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Graduate student Renée Hagen quoted in NY Times
A new road will bring changes to isolated communities in the Philippines. Photo: Kemal Jufri for The New York Times
Aomar Boum explores the history and reality of Moroccan Jewish community
Associate Professor Aomar Boum speaks to the Daily Bruin.
Prof Susan Perry reveals how new behaviors appear and spread among capuchin monkeys
Read the feature at the UCLA Newsroom.
Anthro Alumna Karen Ito’s Gifts Honor Professor Robert B. Edgerton
Some people’s lives are so deeply rooted in a place, or a profession, that they become part of what defines it. A good example of this is the late Robert Edgerton and the UCLA Department of Anthropology. Robert completed a bachelor’s in anthropology at UCLA in 1956, and stayed on to earn a Ph.D. in […]
Alumna’s generous gift supports graduate student research travel
UCLA alumna Dorothy Jewell, who graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, has spent much of her life galloping around the globe. Now, she’s given $100,000 to establish an endowment in support of graduate student travel in the UCLA College’s Department of Anthropology. She hopes the Dorothy H. Jewell Graduate Student Travel Award Endowment […]
Ph.D. Hooding 2017
Congratulations our newly minted Ph.D.s Misa Dayson, Rachel Flamenbaum, Kathryn Hale, Jan David Hauck, Rayed Khedher, and Cassandra Markoe! Click here to see the photo gallery (though it only has 2 photos so far).
Brooke Scelza on NPR: Secrets Of Breast-Feeding From Global Moms In The Know
Check it out here.Photos: Jose Luis Trisan/Getty; Hadynyah/Getty; Sarah Wolfe Photography/Getty