Making STEM accessible through translation February 13, 2024 A UCLA-led project aims to increase the availability of Spanish-language neuroscience research.
Telling the Untold Stories January 18, 2024 UCLA alumna Carribean Fragoza wins the prestigious Whiting Award.
International Treasure: Book of Secrets January 18, 2024 How Bruins are shining new light on one of the world’s oldest and most mysterious publications.
In memoriam: Kirstie McClure, 72, brought interdisciplinary approach to study of political history January 4, 2024 McClure, a UCLA professor of political science, English and comparative literature, died Dec. 21, 2023.
Arushi Avachat selected as 2024 Marshall Scholar December 13, 2023 The UCLA senior’s first novel, “Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment,” is scheduled to be published in January.
Newly digitized Florentine Codex reveals Aztec culture, language October 26, 2023 UCLA scholars contributed to Getty project, which makes 16th-century Indigenous Mexican knowledge and culture available online.
Come on Barbie, let’s go party – Jane Austen-style! July 21, 2023 A UCLA doctoral student imagines how the giants of British literature might react to the world’s most famous doll.
Exploring the fraught nature of memory and comparison June 22, 2023 Professor Michael Rothberg, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, examines how people and societies recall traumatic historical events.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members April 20, 2023 Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships April 7, 2023 The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.
An Underappreciated Author Gets Her Due March 21, 2023 The age of streaming rediscovers the works of Octavia Butler.
A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself March 14, 2023 Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story.
Celebrate Pi Day with a slice of UCLA PIES March 14, 2023 In honor of 3/14, we spotlight the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies.
In memoriam: Herbert Morris, 94, landmark figure in law and philosophy December 16, 2022 Morris earned his bachelor’s degree at UCLA and went on to become a campus leader for seven decades.
Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen November 9, 2022 UCLA staff members recommend works for education and entertainment to celebrate throughout November.
Humanities for the 21st century: A conversation with incoming dean Alex Stern October 11, 2022 Stern, who will succeed longtime dean David Schaberg on Nov. 1, spoke with us about this new chapter for her and the division.
The Middle Ages, Reconsidered September 19, 2022 A reinvented UCLA journal casts new light on an old world.
Love Among the Ruins September 19, 2022 UCLA archaeologists Giorgio Buccellati and his wife, Marilyn, have traveled together on a 60-year journey that led them to the hidden treasures of a lost city in Syria.
$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies July 21, 2022 Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.
UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities April 14, 2022 Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan, begins the new post Nov. 1.
Happenings for April 2022 April 6, 2022 A Bruin guide to some of this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.
UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author March 15, 2022 The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.