Zuriel Oduwole woke up at 3 a.m. last quarter to take her final exams. The third-year cognitive science student was finishing her classes in Qatar – 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles – while speaking at the 2021 WISE Summit. Read more...
Photo: Zuriel Oduwole, a third-year cognitive science student, has been involved in fillmmaking and activism since the age of 9. Her activism has taken her around the world, as she most recently spoke at the 2021 WISE Summit in Qatar. (Courtesy of Qatar Foundation)
Groggy eyed, Stephen Acabado stepped off his 5 a.m. bus into Ifugao after his flight from the United States. “Hi Doc, good morning,” a stranger told him, he said. Read more...
Photo: Professor of archaeology and anthropology Stephen Acabado runs two archaeological projects in the Philippines. Acabado, who has been returning to the Philippines for his research for more than a decade, guides the projects to work with local Indigenous communities to study artifacts and piece together history. (Courtesy of Stephen Acabado)
The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA partnered with a film foundation to create an image archive to recognize and celebrate decades of Armenian photography. The Promise Armenian Institute signed an official memorandum of understanding with the Armenian Film Foundation in April, said Hasmik Baghdasaryan, deputy director of the Promise Armenian Institute, in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: A boy carries a loaf of bread in the Armenian city of Gyumri in a photo from “Aftermath: The Armenian Earthquake of 1988,” an exhibition presented by the Armenian Image Archive. (Courtesy of Asadour Guzelian)
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 1:18 p.m. Student organizations gathered for an annual showcase of cultures across the globe as part of the programming for International Education Week on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Kyodo Taiko, a Japanese drum ensemble run by students, was one of multiple cultural performances at Bruins Around the World, an event that was a part of the celebration of International Education Week. (Courtesy of Peggy McInerny)
This post was updated Dec. 1 at 9:20 a.m. The Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran at UCLA has allowed the Iranian community of Southern California to further learn about their roots in their native language. Read more...
Photo: A cross-campus collaboration between professors from UCLA and California State University, Northridge created the Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran in 2003. Since then, the series has hosted a variety of speakers to provide lectures in Farsi and English about topics such as Iranian politics, culture and society. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Armenian Students’ Association hosted an Artsakh Awareness Week from Nov. 8 to Friday in light of the first anniversary of the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020. Read more...
Photo: The Armenian Students’ Association gathered outside of Kerckhoff Hall on Tuesday in a protest calling for the release of Armenian prisoners of war still held by Azerbaijan. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA students and faculty members said legislation supporting Myanmar is a start to restoring democracy in the country after experiencing civil unrest following a military coup. Read more...
