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Mariam Janvelyan and Benjamin Lewis outdoors on UCLA campus
Faculty/Department, News, Staff, Teaching

Four hands, two hearts, one mission

About 10 years ago, Mariam Janvelyan couldn’t get into UCLA’s already full American Sign Language course, despite a plea to Benjamin Lewis. Luckily, she made it into the class a year later.

Dana Cuff portrait
Events, Faculty/Department, News

Dana Cuff to deliver Faculty Research Lecture: Can ‘urban humanism’ reverse the housing crisis?

The professor of architecture and urban design hopes her March 7 lecture will demonstrate that small acts of research-based architecture can create powerful new forms of buildings and cities for all.

Portrait of Anahid Nersessian
Faculty/Department, News

English professor Anahid Nersessian named poetry editor for Granta

“I like poetry that’s unexpected, that doesn’t conform to what’s going on in the mainstream but that’s nonetheless clearly part of an important conversation or movement,” Nersessian said.

Illustration showing scales of justice, computer devices and data visualizations
Faculty/Department, News, Students, Teaching

In a world shaped by data, what happens to social justice?

A UCLA cluster course draws from the humanities and social sciences to encourage students to examine the impact of statistics and AI in a world that is increasingly being defined by datasets.

Portrait of Professor George Baker and cover of his book
Books, Faculty/Department, News

On the ‘Afterlife of Photography’: Q&A with art historian George Baker

In his new book, the UCLA professor investigates how a generation of women artists is invigorating photography in the age of digitization by returning to earlier, incomplete or unrealized moments.

Glowing rainbow pastel illustration of a human brain
Faculty/Department, News, Students

Department of Spanish and Portuguese scholars collaborate on project to translate neuroscience research

A partnership with the UCLA Brain Research Institute and an education nonprofit aims to make scientific studies more accessible to Spanish speakers.

Portrait of Uri McMillan
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Uri McMillan receives Warhol Foundation grant for book on influential 1970s artists

“The Seventies in Color” will focus on three New York City trendsetters: fashion designer Stephen Burrows, musician-actor-model Grace Jones and fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez.

Benshi performers and musicians on stage with black-and-white film
Events, Faculty/Department, News

‘Art of the Benshi’ tour will showcase century-old Japanese film tradition, April 5-26

Benshi performers — the term is derived from the phrase katsudō benshi, meaning “movie orator” — were the captivating narrators of Japan’s silent film era.

Oscar Wilde pictured two hours after his death
Events, Faculty/Department, News

Oscar Wilde’s final hours: Joseph Bristow to correct the record in lecture at Clark Library

The Clark is a fitting venue for the talk — the library is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of Wildeiana.

Portrait of Carribean Fragoza in a red top against a yellow background.
Alumni, Awards and Honors, News

Comp Lit alumna Carribean Fragoza earns prestigious creative writing award

The acclaimed writer recently earned the prestigious Whiting Award, which recognizes emerging talents with a $50,000 grant.

David Kunzle iin front of a mural
Faculty/Department, In Memoriam, News

In memoriam: David Kunzle, 87, a founder of comics scholarship with wide-ranging interests

David Kunzle, a UCLA professor emeritus who was widely recognized as one of the founders of contemporary comics scholarship, died Jan. 1 at the age of 87. The cause was amyloidosis. Kunzle’s scholarship was unusually wide-ranging, but perhaps his signature work was the multivolume “The History of the Comic Strip,” which first appeared in 1973 as “The Early Comic Strip,”…

Cybersecurity schematic on digital screen
Faculty/Department, Gifts/Grants, News

UCLA-led project receives $1.3 million NSF grant to connect creativity and innovation

UCLA researchers from the humanities, arts and engineering aim to foster stronger ties between America’s vibrant creative sector and those involved in pioneering scientific research, technology innovation and workforce evolution. Funded by a $1.3 million award from the National Science Foundation, the yearlong project will include a series of activities exploring how to connect regional strengths in culture and technology, foster U.S.…

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