Marjorie Goodwin receives honorary doctorate at Uppsala University
Professor Marjorie Harness Goodwin has received an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Uppsala University.
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Daniel Fessler Publishes On Human Threat Perception
Research conducted by Associate Professor Daniel Fessler and postdoctoral fellow Colin Holbrook provides new insight into how humans gauge the threat of potential adversaries. Read the article at the UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Elinor Ochs Publishes Invited Op-Ed In The Guardian
Professor Elinor Ochs’ October 15 Op-Ed article in The Guardian titled “American parents seem to no longer believe kids should do chores” highlights the UCLA Sloan study of Los Angeles […]
Prof. Robert Lemelson’s “Standing On The Edge Of A Thorn” Film Screening In Culver City March 26
“Standing on the Edge of a Thorn” will be screened at the DeMille Theater Culver Studios on Tuesday, March 26. Director Robert Lemelson, producer Alessandra Pasquino, and organizer and human trafficking survivor Ima […]
Anthropology Alumna Christine Ho Receives The 2013 Social Justice Award
Christine Ho was honored by the School of Human and Organization Development at Fielding Graduate University with the 2013 Social Justice Award, which she received for introducing new curriculum to […]
The Department of Anthropology announces two open subfield tenure track positions
Over the next one to two years the Department of Anthropology is seeking to hire two anthropologists for tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level who will contribute […]
Prof. Emeritus Jaques Maquet Passes Away At 93
Professor Jacques Maquet, who was chair of the department, passed away January 18th. He’d developed pneumonia following the flu, and required hospice care beginning Monday of this week. He’d been […]
UCTV creates three part documentary about CELF’s Life at Home book
UCTV has created a three part documentary series about the Center for the Everyday Lives of Families study and accompanying book. Professors Elinor Ochs, Jeanne Arnold, and Anthony Graesch. To watch go […]
LAPD Chief Praises Prof. Jeffrey Brantinghams’s Predictive Policing Research
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck praised UCLA predictive policing research for its ability to reduce crime Thursday on AirTalk on KPCC 89.3 FM. This research is conducted by a […]
Prof. Monica Smith appointed to the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration
Professor Monica Smith has been appointed to the Committee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society. The committee evaluates grant proposals and makes funding allocations across all of the disciplines […]
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