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Cancelled - Rwandan President Paul Kagame to speak at UCLA
Due to unexpected last minute changes on the United Nations General Assembly program, President Paul Kagame regrets that he is unable to visit UCLA on September 28, 2012, and deliver his planned lecture. His visit to UCLA may take place at a future date, though no further details are available at this point.
Posted: 8/30/2012
Renowned Indian social and political activists to visit UCLA
Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey to discuss "The Idea of India" on Sept. 22
Posted: 8/30/2012
ASC director releases two new books, raises profile of life and literature in Mauritius
With a land mass only about 1.5 times that of Los Angeles, this island nation packs a real punch when it comes to the creation of art, literature, music and culture, says Professor Françoise Lionnet
Posted: 8/24/2012
How to arrest Julian Assange without violating international law: op-ed by Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon
British authorities forcefully entering the Embassy of Ecuador in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge would not only be illegal but also set a frightening precedent, putting embassies around the world at risk. Thankfully, Britain has other options.
Posted: 8/23/2012
UC finalizes study abroad agreement with top Israeli university
UCLA's Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is now working to secure scholarship support for students to spend a semester at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev beginning in fall 2013.
Posted: 8/20/2012
UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures End-Of-The-Year Reception and The Fairy-Tales Night, 2012
UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Royce 314
Posted: 8/17/2012
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses Julian Assange's asylum with The New Republic
Breaking the international agreement of the Vienna Convention could have implications that reach beyond London and Assange.
Posted: 8/16/2012
Curbing tobacco use by growing less
UCLA researcher initiates successful crop substitution project in tobacco-rich China
Posted: 8/13/2012
Terasaki Center lands $450,000 in funding from Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation, an organization that specializes in international cultural exchange in Japan, has announced $450,000 in funding to support UCLA's Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies’ teaching, research and outreach efforts.
Posted: 8/10/2012
“The Right Way to Help Syria's Rebels”: Los Angeles Times op-ed co-authored by 2011-12 Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
The United States can support the insurgents without providing arms.
Posted: 8/9/2012
UCLA scientist predicts Canada will become a global power as a result of climate change
Department of Geography Professor Laurence's Smith book "The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future" examines how global warming will effect Canada and other parts of the world.
Posted: 8/3/2012
'In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art' opens at Fowler Museum Sept. 16
An exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Sept. 16 through Jan. 20, 2013
Posted: 8/2/2012
UCLA receives Mellon Foundation grant to support area studies, language classes
Posted: 8/2/2012
Culture and mental health in Indonesia are featured in documentary film series
Professor Robert Lemelson highlighted in Tempo magazine
Posted: 8/1/2012
UCLA grad returns to share experience on the ground in Afghanistan
After four years with the U.S. Foreign Service, Erin Rattazzi, BA '02, advises students to take advantage of every possible opportunity to learn more about the world and their place in it.
Posted: 7/27/2012
Turning over a new maple leaf
Canadian Studies at UCLA moves to the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Posted: 7/26/2012
UCLA participates in international American literature conference in China
Contemporary American literature extends well beyond the white, male-dominated field of yesteryear.
Posted: 7/18/2012
A Beautiful Mind
Teofilo Ruiz wastes no time grabbing his students' rapt attention. The acclaimed UCLA historian has been known to enter a medieval history class on the first day, sign his name on the board as "Stephen Dedalus" and initiate a lecture on James Joyce's Ulysses.
Posted: 7/9/2012
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
Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye lends expertise to The Atlantic's "Iran War Dial" project
There's a 37 percent chance that the United States or Israel will strike Iran in the next year, according to The Atlantic's Iran War Dial.
Posted: 6/25/2012
Making Sense of It All: Understandings of War in Japanese Film, 1945-1974
Erik Ropers completed his PhD in history from the University of Melbourne and was recently appointed assistant professor of modern Japanese history at Towson University.
Posted: 6/21/2012
Three-time UCLA grad returns to address class of 2012
Former U.S. Ambassador Craig Kelly shares wisdom, insight with new grads
Posted: 6/18/2012
Walking the walk, talking the talk
UCLA Center for World Languages director is a leader in heritage-language teaching and learning
Posted: 6/18/2012
Dr. Paul Terasaki awarded UCLA Medal at Commencement
On Friday, June 15, 2012, Chancellor Gene Block presented the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor, to UCLA alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Surgery Paul Terasaki, a pioneer in organ-transplant medicine who was the first to devise a method to perform “tissue typing,” which assesses the compatibility of organ donors and recipients.
Posted: 6/15/2012
Historian's hard work translates into gold
Kevin Terraciano, professor of history and acting director of UCLA’s Latin American Institute, is the 2012 winner of the Gold Shield Faculty Prize.
Posted: 6/15/2012
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