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UCLA Law alumnus and legal scholar Khaled Beydoun discusses his work and heritage
Beydoun, who has written several books on Islamophobia, cites UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies program as pivotal in his development as an academic.

Tibetan Plateau soil temperatures are found to affect climate regionally, globally
Over the past 20 years, UCLA’s Yongkang Xue has been learning how land temperature and moisture influence major climate patterns.

Worldwide, those with ‘traditional’ values adhered more strictly to COVID precautions
New UCLA-led findings could help officials tailor health and safety policies to appeal to populations with a variety of social views.


The Miracle Worker
For more than 35 years, Dr. Gary Parker has lived and worked aboard a Mercy Ship, helping the world’s poorest disfigured people.


Marilyn Raphael brings us the cold facts about Antarctica and climate change
Environmental institute director spreads UCLA’s expertise from Southern California to the southern tip of the world.

Mapping the Iranian diaspora in America
Professor Kevan Harris will present his demographic findings at the Feb. 16–17 Iranian Diaspora in Global Perspective conference at UCLA.

Civil engineer Jonathan Stewart on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Read the UCLA professor’s responses to questions journalists have asked about the catastrophic event.

Aomar Boum: Cultivating scholarship and empathy in equal measure
The scholar, whose new works explore the history of the Holocaust in North Africa, will speak on campus Jan. 31.

The Bruin World Tour
No matter where you go around the globe, chances are there’s someone there who knows the eight-clap.

Popular strategies for reducing gasoline use aren’t getting a chance to work
A UCLA-led study finds that governments often change course after increasing gas taxes and reducing subsidies to producers.

L.A.-based consuls general discuss local approaches to global challenges at UCLA event
Diplomats from Australia, Egypt, France, Mexico and Romania spoke during an International Education Week event.

7 graduate students selected for Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, gives awardees the opportunity to study aspects of a society or societies.

Campus to celebrate International Education Week
From Nov. 7 to Nov. 10, units across UCLA will host events on global issues and opportunities for students.

New UCLA professor brings non-Western thought into political theory
Tejas Parasher, a comparative political theorist who joined the faculty this fall, teaches students how to question established paradigms.

Experts consider whether Russia could be charged with war crimes for Ukraine invasion
Scholars agree that, even with ample evidence, prosecution could be extremely challenging at best.

UCLA to convene guest scholars for in-depth discussions of Iran protests
Members of the campus community can examine the events in Iran and the world reaction with leading scholars from the U.S. and Europe.

No recession, but U.S., California economies continue to slow
Inflation, rising interest rates and declining real wages are among the factors limiting growth, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast.


Love Among the Ruins
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.

To the Rescue
Since 2017, the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award has honored those who are bringing bold ideas and energy in the fight to save the planet.

Silvia Forni named director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA
Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

UCLA Library to expand global preservation work thanks to largest grant in its history
$13 million from Arcadia will bolster the Modern Endangered Archives Program.