In her first book for young readers, Teddi Chichester aims to inspire compassion for wildlife
“Wildlife Crossings of Hope” examines what happens when highways and other urban infrastructure confine animals to small patches of land.
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In memoriam: Paul D. Sheats, 92, whose love for the outdoors intertwined with Wordsworth scholarship
He was “universally regarded as one of the kindest, warmest and most thoughtful people in the history of the English department,” said department chair Saree Makdisi.
Ursula Heise honored by BBVA Foundation for global influence in environmental humanities
The director of UCLA’s Lab for Environmental Narrative Strategies was lauded for having “explored the varied shapes that environmental thought, narrative and activism take in different regions of the world.”
Examining the AI revolution through a humanistic lens
Will artificial intelligence make us happier, healthier, smarter? Or merely unemployed? It’s a reckoning 70 years in the making.
New book by Stephanie Balkwill explores women in power in 6th-century China
The book casts the life of Empress Dowager Ling amid a story of the reinvention of religious, ethnic and gender norms in a rapidly changing society.
Marissa López discusses erasure of L.A.’s Mexican history on Spectrum News 1
The UCLA professor said an app she created gives users a chance to think about the city’s Mexican heritage “on their own terms, in their own time.”
How digital humanities can enhance understanding of Holocaust testimonies
In his new book, Todd Presner argues that computational and data-driven methods can be key in preserving and analyzing survivors’ stories.
Tadashi Yanai gives $31 million to support hub for Japanese humanities research at UCLA
The majority of the funds will support Japan Past & Present, an initiative meant to transform Japanese humanities by promoting equitable access to research and teaching resources across the world.
柳井正氏、カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校（UCLA）における日本人文科学の研究拠点を支援するため、3,100万米ドルを寄付
柳井氏は、「UCLAをはじめ世界各地における日本人文科学研究を支援できることを誇りに思います。世界を形成する慣習や芸術形態を共有し、尊重することは、とても重要なことです。
Humanities Division welcomes 7 new faculty members for 2024-25
The subjects of their research span the globe, range from ancient times to the present day and even transcend species.