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ISG Professor Soroya de Chadarevian has partnered up with The Luskin Center for History and Policy and the UCLA Department of History  in announcing “Then + Now: Short Takes by UCLA Historians in the Age of Corona”, a series of short and diverse reflections by historians on the current COVID-19 crisis. Professor…

Congratulations to Aaron Panofsky, vice chair of academic personnel and  Associate Professor at the Institute for Society and Genetics, Public Policy, and Sociology, at UCLA, who was named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow on May 22, 2020. The 2020 class of 27 Andrew Carnegie Fellows who were announced will receive $200,000 in…

We are pleased to announce the launch of ISG Professor Christopher Kelty’s new book, The Participant, which is a historical ethnography of the concept of participation and further discussion on how it has evolved. Since its release, The Participant has already gained plenty recognition from scholars near and far. Javier Lezaun, University…

Belated congratulations to Norton Wise, founding co-director of ISG and Distinguished Research Professor of History, Emeritus, at UCLA who was awarded the History of Science Society’s 2019 Sarton Medal for lifetime scholarly achievements on July 25, 2019. Wise’s outstanding work is centered on the history of physics in which he challenged many…

ISG Professor Terence Keel will present his lecture,”Chrisitianity, Race, and Haunting of the Biomedical Sciences,” in the distinguished Goodspeed Lecture series at the Denison University on October 22, 2019 between 7:00PM – 9:00PM. ISG proudly supports Professor Keel’s upcoming Lecture and encourages all who are able to attend and participate. “The idea…

In addressing the topic of white nationalism, sociologist and ISG Professor, Aaron Panofsky, examined and co-authored a research article on “Genetic ancestry testing among white nationalists: From identity repair to citizen science”, in which he utilized qualitative analysis of posts from an online forum dedicated to white nationalism called Stormfront. Panofsky shared…

In her Op-ed, Human Biology and Society student, Lovelyn Saini, discussed the daunting grading system for STEM majors, the limited data on departmental differences in grading and the need for an innovative grading system from which students can benefit and develop a positive experience in their education. “This curving system creates a…

Mental health is of utmost importance in academia, especially given one’s cumulative experiences and history. Coming from a unique background, Human Biology and Society student, Joseph Nguyen, brings to light the importance of mental health as he highlights the effects of intergenerational trauma within the Southeast Asian American community. “I discovered in…

ISG would like to congratulate and commend its very own Human Biology and Society student, Nicolas Cevallo, for sharing his experience of microaggression challenges with the UCLA community as a student of color. Cevallos’s perspective serves as call for awareness, advocacy and acknowledgment of many students who share in similar challenges in…

Learning to analyze fact and fiction can be insightful and fun in the classroom, and all it takes is an innovative approach and creative tools. For ISG Professor Shane Campbell-Staton, his tools are comic books. In his winter quarter course “Biology of Superheroes”, Campbell-Staton challenges his students to develop their perspective on…

  Image by Florida State University Written by Christopher Kelty, ISG Professor and Alexandra Lippman, ISG Postdoctoral Fellow for Nature Index The commercialization of open access research in the US has sparked discussion among ISG Professor, Christopher Kelty, and ISG Postdoctoral Fellow, Alexandra Lippman. In their recent article “In…

UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics would like to congratulate its very own faculty member, Dr. Wayne Grody for being awarded this year as a 2018 fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS).  Dr. Grody is a Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Pediatrics; and Human Genetics at the…