UCLA launches nation’s first digital humanities department
The department’s teaching and research span the many ways technology and the humanities increasingly intersect.
Students
Ahmanson Scholarship Seminar students become curators for Clark Library exhibition
“No Place Like Home: 18th-Century London in an Age of Change” showcased letters and household objects drawn from the Clark’s collection.
The Bruin who landed the quad
Meet Ben Krut, the only member of the UCLA Class of 2026 who can call himself a quadruple major.
Ziyan Xie looks at machine vision through a humanist’s lens
The graduating senior taught an undergraduate seminar combining philosophy and video games.
High schoolers, community elders come together to explore artifacts from Vietnamese refugees
The event, organized by Kelly Nguyen, brought together Westminster High students, members of Orange County’s Little Saigon community and UCLA scholars.
Research with a chance of meatballs
Using resources from the Clark Library collection, fourth-year student Alfons Rosales prepared a tasty dish from a 300-year-old recipe.
New health humanities minor highlights the importance of human stories in health care
“If we want to help and heal others, we have to start with their stories,” says second-year student Cooper Steffensen.
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.
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.
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.”