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Prof. Stephen Acabado: rice terraces helped the Ifugao highlands of the Philippines resist Spanish colonization
Read the article in Archaeology magazine. Read more about Prof. Acabado here.
The BBC visits Ellen Sharp in Cerro Pelon, Mexico
The BBC Travel show was filming monarch butterflies in the Cerro Pelon Butterfly Reserve and talked to Anthropology alumna Ellen Sharp, PhD and her husband Joel Moreno Rojas, owners of JM Butterfly B&B.Watch the video here.
Prof. Jessica Cattelino interview: Gender and everyday water use in Los Angeles households
Watch the interview here. @ The Center for the Study of Women: How does gender impact the way people in Los Angeles use water—and can understanding the connections between gender and water use help us find new ways to conserve? CSW Associate Director Jessica Cattelino (PI) and CSW Director Rachel Lee (Co-PI) were recently awarded […]
Alumna Ashleigh Kaspszak talks about her studies at UCLA and her career in marketing and PR
Ashleigh Kaspszak, UCLA alumna and Director of Marketing and Public Relations for The New Mart in downtown Los Angeles: “I went to school at UCLA, I was the first of my family to go to college. I studied anthropology and philosophy so I was definitely reading all the time, and I still use that material today… […]
Kuensel newspaper: Anthropology professors found PhD program in Bhutan
Professors Akhil Gupta, Nancy Levine, and Sherry Ortner are collaborating with the Royal University of Bhutan to establish an Anthropology PhD program, financed by Wenner Gren. Their work made the front page of Bhutan’s national newspaper, Kuensel.Article PDF
UCLA Anthro graduate Miriam Gonzalez: a teacher and DACA recipient who helps ease the anxiety of undocumented students
One of our previous students, Miriam Gonzalez, was featured for her work in the classroom helping undocumented students through this scary time. https://edsource.org/2017/teachers-who-are-daca-recipients-help-ease-anxiety-of-undocumented-students/587183.Miriam was a participant in the What To Do After Graduation program where she met a Teach for America recruiter. Through that she was accepted into Teach for America and she’s now in […]