By: Holly Ober, UC Riverside | April 8 When most Americans imagine an archaeologist, they picture someone who looks like Indiana Jones. Or, perhaps, Lara Croft, from the Tomb Raider game. White, usually male but occasionally female, digging up the spoils of a vanished culture in colonized lands. Depictions of archaeologists in popular culture mirror reality. Many scholars ... Continue Reading »
Survey shows UC retirees embrace volunteering, active retirement
By: Cynthia Lee, UC Los Angeles | April 7, 2021 Results from a recent survey of nearly 5,000 University of California retirees provide a snapshot of mostly active, engaged individuals who, during the past three-and-a-half years, have put their talents and time to good use by volunteering; teaching, writing and consulting; and starting new jobs and businesses, among many ... Continue Reading »
Now rescinded, Trump-era ‘public charge’ policy may still harm immigrants’ health
By: UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative | April 7, 2021 The Trump administration’s expansion of the “public charge” rule — a move that sought to disqualify immigrants who used social programs like Medicaid from obtaining legal residency in the U.S. — led to widespread disenrollment from these programs and left scores of children in California without access to health ... Continue Reading »
Babies prefer baby talk, whether they’re learning one language or two
By Alison Hewitt, UC Los Angeles | March 23, 2021 It can be hard to resist lapsing into an exaggerated, singsong tone when you talk to a cute baby. And that’s with good reason. Babies will pay more attention to baby talk than regular speech, regardless of which languages they’re used to hearing, according to a study by UCLA’s Language Acquisition Lab and 16 ... Continue Reading »