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Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Inaugurated in October 2022, this stunning 60-foot mural was researched, fabricated, and installed by Dr. Juan Salamanca (...
Read full story about Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Inaugurated in October 2022, this stunning 60-foot mural was researched, fabricated, and installed by Dr. Juan Salamanca (...
Read full story about Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Summer Graduate Research Fellowship (SGRF) Conference 2025 Recap
On Friday, February 7th, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) held its annual Student Graduate Research Fellowship (SGRF) Conference at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF). The event brought together students from various fields to explore pressing...
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Nueva Página de Recursos Comunitarios / New Community Resources Page
En respuesta a la creciente preocupación y confusión que existe entre las comunidades a las que servimos, deseamos informarles que hemos creado un nuevo espacio en nuestra página web llamado "Community Resources", el cual se...
Community Resources
Support and Resources for Our Community
At the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), we are committed to supporting our students, faculty, and staff as w
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Dr. Kasia Szremski Discusses Breakthrough Study Revealing Ancient Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies
In a recent article, Kasia Szremski, Associate Director of CLACS at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was interviewed about a groundbreaking study that used a laser-based technique to reveal intricate tattoos on mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. Published on January...
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Joint Seed Research Grants Program: Enhancing Public Health through Collaborative Innovation
UI SYSTEM/ INCMNSZ JOINT RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Initiative Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative
The University of Illinois System and The National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, INCMNSZ-Mexico...
Gender & Environment in the Amazon (3 credit hours)
Spring 2025 NRES 598
Gender & Environment in the Amazon (3 credit hours)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Day, Time
Room Turner Hall
Instructor:
Professor McKenzie Johnson (she/her)
Turner Hall S-512
Office Phone: 217-300-8308 Email: mfj4@illinois.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday 2:00-3:00 or by appointment
1. Course Description
What is this course about?
Scholarship across environmental justice, political ecology, gender studies, and environmental politics is increasingly drawing attention to the problem of violence against land and...
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Call for Applications: New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies Grants
The Illinois Global Institute invites proposals for the New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies grants. The New Approaches grant supports multidisciplinary initiatives to increase UIUC engagement with world regions and with global questions beyond the current scope of the...
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Reimagining Andean Art at the Krannert Art Museum
The Krannert Art Museum (KAM) is undertaking a groundbreaking project to revitalize its collection of pre-Hispanic Andean art, which has been a key part of the museum since it was first acquired in 1967 through a community fundraising campaign. The new installation, scheduled to open in spring 2025...