Academics (page 10)
In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Pension Poaching Scams with Bloomberg
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed the recent uptick in pension poaching scams with Bloomberg. The scams target elderly US veterans and their families, manipulating victims into signing away a portion of their pensions to false care coordination businesses.
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In the Media: Suchi Branfman Discusses Choreographic Work on Match Volume and in Dancer Citizen
Dance faculty Suchi Branfman discussed her choreographic work, including her Dancing Through Prison Walls project, on the podcast聽Match Volume, hosted by Steven Vargas. Branfman’s project is based on her five-year […]
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In the Media: In Wall Street Journal, Stacey Wood Discusses Online Scams Targeted at Young People
In the Wall Street Journal, Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed online get-rich-quick scams that are targeted at young people. As the prominence […]
Read MoreIn the Media: Los Angeles Times Features Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls in List of Weekend Event Highlights
The Los Angeles Times highlighted聽dance faculty Suchi Branfman’s Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls in its list of upcoming weekend events.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Highlights Phone Scams that Target Psychologists in Psychology Today
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, explored phone scams that target psychologists in Psychology Today. “Scammers induce an emotional reaction, often fear, from victims,” Wood writes.
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In the Media: NBC News Discusses History of LA Chinatown Massacre with Hao Huang
NBC News spoke to Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre, which occurred on October 24.
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In the Media: Hao Huang Discusses 150th Anniversary of Chinatown Massacre with KPCC’s AirTalk
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, spoke with KPCC’s AirTalk about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre and his podcast, Blood on Gold Mountain, which explores the massacre through storytelling.
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In the Media: Hao Huang Discusses LA Chinatown Massacre with KCRW and KPCC, Commemorative Event Highlighted in Daily Bulletin
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, spoke with KCRW about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre, one of the worst instances of racial violence in California history. “This isn’t just an Asian American history, this is an American history,” Huang said.
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In the Media: Myriam J.A. Chancy Discusses Caribbean Literature in Electric Literature, Literary Hub
Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, recommended nine books “about love, loss, and longing,” with Caribbean settings in Electric Literature. She also spoke to Literary Hub.
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In the Media: NPR Interviews Myriam J.A. Chancy about New Novel
Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, spoke with NPR’s “Weekend Edition” about her new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, which focuses on the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. “I was saved the pain of absence,” Chancy said, discussing one character’s survivor’s guilt.
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