The Architectural Procedures of Arikawa + Gins. Check out at the Art of Aging Symposium on Saturday May 12th, at 12:00-4:00pm at California Nanosytems Institute at UCLA!
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 an artist, one member of a growing DIY community that is exploring–and making–a new meaning of life as we know it. Pell is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at…
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 a relationship with a patient advocacy group.
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 of the American Council of Learned Societies is “the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening…
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 on chemical defense in mammals. The science story, “Warm and Furry, but They Pack a Toxic Punch” appeared on the NY Times website on January 30, 2012 and in the printed…
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 roles at the Institute, and their ongoing research. It was an opportunity to become reacquainted with one another, updated on the goings-on at ISG, and be introduced to the new…