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Thiago Puglieri outside of the UCLA Fowler Museum
Community Engaged Scholarship, Faculty/Department, Gifts/Grants, News

Project co-led by Thiago Puglieri receives $330,000 Getty grant

UCLA art history professor, collaborators to train graduate students in community-engaged research.

Charles Rhodes speaking to ninth grade students in a Geffen Academy classroom
Graduate Students, News

Doctoral student Charles Rhodes gives Geffen Academy classes an inside look at Egyptology

The fourth-year Ph.D. student spoke about his own journey and highlighted the breadth of disciplines that make up the study of ancient Egypt.

Book on scanner bed, with illustration of bird on flowering tree branch
Faculty/Department, News, Research

Thousands of early modern Japanese books from UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco to be digitized in Yanai Initiative project

The archive will provide access to rare Japanese materials from the early 1600s through 1868 – including books, illustrated scrolls, lavishly drawn maps and medical texts.

Nicholas Fong Neuweg
News, Research, Students

His research on the legal system explores how small decisions shape the truth

Philosophy major Nicholas Fong Neuweg is learning how routine practices in the legal system can quietly manufacture certainty.

Amber West teaching her nonprofits and public engagement course
Awards and Honors, Community Engaged Scholarship, Faculty/Department, News

Amber West tapped for national program on community-engaged teaching

The Writing Programs lecturer is the first UCLA representative to take part in an initiative organized by Campus Compact.

Portraits of Ryan Schaller and Suong Thai
Graduate Students, News, Teaching

2 Humanities Ph.D. candidates chosen to develop, teach undergrad seminars

Ryan Schaller and Suong Thai were selected for the UCLA Teaching & Learning Center’s Collegium of University Teaching Fellows program.

Undergraduate Writing Center in Powell Library
News, Students

The Undergraduate Writing Center is here to help!

Peer advisers offer free one-on-one support on class papers, resumes, lab reports, personal statements and more.

Buddhist monks in tan robes walk down a street as bundled-up supporters line sidewalk
Faculty/Department, News

When walking becomes a message

Asian Languages and Cultures professor Stephanie Balkwill on how the Walk for Peace embodies Buddhist teachings.

Emma Montilla wearing graduation sash on Janss Steps
Alumni, Awards and Honors, News

Linguistics grad Emma Montilla among Bruins selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program

As an undergraduate, the applied linguistics major was deeply involved in research on language acquisition and cochlear implants.

Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi outdoors at UCLA
Graduate Students, News, Research

Law and Philosophy fellow considers the potential implications of AI in courtrooms

Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi writes about the risks of artificial intelligence coming to the fore in legal and governmental settings.

Richard Assaley and Glen Spiteri seated at table
Graduate Students, News

A connection forged by language

Maltese is spoken by only about 530,000 people worldwide, but it sparked a friendship between 2 UCLA grad students.

Shirley Cruz photo (left) with covers of the books Carmilla and Dracula
News, Research, Students

Shirley Cruz uncovers deeper meaning in vampire literature

The English major says she hopes her project “inspires others to continue exploring queer stories and gender with depth and care.”

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