Jonah Walters Featured at the Jacobin: “A House of Dynamite” Is the Wrong Metaphor for US Nukes
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, A House of Dynamite, captures the horror and insanity of nuclear war. But by portraying the US atomic arsenal as an inheritance from the past rather than a product of our own time, it lets our political leaders off the hook.
Interview to SGUO Case Competition Winners on “Addressing the Unhoused Population as a Public Health Crisis”
Check the interview to the 2025 SGUO Case Competition Winners on “Addressing the Unhoused Population as a Public Health Crisis”
Terence Keel latest book featured in the LAist
Terence Keel’s BioCritical Studies Lab trains students to analyze autopsy reports of people deaths with police involvement. Their findings, underpin Keel’s new book The Coroner’s Silence, which exposes hidden victims of police violence and challenges assumptions about in‑custody deaths.
Michelle Rensel Talks Stress Snacks and Mild Emotional Collapse on People Stuff Podcast
Michelle Rensel joins Dan and Michael for a lively discussion on stress, snacks, and emotional resilience. With humor and thoughtful insights, she explores how everyday coping strategies can lighten the load. The episode blends laughter with practical wisdom, making stress management feel approachable and human.
Michelle Rensel Highlighted in a Teaching and Learning Center Post on Instructional Innovation
Michelle Rensel, Institute for Society & Genetics has been featured in TLCs news on instructional innovation at UCLA.
Michelle Rensel, Awarded the Tier 3 Catalyst Grant by the UCLA Teaching & Learning Center
Michelle’s Rensel project “Assessing the Impacts of a Cross-Disciplinary Role-Playing Intervention in a Large General Education Course” has been awarded a Tier 3 Catalyst Grant from UCLA’s Teaching & Learning Center
Patrick Allard in The Scientist: US Could Lose 7 Billion Dollars and Invaluable Research Talent if International Student Enrollments Drop
An article in The Scientist features ISG’s faculty Patrick Allard, warning that declining international student enrollment could cost $7 billion and erode innovation, diversity, and collaborative strength in U.S. universities.
Terence Keel in the LA Times: The Push to Hold More Nonviolent Suspects in Jail Threatens Public Safety
Los Angeles Times article by Terence Keel, ISG faculty, critiques Trump’s executive order against zero cash bail, warning it undermines reform, harms marginalized communities, and threatens fairness in U.S. courts.
Book Event: The Coroner’s Silence with Terence Keel
Our faculty Terence Keel is presenting his new book The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence next November 13 2025 at Reparations Club.
Anne Gabrielle Go (HBS, ’25)
Anne Gabrielle Go (Gabbie) decided to study medicine after being inspired by her father’s dedication to learning his own patients’ stories. This evolved into a passion for implementing interdisciplinary improvements in healthcare through centering patient perspectives, which then guided her to pursue a Human Biology and Society B.S. with a Public Health…
Celebrating Excellence: Anne Gabrielle Go Awarded the 2025 Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity
We would like to recognize the achievement of Anne Gabrielle Go, who was recently awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Professor Jessica W. Lynch
The Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) is proud to announce that Professor Jessica W. Lynch has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for her project, “Integrated Conservation Research to Best Protect the Amazon’s Most Endangered Monkey” .