclear Accident awakened us." -- Come listen to Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa on March 22 as he gives his thought and experiences while acting as the Chair of the Independent Investigation Commission by the National Diet of Japan. Immediately following is a colloquium about the numerous reconstruction efforts of Japanese architects during the past two years.
Posted: 2/14/2013
Migrant Workers in the Middle East: Calling Awareness to Legalized Abuses of Human Rights
Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks on migrant worker abuse in the Middle East.
Posted: 10/24/2012
James Gelvin to Participate in Istanbul World Forum
Professor James Gelvin has been invited to the First Istanbul World Forum.
Posted: 10/10/2012
Around the world in 80 (or so) days
Collaborations, partnerships and perspectives enrich research, education, opportunities, says UCLA Asia Institute director
Posted: 6/29/2012
Urban Renewal and its Discontents: IBA 1984/87
A lecture by Esra Akcan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Posted: 5/21/2012
Rebellion and Repression on the Arabian Peninsula
Fred Lawson, Mills College
Posted: 5/14/2012
Rebellion and Repression on the Arabian Peninsula
Tariq Ali, editor, New Left Review
Posted: 5/14/2012
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
Designated Drivers: State Capitalism in China’s Auto Industry
G.E. Anderson’s in-depth look at industrial development in China’s auto industry reveals not only how China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s largest market for autos, but also political principles that have shaped China’s approach to industrial planning in general.
Posted: 4/16/2012
Manthia Diawara will provide an analysis of the films of Abderrhamane Sissako and Haroun Mahat Saleh
Manthia Diawara, NYU.
Posted: 3/26/2012
African Women in War Zones: A Feminist Perspective
Dr. Amina Mama, University of California, Davis
Posted: 3/22/2012
Azmari in Hollywood
A lecture by filmmaker Leelai Demoz
Posted: 3/22/2012
Expanding Horizons: Pumzi, Science Fiction and African Cinema
A Podcast by Jude G. Akudinobi, UC Santa Barbara.
Posted: 3/22/2012
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
Terasaki Center rings in the New Year with "New Visions of Japan"
UCLA's Center for Japanese Studies announces plans for 20th anniversary year
Posted: 1/24/2012
Chancellor plants seeds, nurtures strong ties in Asia
Gene Block visits China, Hong Kong and Japan to expand the university's relationship in the region and to share the UCLA story.
Posted: 12/13/2011
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 Lasting Legacy of the Great Game: ‘Pashtunistan’ Through Afghan Lenses
A talk by Amin Tarzi, Marine Corps University, Quantico. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Posted: 12/5/2011
Grad Student Interview: Janell Rothenberg
A video interview with Janell Rothenberg, PhD candidate in Anthropology
Posted: 11/28/2011
Afghan Historiography in the Twentieth Century
A talk by Senzil Nawid, University of Arizona. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Posted: 11/22/2011
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