In a guest column published in the Press-Citizen on Wednesday, Leach wrote that the president s behavior since November s election has been "blatantly authoritarian."
Winter Words Author Series: Ayad Akhtar
Join us for a conversation with Ayad Akhtar, author of “Homeland Elegies” dubbed “book of the year” by O Magazine, who will dicuss this deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams with the Washington Post’s book critic Ron Charles.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Akhtar is the author of “American Dervish,” published in over 20 languages and named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012, as well as the novel “
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a clinical-stage adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy company and wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG, today announced that Katherine High, MD, has joined the company in the newly formed role of President, Therapeutics and will also serve on its Board of Directors. She will be responsible for driving the strategic direction and execution of the company’s preclinical and clinical programs.
Pete Saloutos
January 12, 2021
The UCLA Division of Humanities has partnered with the Los Angeles–based Berggruen Institute to launch “Possible Worlds,” a new lecture series that invites some of today’s most imaginative intellectual leaders and creators to deliver talks on the future of humanity.
The series will kick off Feb. 18, 2021, with a lecture by Harvard classicist and political theorist
Danielle Allen, followed by presentations by architect
Alejandro Aravena (spring 2021), author
Kim Stanley Robinson (fall 2021), and innovation and sustainability expert
Darja Isaksson (spring 2022). The cross-disciplinary lectures will highlight innovative ideas and offer unique insights about our transforming world.
The first collaborative project between UCLA and the Berggruen Institute, “Possible Worlds” furthers both institutions’ goal of fostering a culture of innovation in philosophy and governance, both in Southern California and throughout the world.