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A photo of professors Floridalma Boj Lopez, Leisy Abrego and Karina Alma..

We see you: New department name uplifts Central Americans

Adding “Central American” to the Chicana and Chicano…
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UCLA professor leads research on issues impacting vulnerable workers

“Los Angeles is the harbinger for the future. It’s a…

Shu-mei Shih named inaugural Edward W. Said Professorship in Comparative Literature

Humanities scholar Shu-mei Shih has been named the inaugural…
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If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught

If physical distancing measures in the United States are…

UC to lead group awarded $25M by NSF to launch quantum computing institute

The National Science Foundation today announced a five-year,…
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Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named dean of undergraduate education

Neuroscientist Adriana Galván will become UCLA’s next…
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Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences

Tracy Johnson, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental…
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PBS series on Asian Americans features work of UCLA filmmakers and scholars

n 1982, a young Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was…
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Psychology professor honored for pioneering work on ‘social cognition’

Shelley Taylor, distinguished research professor of psychology…