UC Santa Cruz |

Spotlight on Grateful Dead's literary legacy

Few bands in popular music have had a more dynamic literary history than the Grateful Dead.
UC Santa Barbara |

Origins of the public art museum

Fellowship enables art historian to study the Capitoline Museum in Rome and the origins of the public art museum.
UC Irvine |

The facts behind science fiction

With Comic-Con looming, UC Irvine professor says our fascination with superheroes provides fertile ground for teaching fundamentals of physics.
UC Riverside |

Science fiction through lens of racial inclusiveness

Prestigious grant will fund a yearlong exploration of ethnic futurisms.
UC Santa Barbara |

One for the books

New exhibit shines a spotlight on artists’ books.
UC Natural Reserve System |

Raising an invisible barn

Environmental art project at Sagehen Creek Field Station is designed to provoke questions about the presence of people in nature.
UCLA |

Linguist, Indians use social media to revive extinct language

Gabrielino-Tongva descendants learn Tongva through professor's Facebook page.
UCLA |

A grand finale for conductor extraordinaire

Donald Neuen officially retired at the age of 80 with a stirring concert at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Fig. 1 by University of California |

Into the archives of animation

Long before Pixar and today's CGI special effects extravaganzas, early animators of the silent era introduced new techniques into filmmaking.
UC Riverside |

Pulitzer Prize-winning author to teach at UC Riverside

Jane Smiley joins distinguished faculty of the Department of Creative Writing.
UCLA |

Rare documentary about early Japanese immigrants resurfaces

After 30 years, film about first-generation Issei in California reaches new audiences.
California Magazine |

Hunt for Depression-era national park posters leads to Berkeley

Surviving prints, commissioned by the WPA and printed at UC Berkeley, were sought for "POSTERity."