Hannah Appel, an associate professor of global studies, international development studies (IDS) and anthropology, won one of six awards reserved for UCLA Senate faculty members, together with the Eby Award for the Art of Teaching. Arjun Krishna, a second-year doctoral student in the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, won one of five awards conferred on […]
KPFA’s “Hard Knock Radio” interviews Professor H. Samy Alim with Davey D about their new book, Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures (with Jeff Chang and Casey Wong; UC Press 2023). The show is two hours long, with two links for 3/29 and 3/30: Part 1. https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=398521 Part 2. https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=398523 In addition to the […]
Featuring Dr. Molly Fox in UCLA Health’s latest magazine Conflict On the Maternal-Fetal Front, researchers from multiple diverse fields are expanding our knowledge of the interaction between mother and developing fetus. You can read the latest article here: U-Magazine: Conflict On the Maternal-Fetal Front Previous publications from UCLA Health can also be found by following this […]
Professor Monica L. Smith released their new edited volume of The Power of Nature: Archaeology and Human-Environmental Dynamic, with Dr. Steven Ammerman, Dr. Katelyn Bishop, and Dr. Kanika Kalra contributing to the book. In recent interviews, Smith has spoke about how the past and sudden natural events can provide insight on current problems. UCLA and IOES has […]
UCLA’s official social media pages produced a short video of a historical tour of the Kinsey Collection for African American Art and History Professor Justin Dunnavant gave with the Kinsey family, where a group of students, staff, and faculty delve into the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, an invaluable community resource that sheds […]
Nat Geo Explorer and archaeologist Justin Dunnavant sits down with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah to discuss ancestral memory, creating new instruments, and stretch music—an expansion of jazz. This episode is part three of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief […]
Professor H. Samy Alim talks about his new book Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures, The UCLA Hip Hop Initiative, and the big Hop Hop 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Grammys with Tavis Smiley. Their book was highlighted throughout the interview, but was able to mention the work of two graduate students: Leroy F. […]
“Female monkeys with female friends live longer” written by Susan Perry and Kotrina Kajokaite was picked as the UCLA representative in the year’s-end UC publicity report. Read more here: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/12-incredible-uc-research-breakthroughs-2022
UCLA’s Aomar Boum has spent 22 years championing interfaith familiarity and amity “Dr. Boum has been the champion of bringing different people, particularly Jews and Muslims, together with a sense of mutual respect and also helping to keep alive the ancient history of Morocco’s Jews at UCLA,” said Em Habanim’s Rabbi Joshua Bittan. https://www.jns.org/l-a-jews-honor-muslim-scholar-of-moroccan-jewy/
Read the transcript here: https://campanthropology.org/
