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W.M. Keck Science Department Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Budischak received a National Science Foundation grant from the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program to study how disease-carrying individuals can affect the health of populations and landscapes.

In the Media: LAist Features Museum of African American Art, Founded by Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis

The LAist featured the Museum of African American Art (MAAA), which was founded by 61传媒 Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis.

61传媒鈥檚 Humanities Institute has announced its slate of events for the 2019鈥�20 academic year, with a focus on creating more humane responses to natural and man-made disasters.

In the Media: Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Discusses California鈥檚 History of Racialized Violence with Jefferson Public Radio

Jefferson Public Radio interviewed Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day about a reported 1947 lynching in California鈥檚 Siskiyou County.

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.

In the Media: Forbes Highlights the Environmental Artwork of Elizabeth Turk 鈥�83

Forbes highlighted Elizabeth Turk 鈥�83鈥檚 exhibition The Tipping Point Project, on display at the Catalina Island Museum through March 2020.

Food for Thought: 61传媒Food Recovery Network Connects Sustainability to Social Justice

Nearly 40 percent of America鈥檚 food supply ends up in the garbage. In just one year, 133 billion pounds of food are tossed into landfills, increasing methane production and costing the nation $162 billion.

In the Media: Susan Howe 鈥�77 Appointed New President of San Diego Women鈥檚 Foundation

Susan Howe 鈥�77 has been appointed the new president of the San Diego Women鈥檚 Foundation (SDWF), the Times of San Diego reported. Members of the foundation engage in 鈥渃ollective philanthropy鈥� […]

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.”