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    Subsistence farming of enslaved Africans creates African foodways in the New World

    Using first-person European accounts of plantations, drawings, paintings and oral histories, geographer Judith Carney showed that the subsistence plots cultivated by enslaved people on plantations successfully brought African staples to the Americas.

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    Judtih Carney speaking at the Lennart Auditorium, UCLA Fowler Museum. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

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Winning the UC Berkeley Hong Yun Lee Book Award in Korean Studies

Professor Sixiang Wang in Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) won the 2024 UC Berkeley Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies.

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UCLA expands educational collaboration with The Netherlands

UCLA leaders recently signed an MOU with Erasmus University Rotterdam for a student exchange program on diversity, equity and inclusion, and also met with U.S. Embassy staff in The Hague.

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Study abroad in Japan

Five months of study in Japan has Heidi Tapia thinking of a future career working there.

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Freedoms and flashpoints: Elections impact more than national politics in 2024

Democracy — and the planet — are at stake in elections and governance around the world this year. A recent panel discussion explored the impact of elections in India, Amazonia, Mexico and the European Union.

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Global health minor continues to flourish

The popular global health minor of the UCLA International Institute brings together Bruins who major in the social sciences and humanities with life sciences and pre-med majors.

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UCLA International Institute begins academic year with new and familiar faces

New faculty and experienced hands have taken leadership positions at the institute this year, during which several faculty will be on leave.

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Global Indigeneity Conference

Stephen Acabado and staff of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies attended a conference in Ifugao, the Philippines this past summer that brought together Indigenous peoples from the region and scholars who study the region to address issues vital to Indigenous communities worldwide.

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Dec 3, 2024. Writing in a SAPIENS op-ed, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Director Stephen Acabado and co-authors argue for dispensing with the Eurocentric "three-age system" to categorize prehistory. Instead, he supports research that "emphasizes the ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples... Read More
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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... Read More
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Nov 4, 2024. Kal Raustiala, director of the Burkle Center for International Affairs and Promise Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law at UCLA, has received the Arthur Ross Silver Medal book award of the Council on Foreign Relations for his book,... Read More

Upcoming Events

Three Homelands: A Sergei Parajanov Retrospective23Nov2024

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Three Homelands: A Sergei Parajanov Retrospective

The UCLA Film & Television Archive and American Cinematheque present a comprehensive centennial retrospective of Parajanov's films.

Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Delhi5Dec2024

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Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Delhi

Professional Development Series for World History Teachers

A Comparison of the U.S. and South Korea5Dec2024

Center for Korean Studies

A Comparison of the U.S. and South Korea's Examination of Suspects

Seungwoo Kim Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutor's Office

Celebrating the Life of Ralph J. Shapiro 5Dec2024

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Celebrating the Life of Ralph J. Shapiro '53, J.D. '58

We hope you can join us for this special celebration and we also invite you to contribute your thoughts and...

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University Of Leicester President Visit

DELEGATION 5 members Visit Date: 10/30/2024
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