Events

Margarita Artiukhova is a Life Science Research Professional in the Thomas Sudhof lab. She will present her work on the roles of trans-synaptic interactions of Neurexins and LAR-PTPRs in synapse formation.

Professors Bertrand Patenaude, Amir Weiner, and Norman Naimark will present their research on three 20th century political massacres and their burial sites: Katyn, Western Ukraine, and Srebrenica. These locations will be discussed to reflect on the themes of mass violence, contested memory, and the role of forensic investigation in political and historical reckoning. These sites […]

Join us for a casual conversation over boba with Todd Gray. Working between Los Angeles and Ghana, Gray delves into the diasporic dislocations and cultural connections linking Western hegemony with West Africa. His interdisciplinary practice spans photography, performance, and sculpture, and his work is held in major museum collections worldwide, including the Whitney Museum of […]

Are you planning on heading to the field for research this summer? Maybe you’re unsure about the process? Or don’t know who to call in an emergency? Or just want to talk about your field plans? Join Ryan Petterson, the SDSS Director of Field Education, on April 25 to learn about school resources, policies, and […]

A fundamental tenet and ambition of the Extractive University Project, a group of University of California sociologists led by the late Michael Burawoy, is that critical reflection on everyday work as academics could shed light first on our institutional home and, subsequently, on the social order embedding that institution. In this workshop, we will discuss […]

"American Madness: Virgin Lands, National Parks and Colonial Myths" interrogates the historical weaponization of “virginity” as a narrative tool that has enabled and exacerbated territorial expansion within and outside of the contiguous United States. Using the Virgin Islands National Park--a conservation site located on the island of St. John in the American territory of the […]

Growing Up in Science (GUIS) is back for the 2024-2025 academic year! In most sessions, one faculty member shares the personal side of their individual journey through academia. Occasionally, PhD-holding speakers from outside the academic research environment may also speak. The stories focus on the struggles, doubts, weaknesses, and failures we all face as young […]