Comparative lit class will be first in Humanities Division to use UCLA-developed AI system UCLA By: Sean Brenner 4 December 2024 at 23:20 The textbook for Zrinka Stahuljak’s winter 2025 course is generated by the Kudu platform.
In memoriam: Paul D. Sheats, 92, whose love for the outdoors intertwined with Wordsworth scholarship UCLA By: Sean Brenner 24 October 2024 at 21:12 He joined UCLA in 1966 as an assistant professor of English and in 1978, he became a full professor and English department chair.
Ursula Heise honored for global influence in environmental humanities UCLA By: Sean Brenner 24 October 2024 at 20:19 She received the Biophilia Award, which is presented annually by the BBVA Foundation and carries a prize of 100,000 euros.
Tadashi Yanai gives $31 million to support hub for Japanese humanities research at UCLA UCLA By: Sean Brenner 3 October 2024 at 07:01 The executive and philanthropist’s gift, which will support the Japan Past & Present initiative, is the largest in the history of the Humanities Division.
柳井正氏、カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校(UCLA)における日本人文科学の研究拠点を支援するため、3,100万米ドルを寄付 UCLA By: Sean Brenner (ショーン・ブレナー) 3 October 2024 at 07:00 UCLAの人文科学部への寄付として過去最高額。
Tadashi Yanai dona 31 millones de dólares para apoyar el centro de investigación de humanidades japonesas en UCLA UCLA By: Sean Brenner 2 October 2024 at 20:11 La donación es más grande jamás otorgada a UCLA Division of Humanities.
Paper by Vida Yao named one of the year’s best by Philosopher’s Annual UCLA By: Ashna Madni and Sean Brenner 16 September 2024 at 18:49 The article draws upon the experience of falling in love to rebut a premise about how people make choices in pursuit of fulfillment.
Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival UCLA By: Sean Brenner 22 August 2024 at 19:54 Live performances, which are free to the public, will take place at the UCLA Nimoy Theater from Sept. 12 to 17.
2 UCLA faculty members earn fellowships to conduct research at I Tatti UCLA By: Sean Brenner 22 May 2024 at 16:56 Raphaëlle Burns and Javier Patiño Loira will pursue research projects at Florence-based Harvard University center.
Film commissioned by UCLA professor earns spot at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes UCLA By: Sean Brenner 7 May 2024 at 16:00 The animated short was conceived and brought to fruition by Michael Emmerich, director of the Yanai Initiative.
Brian Copenhaver, professor of philosophy and history, receives UC award for emeriti faculty UCLA By: Sean Brenner 3 May 2024 at 22:25 He was recognized with the Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award for ‘extraordinary and wide-ranging’ scholarly output.
English professor Justin Torres receives 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship UCLA By: Sean Brenner 17 April 2024 at 18:35 He plans to use his grant to support the writing of his next novel, which considers the role of triadic relations in structuring life.
In memoriam: Diego Loukota, 38, specialist in Buddhism and ‘once-in-a-generation’ intellect UCLA By: Sean Brenner 3 April 2024 at 20:24 Even among other leading lights in his field, Loukota’s extraordinary talent for learning, understanding and analyzing languages stood out.
Report lays out a path for theaters’ sustainability in post-pandemic world UCLA By: Sean Brenner 1 April 2024 at 16:00 Could practices adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic point the way to new audiences and more reliable funding?
In memoriam: Richard Lehan, 93, authority on American naturalism and former English department chair UCLA By: Sean Brenner 15 March 2024 at 18:40 The professor emeritus, who was a member of UCLA’s faculty for more than half a century, authored at least 10 books.
Anahid Nersessian named poetry editor for Granta UCLA By: Sean Brenner 1 March 2024 at 21:02 The English professor hopes to bring diverse new voices to the pages of the prestigious literary journal.