UC Berkeley |
Our emotions match music to colors
Whether we’re listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel.
UC Irvine |
New humanities dean brings eclectic background to the job
Georges Van Den Abbeele, a polyglot and digital champion with roots on two continents, truly is a citizen of the world.
UC Office of the President |
UC grad schools predominate in U.S. News rankings
Annual report evaluates programs in business, law, medicine, engineering and education.
UC Davis |
Musicologist gets teaching prize
Christopher Reynolds' vast music knowledge underscores his teaching talent.
UC Santa Cruz |
Professors collaborate on ‘New Orleans Suite’
New book explores the changing cultural scene in the iconic city since Hurricane Katrina.
UCLA Today |
Professor helps save endangered languages
David Delgado Shorter set up a wiki where speakers of languages at risk of extinction can post audio, chat or create a dictionary.
UCLA Today |
Music legends share life lessons in class
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie among luminaries sharing tales in a new class aimed at future industry insiders.
UC Berkeley |
Townsend Center: incubating inspiration in the humanities
Celebrating its 25-year annniversary, Townsend Center for the Humanities is igniting free-ranging conversations among faculty and students.
UCLA |
Book traces Panthers' evolution into global role
Joshua Bloom's "Black Against Empire" recasts the Black Panther Party as pioneer in worldwide revolutionary politics.
UCLA |
Jazz legends named professors
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter will mentor select students in Herb Alpert School of Music.
UCLA Today |
What traditional societies can teach us
Author and professor Jared Diamond discusses what modern societies, such as ours, can learn from small-scale cultures.
UC Riverside |
A poem for Newtown's dead
Poet laureate memorializes shooting victims, invites others to add verses to nationwide project.