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Hao Huang’s NEA Project Will Highlight the Realities of Anti-Asian American Racism
61´«Ã½ received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the creation of a three-part performance by Hao Huang.
Read MoreIn the Media: Michael Spezio Provides Tips for Improved Mental Focus in Shondaland
Michael Spezio, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, provided tips for improved mental focus to Shondaland.
Read MoreIn the Media: Ken Gonzales-Day to Present Solo Exhibition at East Gallery, ArtFix Daily Reports
Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, will present a new solo exhibition at East Gallery, ArtFix Daily reports.
Read MoreIn the Media: Suchi Branfman Receives City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship, Broadway World Reports
Dance faculty Suchi Branfman received a City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship for the 2021–2022 year, Broadway World reported.
Read MoreIn the Media: New York Times Highlights Lars Schmitz’s New Ichthyosaur Discovery
The New York Times highlighted the discovery of a giant new species of ichthyosaur that Lars Schmitz, associate professor of biology in the W.M. Keck Science Department, helped discover.
Read MoreIn the Media: Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert Discusses Fall Semester with Inside Higher Ed
Professor of Biology Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, discussed the successes and challenges of the fall 2021 semester with Inside Higher Ed.
Read MoreIn the Media: Myriam J. A. Chancy Discusses bell hooks’ Legacy with NBC News
On NBC, Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, discussed bell hooks’ legacy within academia and her influence on Chancy’s own creative work.
Read MoreIn the Media: Stacey Wood Contributes to Study on Age and COVID-19 Scams, Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology published new research on the negligible role a target’s age plays in falling victim to COVID-19 scams, a study to which Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, contributed.
Read MoreMyriam J.A. Chancy to Join Alison Saar ’78 for Reading and Conversation in Support of Haiti Earthquake Relief
On December 18, LA Louver and Beyond Baroque will host Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, and Alison Saar ’78 for a reading and conversation. Chancy will read from her recent novel, What Storm, What Thunder.
Read MoreTia Blassingame Highlights Student Work in Parenthesis Magazine
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the 61´«Ã½ Press this year, Tia Blassingame, assistant professor of art and director of the 61´«Ã½ Press, highlighted student-created artists’ books in a series of videos for Parenthesis magazine.
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