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Finding purpose through interdisciplinary learning

International development studies senior Clara Prideaux (UCLA 25) grew up in Manila and arrived in Westwood to study statistics, only to find that the interdisciplinary nature of international development studies better suited her intellectual interests.

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Winners of the 2025 IDS Activist Award connect education to activism

The Activist Award of the International Development Studies Program is conferred annually on one or two seniors for outstanding commitment to making a difference on issues significant to international development through activism, service and leadership.

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A UCLA senior's path to community-driven change

Senior Joaquin Garcia (UCLA 25) reflects on his journey from a small ski town to the nation's top public university, where he found his academic calling, honed his passion for advocacy and laid the groundwork for a future in law and public service.

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Forging a sociology of liberation

At a recent Center for European and Russian Studies, Amín Pérez detailed how Pierre Bourdieu and Abdelmalek Sayad forged a politically committed sociology during the Algerian War of Independence.

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Annual GDL event includes review of past year's activities, plus Project Incubator showcase

At a recent evening event hosted by the UCLA Global Development Lab, student members gave presentations about the lab's educational workshops, on-site internships and the community projects developed by Project Incubator participants over the past year.

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Asia Pacific Center hosts conference on “MIT (Made-in-Taiwan), Redux: New Approaches to Material and Technological Cultures in Taiwan"

This year's conference on "MIT (Made-in-Taiwan), Redux: New Approaches to Material and Technological Cultures in Taiwan" is presented as part of the UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, a partnership of UCLA and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) that aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies.

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Local partnerships, global impacts: Lessons from community-engaged research

At a recent International Institute event, speakers discussed how community-engaged research and volunteer projects have taught them to listen to and work with residents who are already addressing local needs. Such engagement can expand on-the-ground contributions to public policy and strengthen global solidarity.

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Visions of environmental justice in Colombia

At a recent Latin American Institute event, UC Irvine professor Alexander Huezo described how Afro-Colombian communities on Colombia's Pacific coast experience and resist environmental violence.

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The link between the U.S. dollar and an emergent carbon cleavage in American politics

U.S. tariff policies, a rapid shift to green energy in Asia and policies that promote a carbon-dominant economy in the U.S. are likely end the dollar's status as the dominant trade financing vehicle and preferred global savings asset, said Mark Blyth at the Burkle Center.

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Ann Kerr receives honorary doctorate from University of San Francisco

Ann Kerr, coordinator of the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Enrichment Program at UCLA, received an honorary doctorate from USF and delivered the commencement address to graduate students of its College of Arts and Sciences on May 16, 2025.

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Global health researcher and advocate
Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul to speak at International Institute commencement

A Harvard-trained health economist, Dr. Knaul has been engaged in public health research, social development and advocacy throughout her career in positions with governments, nonprofit organizations and universities.

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Culture as lived practice, culture as place

Art historian Bridget Tracy Tan and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts are redefining Southeast Asian arts and arts education through practice-based research and cultural memory.

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Aomar Boum inducted into the National Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco

Boum, Maurice Amado Professor of Sephardic Studies at UCLA and incoming interim director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies (2025–26), attended the April 2025 ceremony in Rabat, Morocco, with two UCLA colleagues.

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A UCLA senior's quest for global justice

International development studies major Grace Harris (UCLA 2025) reflects on a transformative UCLA experience defined by grassroots activism, rigorous research and a deep commitment to genocide prevention and justice.

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Image for Jason Cong receives major computing award
April 11, 2025. Jason Cong, distinguished professor of computer science at UCLA and director of the PKU-UCLA Students & Scholars Program, has received the 2024 Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award. The honor is bestowed by the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. Read More
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Mar 19, 2025. Speaking to "InquirerPlus" about the late ethnoarchaeologist William Longacare, UCLA anthropologist Stephen Acabado said, “His findings challenged traditional archaeological assumptions and provided a more nuanced way to interpret ceramics in excavations worldwide,” showing “that pottery style and form were shaped by social connections rather than rigid ethnic identities.”

Acabado is the director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, or CSEAS. Commenting on an earthenware pot collection of Longacre that... Read More
Image for Jason Cong wins 2024 Phil Kaufman Award
Nov 22, 2024. Three decades of research by Jason Kong, distinguished professor of computer science and director of the UCLA-PKU Students & Scholars Program, led to the award. Presented annually by the Electronic System Design Alliance — part of the global semiconductor industry association SEMI — and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Council on Electronic Design Automation, the award is regarded as the highest honor in the field of electronic system design. (Photo:... Read More

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