Faculty (page 21)
In the Media: NPR Interviews Associate Professor Martha Gonzalez about El Paso and 鈥淎mor Eterno鈥�
Associate Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Martha Gonzalez spoke to NPR about the resonance of Juan Gabriel鈥檚 song 鈥淎mor Eterno鈥� after the El Paso shooting.
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The Water Flows, the Rice Grows: Professor of Music Hao Huang Studies Traditional Environmental Practices in Asia
鈥淔or over a thousand years, the cycle of rice-growing in Bali was managed through water temples and organized in watershed districts, each self-governed by associations of farmers who shared the use of irrigation water for their rice fields.”
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In the Media: The Los Angeles Times Interviews Assistant Professor of Politics Sumita Pahwa about the Muslim Brotherhood
Assistant Professor of Politics Sumita Pahwa spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the Muslim Brotherhood鈥檚 political role in Egypt after the recent death of Mohamed Morsi, the country鈥檚 first democratically elected president.
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61传媒 Professor Receives Prestigious Rome Prize Fellowship
61传媒 Assistant Professor of History Corey Tazzara was awarded the Rome Prize in the discipline of Renaissance and Early Modern Studies by the American Academy in Rome.
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In the Media: Professor David M. Andrews Moderates Brexit Discussion
Professor of International Relations and Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Chair in Contemporary European Studies David M. Andrews moderated a teleconference discussion of Brexit for the Pacific Council on International Policy.
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In the Media: Professor Martha Gonz谩lez Discusses Bolero in La Opini贸n
Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Martha Gonz脙隆lez was profiled in La Opini脙鲁n about her upcoming performance at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
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Misinformed: An interview with Associate Professor of Philosophy Yuval Avnur
In our digital age, information is more accessible to more people than ever before. Yet one of the central concerns of public life is our susceptibility to the influence of bad information, whether in the form of fake news articles, doctored images, or manipulated video. Associate Professor of Philosophy Yuval Avnur comes to this dilemma as an epistemologist, interested in how we arrive at knowledge in the first place.
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Focus on Faculty: Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology
Over the past few decades, the United States has become increasingly racially and ethnically diverse. However, within the discipline of psychology, studies of the lives of people of color in the U.S.鈥攅specially young women鈥攈ave been much too narrow, according to Professor of Psychology Sheila Walker.
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In the Media: Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace Explains Study of Economics, US News
Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics Roberto Pedace was聽quoted in a聽U.S. News and World Report聽article聽on the types of jobs open to graduates with an economics degree.
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In the Media: Associate Professor Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert Advises Moderation in Paraben Exposure
Parabens, the synthetic chemicals used as preservatives in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, have been the topic of heated debate about whether they are linked to certain cancers.
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