Giovanna Figueroa examines the importance of biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon using the economically important ungurahui tree.

By Kaitlyn Jackson Kaitlyn at the biology laboratory of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), analyzing water sample results for total coliform bacteria and E. coli. Yellow bottles indicate positive for total coliforms. (Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Jackson.) Notes from the Field: Student Research in Latin AmericaCLAS awards financial support to... Continue Reading →

By Claire Boone Very excited to be at the Ministry of Health in Santiago, Chile. (Photo courtesy of Claire Boone.) Notes from the Field: Student Research in Latin AmericaCLAS awards financial support to graduate students to travel to Latin America for pre-dissertation research. The following is a reflection on one student's summer fieldwork experience. (For... Continue Reading →

By Elize Massard da Fonseca Empty streets in São Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Elize Massard da Fonseca.) The new coronavirus is one of the most severe global health crises in history. 15 years ago, member countries committed themselves to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Health Regulation, which provides harmonized measures for global public health... Continue Reading →

Por Sofía Barahona y Felipe Vial El diputado chileno Gabriel Boric habla con la comunidad de CLAS en UC Berkeley, febrero de 2020. (Foto de Nicolás Novoa-Marchant / http://www.sdpaudiovisual.com). Article in English El pasado 10 de febrero, el diputado chileno de Convergencia Social, Gabriel Boric, estuvo en Berkeley invitado por el Centro de estudios Latinoamericanos... Continue Reading →

By Sofía Barahona and Felipe Vial Chilean Deputy Gabriel Boric speaks for CLAS at UC Berkeley, February 2020.(Photo by Nicolás Novoa-Marchant/www.sdpaudiovisual.com.) Artículo en español On February 10, Chilean Deputy Gabriel Boric, of the Social Convergence party, spoke at Berkeley for CLAS. He discussed the social unrest in Chile and described the main agendas of reform... Continue Reading →

By Laura Belik The São Remo favela in São Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Ben Tavener.) In Brazil, according to the 2010 Census, 11,425,644 people (6% of the population) live in what is classified as Aglomerados Subnormais (Subnormal clusters), including favelas, comunidades, squatted land, invaded land, and the like. In a country where 81% of the... Continue Reading →

Por Enzo Nervi Protesta en Puerto Montt, diciembre de 2019. (Foto de Natalia Reyes Escobar). Reflexiones sobre la conversación entre Gabriel Boric y estudiantes hispanohablantes de la Universidad de Berkeley, 10 de febrero de 2020. "Una mezcla de miedo y esperanza". Con esta frase, el diputado chileno Gabriel Boric comenzó su conversatorio en UC Berkeley,... Continue Reading →