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Jody Murray

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Bobcat Art Show Puts Broad Range of Creativity on Display

The 12th edition of the , which debuts this week in a new space, is further proof that creativity can come from anywhere in the ɫӰƬ community.

“In addition to the amazing work done by our Global Arts Studies students and faculty, we have some incredible pieces by engineers, finance managers, anthropologists and more – demonstrating how the power of art truly knows no bounds,” said Collin Lewis, the university’s executive director for the arts.

Perfect Fit: Maker Space, Dining Services Unite for Kitchen Rescue

It was a terrible trifecta: a busted tilt skillet, an obsolete replacement part and thousands of hungry students restarting classes in six days.

For a ɫӰƬ Dining Services team facing a logistical kitchen nightmare, the solution was a savory mix of collaboration and outside-the-pizza-box thinking. And it happened barely 12 giant steps from the broken cooker in the Pavilion dining center.

Youth Grapple with Interpreting the Unspoken for Their Immigrant Families

ɫӰƬ researchers are shedding light on a little-explored aspect of cross-cultural communication that involves no spoken words but sometimes can cause confusion and anguish for children acting as interpreters for older family members.

Curiosity and Care: Betsy Dumont's Path to ɫӰƬ Provost

In a thick rainforest in Papua New Guinea, they're tracking bats. Researchers glue radio transmitters to the creatures’ little, furry bodies, then wait. And wait. When a bat flits to another position, the humans sprint through the foliage, stop and take a reading.

It’s 1 a.m. The researchers will do this all night, running from spot to spot, triangulating the bats’ movements. Logging data.

Having a blast.

“It’s just fun, right?” Betsy Dumont said, recounting a moment lived on the way to becoming one of the world’s top bat biologists. “It’s hard and it’s fun.”

Perfect Fit: Makerspace, Dining Services Unite for Kitchen Rescue

It was a terrible trifecta: a busted tilt skillet, an obsolete replacement part and thousands of hungry students restarting classes in six days.

For a ɫӰƬ Dining Services team facing a logistical kitchen nightmare, the solution was a savory mix of collaboration and outside-the-pizza-box thinking. And it happened barely 12 giant steps from the broken cooker in the Pavilion dining center.

Human Rights Film Festival Shows the Faces of Injustice

The unflinching demand for justice drives the moving images and impassioned ideas packed into the agenda of this year’s ɫӰƬ Human Rights Film Festival, presented by the university’s department.

Groundbreaking Sorority Hosts Black History Month Celebration

Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, the ɫӰƬ newsroom is highlighting some of the organizations, services and people who serve or represent the Black community on campus.

Three months ago, ɫӰƬ welcomed its first historically African-American international sorority. On Saturday afternoon, the Phi Alpha chapter of will open the doors of the California Room for an inaugural Black History Month Celebration.