After qualifying for a $50,000 grant, the Museum of Anthropology is adding an Afro-Latinx exhibit, scheduled to open in the 2023 academic year.
Arianna Huhn (anthropology) was interviewed for Brianna Reeves’s column on the writer’s Afrolatine heritage, Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the impact Congress’s Jan. 6 committee may have on extremist groups, and Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was a speaker at the recent Optima Conference.
The next Conversations on Race and Policing talk is "Policing China: Street Level Cops in the Shadow of Protest,” set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, on Zoom, and presented in partnership with the university’s Modern China Lecture Series.
Pablo Gomez (psychology) published a paper on whether the accent mark hinders lexical access, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the impact an Elon Musk-owned Twitter may have on hate speech, and how that may spur on hate crimes.
The award recognizes the work of faculty members and community partners in developing opportunities for students and faculty to engage in and learn from the community.
Meredith Conroy (political science), José Muñoz (sociology), Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) and Aleksandra Ksiezak (2022-23 W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence) were mentioned in recent news articles.
Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) was interviewed for an article about the difference between adduction and abduction, and why that’s important, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed an aspect of the federal trial of the leader of the extremist group, the Oath Keepers.
Siobhan Brooks, professor of African-American Studies at Cal State Fullerton, and Cassandra Gonzalez, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University, will lead the discussion at the next Conversations on Race and Policing, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, on Zoom.
The talk, “Hong Kong: Global China's Restive Frontier,” will be presented by Ching Kwan Lee, professor of sociology at UCLA. The lecture, on Zoom, is open to the public.