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    Utpal Sandesara brings new expertise, courses to global health program

    In his first year of teaching for the International Institute's global health minor, Sandesara created two new electives for the program.

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    Utpal Sandesara chose to become both a doctor and a medical anthropologist because, he said, “I could be close to people, learn their stories and write about them, and at the same time, actually serve those same people directly through clinical care. And then teach about both things put together.” (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)
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    New works by International Institute scholars span a range of disciplines

    New books by Stephanie Balkwill, Marjorie Elaine, Shaina Potts and David Kim arrive this fall.

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UCLA Fulbright awardees will soon depart for global destinations

Five recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges in locations such as Cambodia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Vietnam.

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International Institute fellowship fills crucial gap in dissertation research funding

The UCLA International Institute recently awarded 25 fellowships to defray the travel costs associated with dissertation fieldwork. Fellowship recipients — all UCLA doctoral candidates — will travel to 25 countries on four continents to conduct research this summer and, in a few cases, this fall.

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Lifelong anticolonial activist makes significant estate bequest to CNES

The Elaine and Mokhtar Mokhtefi Endowment at CNES will support fellowships and scholarships for students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who study the history and cultures of the region at UCLA.

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Creating the global university: How Gene Block built bridges from Westwood to the world

A tireless traveler, UCLA's outgoing chancellor has taken an in-person, hands-on approach to positioning the university as a major player on the international stage.

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Della Vida Conference explores Arabic language and identity in early Islamic period

The conference featured keynote addresses by the joint winners of the 2024 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Awards: historian Michael Cook and Islamic law professor and jurist Hossein Modarressi, both of Princeton University.

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The Promise of Cameroon

Two recently appointed co-directors of the UCLA Congo Basin Institute aim to map the rain forest system of the Congo River in partnership with African scientists, in keeping with the institute's long tradition of cultivating ongoing professional relationships with African researchers and their students.

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Global Development Lab hosts annual project showcase

At the annual UCLA Global Development Lab showcase, members gave detailed presentations on internships and the international and/or community projects they developed over the past year.

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Sep 23, 2024. Writing in Scientific American with co-author Deisy Del Real (USC), Cecilia Menjívar (UCLA sociology and Center for Study of International Migration) details how "a new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies... Read More
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Jun 26, 2024. Steve Zipperstein, a global studies lecturer at the International Institute, was awarded a 2024 Hertie School of Governance Teaching Award after teaching his first course at the private graduate school in Berlin this spring. Zipperstein also teaches regularly... Read More
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Jun18, 2024. The Foundation of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association has awarded UCLA professor Tejas Parasher (political science & International Institute) the 2024 Best First Book Award for his monograph, “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought”... Read More

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One Year After October 7 - Reflecting on Israel, Palestine, and the Region8Oct2024

Center for Middle East Development

One Year After October 7 - Reflecting on Israel, Palestine, and the Region

Join CMED for this timely and in-depth webinar as we mark the one-year anniversary of October 7th. Followed by audience...

Policy Design Using Nudge Theory: Focused on Case Studies8Oct2024

Center for Korean Studies

Policy Design Using Nudge Theory: Focused on Case Studies

Kwang Bin Bae, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Dongguk University-Seoul

Freedoms and Flashpoints: Elections Around the Globe in 20248Oct2024

UCLA International Institute

Freedoms and Flashpoints: Elections Around the Globe in 2024

A discussion with diverse regional experts about the many significant elections that have already or will soon take place in...

The Escalating Conflict Between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran: Why Now and What Comes Next?8Oct2024

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

The Escalating Conflict Between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran: Why Now and What Comes Next?

Join us on October 8th for an analysis of the escalating conflict between Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah and its potential...

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Finish Innovation Fund Sitra's Supervisory Board

DELEGATION 22 members Visit Date: 01/09/2024
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Supporting Integration And Human Rights Of Displaced Persons: A Project For Armenia

DELEGATION 7 members Visit Date: 02/20/2024
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Establishment Of A National Public Health Institute In Uzbekistan: A Project For Uzbekistan

DELEGATION 3 members Visit Date: 02/14/2024
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FOREIGN INSTIUTION The Benaki Museum, Athens UCLA COUNTERPART Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
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