Peter Selz, centenarian, influential art historian, prolific author, internationally celebrated curator, and the founding director of the University Art Museum at UC Berkeley (now Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive) peacefully passed …
Read More >The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From almonds and apples to tea and rice, many foods that we consume today have histories that can be traced out …
Read More >The environmental problems we face will not be solved by one disciplinary approach. It will take big ideas, research, and collaboration from social sciences, humanities, and sciences to find innovative, equitable, and …
Read More >The Association of University Presses held their 2019 annual conference in Detroit, MI from June 11-13. Several UCPress staff members attended the conference, which focused its programming this year on themes of …
Read More >Author Maxine Gordon continues her extensive tour of speaking engagements and presentations around the release of Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon, the highly-praised official biography of her late …
Read More >The fundamental purpose for redressing atrocities is to accentuate a common humanity between perpetrator and victims. Roy L. Brooks, author of Atonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations An issue …
Read More >Renowned professor emeritus and musicologist H. Colin Slim met Igor Stravinsky in 1952 and again in 1966, events that inspired a lifelong interest in the composer’s personal and professional life. His collection …
Read More >On March 28th, Roger D. Aines and Amy L. Aines, authors of Championing Science: Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers, conducted a webinar entitled “Relationship-Building and Influence: Tips for Getting Sponsors to …
Read More >We congratulate UC Berkeley art historian Lauren Kroiz, whose book Cultivating Citizens: The Regional Work of Art in the New Deal Era has been unanimously selected as the overall winner of the …
Read More >This week, the Association of University Presses is honoring the memory of our press publishing colleague Mark Saunders by hosting a blog tour that celebrates the publishing community and the many people …
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