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Marissa López portrait
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Marissa López receives Chancellor’s Arts Initiative grant, curates exhibition on L.A.’s past

The professor of English and of Chicana/o and Central American studies is co-leading an effort to create a new “living archive” of Latinx sounds for Los Angeles.

Portrait of Teo Ruiz
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Teo Ruiz among 4 winners of Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award for 2023–24

Ruiz, one of the foremost medieval historians, was honored for his exceptional scholarly activity since his retirement in 2019.

Jocelyn Granados, left, and Lilianna Rodriguez in a podcast studio at UCLA
News, Students, Teaching

For these first-year students, writings from the past shed light on issues around today’s AI revolution

A cluster course seminar led by doctoral candidate Jason Araújo provoked discussions on the nature of rapidly changing technology.

Portrait of Igor Pilshchikov in his office
Faculty/Department, News

Not just word-for-word: Igor Pilshchikov on the nuances and challenges of translation

The chair of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures explains why translation is as much art as it is science.

Portraits of Emma Horio (left), Kaitlyn Coons (top right) and Isabella Durgin (bottom right)
Awards and Honors, News, Students

3 Humanities students win UCLA Library awards for undergraduate research

Kaitlyn Coons, Emma Horio and Isabella Durgin are among the honorees for 2024.

Portrait of Mario Peng Lee with building and computer screens in background
News, Students

Mario Peng Lee seeks to improve lives through technology

As a student in UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, he studied how to apply AI and machine learning to natural language processing and understanding.

Portrait of Harry Li against a beige background
Graduate Students, News, Students

With B.A. and M.A. – and having led a UCLA course – Harry Li launches his teaching career

Through the Undergraduate Student Initiated Education program, he designed and taught a course on Mandopop for fellow UCLA students.

Portrait of Ananda Lima with additional reflected portraits
Alumni, Books, News

Linguistics alumna Ananda Lima on her fiction debut, ‘Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil’

Lima, who earned a master’s degree in 2008, still sometimes laughs when she says the title of her new book aloud.

David Kim portrait outdoors on UCLA campus
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Professor David Kim receives 2024 Gold Shield Faculty Prize

He was honored in part for his ability to merge cultures, languages and religions. The award recognizes mid-career faculty for exceptional contributions to teaching.

Portrait of Kaitlyn Coons in front of Royce Hall
News, Students

For classics and history major Kaitlyn Coons, graduation isn’t the end of the UCLA journey

After graduating with two majors and two minors, she will begin a postbaccalaureate in the classics department this fall.

Raphaëlle Burns and Javier Patiño Loira
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Raphaëlle Burns and Javier Patiño Loira earn fellowships to conduct research at I Tatti

The professors will pursue projects at the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy.

Participants in UC global languages meeting
Events, News

UCLA Humanities hosts UC-wide meeting on global languages

Deans, associate deans and faculty members from eight campuses came together for a working session convened by Dean Alexandra Minna Stern.

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