Composed by Julia Emery, LACIS Graduate PA. Congratulations to the two interdisciplinary teams awarded LACIS SEED Grants for 2021/22. The purpose of LACIS SEED Grants is to facilitate interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research among Latin American, Caribbean, and …
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LACIS Says Farewell to Two Student Staff Members
by Sarah Ripp, LACIS’ Assistant Director During the 2020-2021 academic year, LACIS was incredibly fortunate to have the administrative support of two amazing undergraduate students: Annalise Ebert and Isabelle Johnson. While we are sad to …
LACIS Honorary Fellow contributes to “The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Poeples’ Food Systems”
LACIS’ Honorary Fellow, Olga Lucia Chaparro Africano has contributed to this important document (The White Wiphala paper Indigenous Peoples Food Systems) which was prepared by the World Center for Food Systems of Indigenous Peoples of …
LACIS Project Assistant Receives Fulbright
LACIS is proud to announce that Kierstin Conaway, Graduate Project Assistant, was awarded a Fulbright grant for the 2021-2022 cycle. Below is an interview with Kierstin on her Fulbright award: Where will you be traveling/working …
2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Awardees
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant This week, LACIS would like to congratulate our four 2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Award recipients! Each year, the Institute for Regional and International Studies in partnership …
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2021 Congress
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) held its 39th Congress in Vancouver, Canada, May 25-29, 2021. The theme of the Congress was: “Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida.” The Congress was held virtually …
2020 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant This week, LACIS would like to congratulate two incredible Indigenous leaders from Latin America, Leydy Pech and Nemonte Nenquimo for being named the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients …
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (11/17): An Interview with speaker Cymene Howe
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant What have you been doing/working on most recently? I’m working on a project now that I call Melt/Rise, which is a transnational study of adaptation to changing hydrospheres …
LACIS’ Promotional Video is Live!
Learn more about LACIS and all that we have to offer! This short, but informative video was narrated by LACIS’ Associate Director, Alberto Vargas.
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (10/27): An Interview with speaker Lucia Melgar
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant What have you been doing/working on most recently? In the past months, I have been teaching courses on Literature and Gender Studies. I have also done some research …