New Haitian migration patterns end in displacement
Haitians have created new migration strategies to places such as Tijuana, Mexicali, Venezuela and Brazil that often put them at risk for deportation.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 READ MORE
CNES wins grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
National support for an innovative freshman course that is now being developed by a multidisciplinary faculty team at UCLA.
Monday, April 15, 2019 READ MORE
Shu-mei Shih named president-elect of ACLA
At the March 2019 annual meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association, Professor Shu-mei Shih was elected to association's Board of Directors as president-elect.
In memoriam: Stanley Wolpert
Revered for his contributions to literature and the history of South Asia, Wolpert (1927–2019) taught history at UCLA for six decades.
Friday, April 12, 2019 READ MORE
Acclaimed architectural historian Zeynep Çelik to organize May conference at UCLA
Architectural historian and curator Zeynep Çelik has been awarded the UCLA Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award in Islamic Studies. As part of the award, a conference will be convened on her scholarly interests and contributions to the field at the Center for Near Eastern Studies later this spring.
Monday, April 8, 2019 READ MORE
News media need to look to their own house in Trump era, says Bob Woodward
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward urged the news media to re-commit to foundational reporting at an annual lecture honoring the memory and legacy of fellow journalist Daniel Pearl.
Friday, April 5, 2019 READ MORE
Two UCLA scholars receive ACLS Fellowships
Andrea Goldman (history) and Ippolytos Kalofonos, M.D./M.P.H. (Geffen School of Medicine/ International Institute) were recently awarded 2019 ACLS Fellowships. Goldman is a member of the faculty advisory committee of the Center for Chinese Studies; Kalofonos teaches in the Institute's Global Health Program.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 READ MORE
PRI's Jason Cong wins award for collaborative paper
Jason Cong, professor of computer science and co-director of the PKU-UCLA Joint Research Institute, and his co-authors won the best paper award at the 27th international symposium of the Association for Computing Machinery/Special Interest Group on Design.
Friday, March 22, 2019 READ MORE
Offering a new look at Israel's external relations
Y&S Nazarian Center Postdoctoral Fellow Shaiel Ben-Ephraim looks at Israel in the global arena and plans on using insights from his research to inform his Spring course on modern Israel.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 READ MORE
Center for Korean Studies undergraduate fellowship
To foster interest and scholarship in Korean Studies, Center for Korean Studies is selecting two undergraduate students as CKS Undergraduate Fellows.
Monday, March 4, 2019 READ MORE