Center for PostNatural History – Grand Opening
The newly opened Center for PostNatural History founded by Rich Pell in Pittsburgh is the first museum that seeks to catalog man-made biological organisms. Pell is not a scientist, but…
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Aaron Panofsky's research discussed in Science Careers article
ISG Assistant Professor Aaron Panofsky’s research was recently discussed as part of an article in Science Careers. The article explores how disease researchers can reach out to patients by building…
Landecker receives ACLS fellowship
Congratulations to ISG Associate Professor Hannah Landecker on receiving a prestigious American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowship. She was one of 65 recipients out of 1191 applicants. About ACLS: The mission…
Dr. Jessica Lynch Alfaro interviewed for NY Times article
ISG Associate Director, Dr. Jessica Lynch Alfaro, was interviewed by the NY Times about her recently published article on capuchin monkey anointing– or fur rubbing– as part of a science story…
ISG Fall Retreat 2011
The UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics held its Fall Retreat this past September. During the event, ISG Staff, Faculty, and Fellows presented on the direction of the Institute, their…
American Association of University Women award Fellowship to Dr. Jennifer Smith
ISG Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Smith has been named an AAUW Postdoctoral Fellow for 2011-2012. All of us at the Institute congratulate her, and know that her research will advance her field!…