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National Geographic/UCLA Young Explorers Workshops

Each year the Young Explorer Grant Program hosts workshops for future Young Explorers. These workshops introduce National Geographic Young Explorer grantees—as well as National Geographic explorers, conservationists, and researchers—to students interested in pursuing grants from National Geographic to support their research or project.Workshop ActivitiesWelcome Reception: Check-in and light breakfastMorning Session: Introduction to National Geographic and […]

National Geographic An Evening of Field Research and Exploration

Hosted by Dr. John Francis, vice president of research, conservation, and exploration at National Geographic, this event features Kenny Broad, an ecological anthropologist and National Geographic 2011 Explorer of the Year, and Conrad Anker, a renowned alpinist, conservationist, and The North Face athlete.Photograph by Mark ThiessenKenny Broad recounts his expedition to one of the most challenging […]

Global Appetites: A Conversation between Allison Carruth and Judith Carney

UCLA Library Writer SeriesWhat can the "literature of food" -– including literary realism, late modernism, magic realism, culinary writing, food memoir, and advertising -– tell us about the connection between this country's identity and its agricultural practices? UCLA professors Carruth and Carney engage in a wide-ranging discussion about American literature and culture, food studies, agriculture […]