Research

• Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
  College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences
  CTA is the major ground-based gamma-ray observatory planned for the next decade and beyond. CTA will consist of two large arrays of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, located at La Palma (Spain) in the north and at Paranal (Chile) in the south.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Andrea Ghez
  (Updated: Apr 06 2023)

• Latin American Criminal Justice Project
  School of Law
  The goal of this project is producing knowledge that can be used by researchers and policy-makers about how Latin American criminal justice systems are actually working.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Ingrid Eagly
  (Updated: Apr 26 2023)

• Andean Lab
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  The Andean Lab has conducted work in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes and currently has projects in the Cuzco area. Current lab projects include Central Coast Textile Dyes, Wari Ceramics, Inca Funerary Landscapes, Inca Vilca Consumption, Inca Women and Feather Art, and community development.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Stella Nair
  (Updated: Apr 28 2023)

• Rock Art Archive
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  The Archive possesses extensive private collections, donated in the interest of research and conservation. A partial history of the archive and of rock art studies is discernible in our extensive correspondence records, site reports, site records, and research reports.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Jo Anne Van Tilburg
  (Updated: May 03 2023)

• Memories of Resistance: A Digital Archive of Chile’s Graphic Resistance
  UCLA Library
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the cataloguing of the graphic design archive in The Tallersol Cultural Centre in Chile which includes posters, bulletins, postcards, leaflets, and pamphlets for human rights, political, social and cultural organizations.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Oct 23 2023)

• Curation and Digitization of the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara
  UCLA Library
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the digitization of Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara’s archive on the Aymara language and culture from the mid twentieth century to the present, collected in Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Digital capture would make these available to other scholars, especially local speakers.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Oct 26 2023)

• The Biobio Legacy: Mapuche-Pehuenche Organizing and Resistance
  UCLA Library
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the surveying and creation of an inventory of photographic and audio material as well as some original print documents and non-edited video materials from the local and national struggle against the construction of hydroelectric dams in Chile's historic Biobío river.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Nov 02 2023)

• Citizen Action for the Defense of Human Rights in Chile: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
  UCLA Library
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the digitization of four collections of materials from the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. These collections document the denunciation, protection, prosecution, and fight against the dictatorship in Chile as well as the effort to recover democracy.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Jul 19 2024)

Education/Training

• Archive of Healing
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  The project aims to provide an approach to wellness that democratizes knowledge about wellness and health. The data contained spans over 200 years, and draws from 7 continents, six university archives, 3,200 published sources, and both first and second-hand information from folkloric fieldnotes.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  David Shorter

Service

• Archive of Healing
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  The project aims to provide an approach to wellness that democratizes knowledge about wellness and health. The data contained spans over 200 years, and draws from 7 continents, six university archives, 3,200 published sources, and both first and second-hand information from folkloric fieldnotes.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  David Shorter

School of Law

• Latin American Criminal Justice Project
  Research
  The goal of this project is producing knowledge that can be used by researchers and policy-makers about how Latin American criminal justice systems are actually working.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Ingrid Eagly
  (Updated: Apr 26 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences

• Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
  Research|
  CTA is the major ground-based gamma-ray observatory planned for the next decade and beyond. CTA will consist of two large arrays of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, located at La Palma (Spain) in the north and at Paranal (Chile) in the south.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Andrea Ghez
  (Updated: Apr 06 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences

• Andean Lab
  Research
  The Andean Lab has conducted work in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes and currently has projects in the Cuzco area. Current lab projects include Central Coast Textile Dyes, Wari Ceramics, Inca Funerary Landscapes, Inca Vilca Consumption, Inca Women and Feather Art, and community development.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Stella Nair
  (Updated: Apr 28 2023)

• Rock Art Archive
  Research
  The Archive possesses extensive private collections, donated in the interest of research and conservation. A partial history of the archive and of rock art studies is discernible in our extensive correspondence records, site reports, site records, and research reports.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Jo Anne Van Tilburg
  (Updated: May 03 2023)

• Archive of Healing
  Education, Service
  The project aims to provide an approach to wellness that democratizes knowledge about wellness and health. The data contained spans over 200 years, and draws from 7 continents, six university archives, 3,200 published sources, and both first and second-hand information from folkloric fieldnotes.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			David Shorter
  (Updated: Sep 13 2023)

UCLA International Education Office

• Human Rights and Cultural Memory
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Rising from past military dictatorships, Argentina and Chile are models in social, political, and cultural reinvention. Observe, experience, and compare both countries as you travel from Buenos Aires to Santiago.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Danilo Bonilla
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• University of Chile
  EducationAbroadProgram
  As a student at the University of Chile, you'll have opportunities to explore and connect with all of Chile's cultural and ecological treasures. Study alongside Chilean students in Spanish in almost any subject or, for Business or Economics majors, take coursework in English.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Danilo Bonilla
  (Updated: May 23 2023)

• Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Students take courses in their major with Chilean students at Pontifical Catholic University, regarded as one of the best universities in South America. Students gain fluency in Spanish as they immerse in Chilean culture starting with a three-week language course and multiple themed excursions.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Danilo Bonilla
  (Updated: May 26 2023)

• Social-Ecological Sustainability in Chile
  EducationAbroadProgram
  On the forested shore of Lake Villarrica in Chile, investigate sustainable development and conservation. In the land of the indigenous Mapuche people, there is awe-inspiring beauty everywhere—and it demands preservation.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Kelly Zuniga
  (Updated: Aug 07 2023)

UCLA Library

• Memories of Resistance: A Digital Archive of Chile’s Graphic Resistance
  Research|
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the cataloguing of the graphic design archive in The Tallersol Cultural Centre in Chile which includes posters, bulletins, postcards, leaflets, and pamphlets for human rights, political, social and cultural organizations.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Oct 23 2023)

• Curation and Digitization of the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara
  Research|
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the digitization of Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara’s archive on the Aymara language and culture from the mid twentieth century to the present, collected in Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Digital capture would make these available to other scholars, especially local speakers.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Oct 26 2023)

• The Biobio Legacy: Mapuche-Pehuenche Organizing and Resistance
  Research|
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the surveying and creation of an inventory of photographic and audio material as well as some original print documents and non-edited video materials from the local and national struggle against the construction of hydroelectric dams in Chile's historic Biobío river.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Nov 02 2023)

• Citizen Action for the Defense of Human Rights in Chile: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
  Research|
  The Modern Endangered Archives Program of UCLA funds the digitization of four collections of materials from the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. These collections document the denunciation, protection, prosecution, and fight against the dictatorship in Chile as well as the effort to recover democracy.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rachel Deblinger
  (Updated: Jul 19 2024)