The Great AI Novel?
We challenged ChatGPT to write narratives about UCLA in the style of two iconic 20th-century authors. Here’s what it came up with.
humanities
Results
Queer as Folklore
How Justin Torres leaned into his own history of emotional pain and trauma to craft a stunning novel that won the National Book Award.
Tadashi Yanai gives $31 million to support hub for Japanese humanities research at UCLA
The executive and philanthropist’s gift, which will support the Japan Past & Present initiative, is the largest in the history of the Humanities Division.
Tadashi Yanai dona 31 millones de dólares para apoyar el centro de investigación de humanidades japonesas en UCLA
La donación es más grande jamás otorgada a UCLA Division of Humanities.
Paper by Vida Yao named one of the year’s best by Philosopher’s Annual
The article draws upon the experience of falling in love to rebut a premise about how people make choices in pursuit of fulfillment.
Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival
Live performances, which are free to the public, will take place at the UCLA Nimoy Theater from Sept. 12 to 17.
Professor David Kim receives 2024 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.
UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for films imagining L.A. in 2050
“Grand Theft Eco” considers the city’s environmental future, along with economic and social justice issues.
Excavating women’s history from the archives
By transcribing a once-forgotten scientist’s writings, a UCLA doctoral candidate is teaching students about female representation in STEM.
English professor Justin Torres receives 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship
He plans to use his grant to support the writing of his next novel, which considers the role of triadic relations in structuring life.
In memoriam: Diego Loukota, 38, specialist in Buddhism and ‘once-in-a-generation’ intellect
Even among other leading lights in his field, Loukota’s extraordinary talent for learning, understanding and analyzing languages stood out.
Making STEM accessible through translation
A UCLA-led project aims to increase the availability of Spanish-language neuroscience research.
International Treasure: Book of Secrets
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
McClure, a UCLA professor of political science, English and comparative literature, died Dec. 21, 2023.
Arushi Avachat selected as 2024 Marshall Scholar
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
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!
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
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
Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.