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In the Media: Susan D. Anderson ’75 Explores California’s Connection to Juneteenth in Los Angeles Times
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Susan D. Anderson ’75 explores California’s connection to Juneteenth, which marks the date in 1865 that the end of slavery was officially proclaimed.
Read MoreSummer Thyme ’06 Named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Summer Thyme ’06, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named to the 2021 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, which funds human health and disease research by early-career investigators.
Read MorePassion Projects: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students Earn Grants to Support Summer Projects
Each year, the Laspa Center for Leadership sponsors student projects with the We Act Grant program. The program supports self-designed projects that transform knowledge, passion, and ideas into action, demonstrate creative and effective problem-solving, establish community partnerships, and produce a positive impact.
Read MoreIn the Media: Nicholas Kacher Discusses Rising Summer Gasoline Prices on KVCR
Assistant Professor of Economics Nicholas Kacher discusses California’s rising summer gasoline prices on KVCR, an NPR affiliate radio station.
Read MoreSummer 2021 Community Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power and the value of face-to-face teaching, learning, and interaction, which has always been the hallmark of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s educational community. Hence, our goal is to reclaim the vibrant campus life we recognize and cherish as we work toward restoring 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ in-person academic, residential, and work environments.
Read MoreIn the Media: Stacey Wood and Tessa Solomon-Lane Explain the Neuroscience of Catfishing in Salon
Stacey Wood, professor of psychology and Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, and Tessa Solomon-Lane, professor of biology in the W.M. Keck Science Department, explain how catfishers exploit basic human neuroscience in Salon.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Honors Retiring Faculty
This spring, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú honors retiring faculty and thanks them for their years of teaching and service.
Read MoreAwards and Honors 2021
Awards to Seniors Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award Jamie Berkson – English Teaching Assistant Award in Spain Lucy Ordman – English Teaching Assistant Award in Brazil Olivia Truesdale – English […]
Read MoreIn the Media: Myriam J.A. Chancy Discusses New Novel in Publisher’s Weekly
Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities Myriam J.A. Chancy discusses her new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, in Publisher’s Weekly. The novel, which will debut on October 5, 2021, tells the story of the 2010 Haitian earthquake through 10 Haitian voices.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi
This fall, three new tenure-track faculty members joined 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. As part of our ongoing series on 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi to discuss her upcoming exhibitions, computational media, and Indigenous futures.
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