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UCLA Geographers Urge US to Narrow Search for bin Laden

Logic and principles of geography point to Parachinar, Pakistan, as a likely hideout and particularly to three structures there, according to a new study.
Posted: 2/17/2009

Why It's Wrong to Accuse China of Manipulating Its Currency

Calla Wiemer is a visiting scholar at the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, a research associate at the National University of Singapore East Asian Institute and a consultant to the Asian Development Bank. This op-ed was recently published in the Wall Street Journal Asia.
Posted: 2/10/2009

10 Questions for Robert Lemelson

In 1965-66, between 500,000 and 1 million Indonesians were slaughtered in one of the most horrific state-sponsored acts of modern times. Long denied by the Indonesian government, the little-known massacre is the subject of a chilling documentary film produced and directed by Robert Lemelson, a research anthropologist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
Posted: 2/6/2009

Bumpy Road Ahead for US-China Relations

Several speakers at a conference on U.S.-China relations, cosponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the Burkle Center, observed that economic interdependence underlies good diplomatic relations between the two powers and argued that new U.S. trade restrictions on China would be counterproductive.
Posted: 2/3/2009

Chinese Children's Art Troupe Visits Los Angeles

The Southern California portion of the tour was coordinated by the UCLA Confucius Institute and Star Education, a nonprofit organization.
Posted: 1/27/2009

60th Japan-America Student Conference

By Joshua Evan Schlachet
Posted: 1/23/2009

No One China in Africa

Miners' success in improving working conditions at a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia tells one story about Chinese economic influence on the continent. But it's too early to say what the country's investments in Africa add up to, says UCLA sociologist Ching Kwan Lee.
Posted: 1/23/2009

10 Questions for Vinay Lal

Going by the title of a witty and insightful book by Vinay Lal, associate professor of history, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and U.S. Surgeon General-designate Sanjay Gupta are among "The Other Indians," distinct in many ways not just from native Americans but also from India's 1 billion people. Lal's book was recently published by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press and HarperCollins (India). Here, he discusses the Indian community in the U.S. and geopolitical events in South Asia.
Posted: 1/22/2009

Confucian Wisdom Guides Scholar Through Turbulent Times

The campus community got a rare glimpse Jan. 12 into the life of a Chinese literary scholar who embarked on a voyage of self-discovery and rose to take on a powerful role at the highest levels of government.
Posted: 1/14/2009

Studying Abroad in Vietnam a Chance for Global Understanding

"I found studying abroad such a critical, life-changing experience that it needs to be mandatory," writes UCLA Daily Bruin columnist Nam-Giao Do.
Posted: 1/14/2009

Outgoing US Cultural Affairs Official Touts Social Networking Website

At a lecture cosponsored by the Burkle Center and student groups, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Goli Ameri introduces ExchangesConnect, a social networking website intended to bring a "new generation of digital natives" into conversation around the globe. Her bureau will also fund Indonesian dance performances on campus in spring.
Posted: 1/7/2009

An Architect for the Next Generation

As chair of UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design, internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Hitoshi Abe has launched educational initiatives including a Laboratory for Cross-Cultural Studies.
Posted: 1/5/2009

Developments in the Study of Buddhist Art

Art History experts gather at UCLA to offer new interpretations of Buddhist art.
Posted: 12/19/2008

Talk With the Taliban?

Two European-based anthropologists say that Afghans may be more inclined than some others to speak with enemies and to entertain views opposed to their own.
Posted: 12/10/2008

Shards

The late Roxanna Brown, who earned a UCLA doctorate in art history near the end of a creative scholarly career, found sweeping historical narratives in recovered Southeast Asian ceramics. Some of her unpublished works will be pieced together, but her vision can't be replaced, say three speakers at a UCLA symposium.
Posted: 12/8/2008

UCLA Signs Historic Memorandum with Pediatric Institution in Tokyo

Leaders from Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and Jikei University School of Medicine will collaborate to enhance research.
Posted: 12/5/2008

Researchers Fight the Stigma of HIV/AIDS

Faculty members at the UCLA Semel Institute are working with the Thai government to use innovative treatment models to battle the social and psychological side effects facing Thai families affected by the virus.
Posted: 12/1/2008

'Creating Places'

At the first "Asia in LA" program, architects, urban designers, and faculty members discuss the relationships between cosmopolitanism in a global city and particular locales.
Posted: 11/26/2008

Japan's Jazz Coffeeshops

Michael Molasky of the University of Minnesota discusses the surprising communities fostered by jazz coffeeshops in 20th-century Japan.
Posted: 11/20/2008

Engineers Without Borders Constructs a Better World

From Thailand to Guatemala, UCLA's EWB chapter goes the distance for philanthropy.
Posted: 11/19/2008

From China, Student Paper Looks at UCLA Brand

The UCLA Daily Bruin is publishing a series of stories and photo galleries today and Thursday by Bruin staffers on location in China, made possible under a scholarship fund. The editor also announces that the newspaper will follow UCLA research about sex workers in Thailand from that country.
Posted: 11/19/2008

UCLA Ranks 7th in US in International Students

The campus also sent the 11th largest U.S. contingent of students overseas in the latest year on record, according to the annual Open Doors report.
Posted: 11/17/2008

New Focus on Central Asia's Puzzles

Over the coming three years, the UCLA Asia Institute will continue to promote study of Central Asia, with the help of outside faculty and new funding from the International Institute. Last month on campus, international scholars engaged in a day-long discussion on the region's history, arts, and cultures.
Posted: 11/6/2008

South Kazakhstan Outbreak Led to Anti-HIV Programs

The Shymkent outbreak of 2006 affected more than 130 children but also energized Kazakh officials to implement programs for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
Posted: 10/28/2008

UCLA Receives Gift for Indonesian Studies

The $75,000 gift from Dr. Robert Lemelson, an anthropologist who also earned his doctorate at UCLA, will support graduate students, visiting scholars, and conferences.
Posted: 10/27/2008

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