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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Events, Faculty/Department, News, Students

UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for series of original films imagining L.A. in 2050

“Grand Theft Eco,” a series of three short films, was created by a team led by professors Ursula Heise and Danny Snelson.

Outdoor portrait of Diana Khoi Nguyen
Alumni, Events, News

5 questions for Diana Khoi Nguyen: Poetry at the intersection of the personal and the political

As the English Department’s author in residence, the UCLA alumna is teaching an undergraduate poetry workshop.

Still from the animated short film Extremely Short
Faculty/Department, News

Film commissioned by Michael Emmerich earns spot at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes

An animated short conceived by the UCLA professor will be screened at the prestigious festival.

Portrait of Brian Copenhaver outdoors
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Brian Copenhaver, professor of philosophy and history, receives UC award for emeriti faculty

The prize recognizes outstanding scholarly work or educational service by emeriti faculty in the humanities and social sciences.

Tyler Jarvis on the set of Jeopardy!
Graduate Students, News

NELC Ph.D. student Tyler Jarvis appears on ‘Jeopardy!’

The scholar of early Jewish community and the Hebrew bible said it was “surreal” being on the set of one of his favorite TV shows.

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