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UCLA’s undergraduate researchers: ‘We’re going to have an impact on the future’

By Guest PostJune 14, 2013Education, Scienceafrican american studies, amy stuyvesant, arthritis, australia, bouts of depression, change, chronic condition, diabetes, disability, England, fibromyalgia, financial assistance, forest, future, green vegetation, health issues, hurricane activity, influx, invisible disabilities, los angeles, mental illnesses, microbial communities, patricia turner, paul von blum, post concussion syndrome, puerto rican forests, puerto rico, serena lee, skype, ucla, undergraduate researchers, undergraduate scholars program, wasserman, wasserman program

Serena Lee aspires to increase our understanding of people living with “invisible disabilities.” Amy Stuyvesant wants to figure out how changes in hurricane activity are helping or hindering the forests of Puerto Rico.

Although their subjects of their research are unrelated, these two graduating seniors share a key distinction. Thanks to the Wasserman Undergraduate Scholars Program, they are pursuing high-level research that they expect to have an impact far beyond UCLA. (more…)

Women, Minority Writers Still Face Obstacles in Hollywood

By Guest PostMay 21, 2011Culture, Entertainment, Mediaafrican american studies, darnell hunt, employment, entertainment industry, hollywood, hollywood industry, letisia marquez, significant obstacles, writers guild of america

A new report prepared by a UCLA sociology professor for the Writers Guild of America–West reveals that diverse writers continue to face significant obstacles to employment in Hollywood, particularly in light of the recession.

Darnell Hunt, who is also director of UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, writes that “the current recession has clearly done little to help women, minority and older writers move ahead in the Hollywood industry, relative to their male, white and younger counterparts.” (more…)