Congratulations to our Summer Graduate Research Fellows!

CLACS is pleased to announce that we have awarded Summer Graduate Research Fellowships (SGRF) to 14 students from a variety of programs across campus. We provide funding for 4 different research fellowship programs: Tinker Foundation Fellowship, Whitten Fellowship, Kilby Fellowship, and Love...

Exploring Ancestral Maya Neighborhoods Field School

This six-week field school from May 15 - June 25, 2024, provides students with hands on experience in the techniques of archaeological survey and excavation in the context of a large research project in central Belize. The course will consist of field and lab work and weekly lectures while in Belize. The project will focus on excavating Maya houses between Yalbac and Cara Blanca. The field plans, as part of the Valley of Peace Archaeology project, will be conducted under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology (IOA), National Institute of Culture and History, Government of Belize....
Picture of Professor James Dallin holding plants' leaves. He has short, gray hair.

Professor James Dalling and his team discover Panamanian tree fern species' "zombie leaves"

CLACS affiliate Professor James Dalling (Plant Biology, University of Illinois) and his team discovered that a species of tree fern exclusive to Panama "reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant", as reported by UIUC's...
Picture of Professor Damarys Canache. She has short brown hair and brown eyes.

Professor Damarys Canache speaks on US policies towards Venezuela

CLACS Affiliate Professor Damarys Canache (Political Science, University of Illinois) spoke with News Bureau about the Biden administration's decision to ease sanctions on Venezuela, the upcoming 2024 presidential election in the South American country, and other topics involving Venezuelan...

Directors

The LAC Cities Initiatives is led by three cutting-edge urban scholars of Latin America who bring expertise along with tireless enthusiasm and energy to this project.

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