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Chancellor Gene Block: A promising year ahead of us
Welcome to 2012–13 at UCLA!
Posted: 9/27/2012
Welcoming PKU Summer Students to UCLA, August 2012
On Friday, August 31, JRI hosted a welcome lunch for eleven undergraduate students from PKU.
Posted: 9/24/2012
UCLA scholars bring Korean Buddhist works to English-speaking world
The field of Korean Buddhism, which has a nearly 1,700-year history, has opened up to Western scholars and students with the release of the first comprehensive collection of Korean Buddhist works to be published in any European language.
Posted: 9/11/2012
How to tackle Iran: CNN Op-Ed by Burkle Center 2011-12 Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Instead of committing the United States to take military action against Iran, a better option would be convincing more Israeli leaders and people that a military attack is still a bad idea if the goal is to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Posted: 9/6/2012
New book Sources of Vietnamese Tradition is co-edited by George Dutton
George E. Dutton, Vice Chair and Associate Professor of the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, is co-editor of a new volume, Sources of Vietnamese Tradition, along with Jayne S. Werner of Columbia University and John K. Whitmore of the University of Michigan.
Posted: 9/6/2012
Marine biology researchers adapt Billy Joel hit to explain their work
In Billy Joel’s “For the Longest Time,” a once-burned narrator sings about the woman who taught him how to love again. Somehow, a group of UCLA student researchers skillfully managed to turn these “love” lyrics inside out to reflect their own passion — for evolutionary biology and marine biodiversity.
Posted: 9/5/2012
Cancelled - Rwandan President Paul Kagame to speak at UCLA
Due to unexpected last minute changes on the United Nations General Assembly program, President Paul Kagame regrets that he is unable to visit UCLA on September 28, 2012, and deliver his planned lecture. His visit to UCLA may take place at a future date, though no further details are available at this point.
Posted: 8/30/2012
Renowned Indian social and political activists to visit UCLA
Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey to discuss "The Idea of India" on Sept. 22
Posted: 8/30/2012
ASC director releases two new books, raises profile of life and literature in Mauritius
With a land mass only about 1.5 times that of Los Angeles, this island nation packs a real punch when it comes to the creation of art, literature, music and culture, says Professor Françoise Lionnet
Posted: 8/24/2012
How to arrest Julian Assange without violating international law: op-ed by Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon
British authorities forcefully entering the Embassy of Ecuador in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge would not only be illegal but also set a frightening precedent, putting embassies around the world at risk. Thankfully, Britain has other options.
Posted: 8/23/2012
UC finalizes study abroad agreement with top Israeli university
UCLA's Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is now working to secure scholarship support for students to spend a semester at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev beginning in fall 2013.
Posted: 8/20/2012
UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures End-Of-The-Year Reception and The Fairy-Tales Night, 2012
UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Royce 314
Posted: 8/17/2012
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses Julian Assange's asylum with The New Republic
Breaking the international agreement of the Vienna Convention could have implications that reach beyond London and Assange.
Posted: 8/16/2012
Curbing tobacco use by growing less
UCLA researcher initiates successful crop substitution project in tobacco-rich China
Posted: 8/13/2012
Terasaki Center lands $450,000 in funding from Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation, an organization that specializes in international cultural exchange in Japan, has announced $450,000 in funding to support UCLA's Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies’ teaching, research and outreach efforts.
Posted: 8/10/2012
“The Right Way to Help Syria's Rebels”: Los Angeles Times op-ed co-authored by 2011-12 Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
The United States can support the insurgents without providing arms.
Posted: 8/9/2012
UCLA scientist predicts Canada will become a global power as a result of climate change
Department of Geography Professor Laurence's Smith book "The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future" examines how global warming will effect Canada and other parts of the world.
Posted: 8/3/2012
'In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art' opens at Fowler Museum Sept. 16
An exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Sept. 16 through Jan. 20, 2013
Posted: 8/2/2012
UCLA receives Mellon Foundation grant to support area studies, language classes
Posted: 8/2/2012
Culture and mental health in Indonesia are featured in documentary film series
Professor Robert Lemelson highlighted in Tempo magazine
Posted: 8/1/2012
UCLA grad returns to share experience on the ground in Afghanistan
After four years with the U.S. Foreign Service, Erin Rattazzi, BA '02, advises students to take advantage of every possible opportunity to learn more about the world and their place in it.
Posted: 7/27/2012
Turning over a new maple leaf
Canadian Studies at UCLA moves to the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Posted: 7/26/2012
UCLA participates in international American literature conference in China
Contemporary American literature extends well beyond the white, male-dominated field of yesteryear.
Posted: 7/18/2012
A Beautiful Mind
Teofilo Ruiz wastes no time grabbing his students' rapt attention. The acclaimed UCLA historian has been known to enter a medieval history class on the first day, sign his name on the board as "Stephen Dedalus" and initiate a lecture on James Joyce's Ulysses.
Posted: 7/9/2012
Around the world in 80 (or so) days
Collaborations, partnerships and perspectives enrich research, education, opportunities, says UCLA Asia Institute director
Posted: 6/29/2012
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