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UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies

Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip…
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The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot

UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl when the…
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People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic

UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report emphasizes importance…

Department of African American Studies launches ‘Celebrate Us’ speaker series with talk by Kyle T. Mays

At the close of Black History Month, the UCLA Department of African…
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UCLA audience hears insights about war from Ukrainian professor as rockets fall

The president of the Kyiv School of Economics joins discussion…
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A legacy of confronting injustice

UCLA Professor Terence Keel’s groundbreaking interdisciplinary…
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UCLA botanist Felipe Zapata brings Colombia’s biodiversity to Academy Award winner ‘Encanto’

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as…
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Yogita Goyal’s book about slavery honored with awards

Editor's note: UCLA Humanities interviewed Professor Goyal…
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Archaeologist Justin Dunnavant’s research in the spotlight

UCLA archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology…
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Six UCLA College faculty among 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Editor’s note: Congratulations to all of the UCLA scholars…