Iranian Studies News

Faculty Spotlight: Gina Konstantopoulos

Published: June 16, 2025

Gina Konstantopoulos is Associate Professor of Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies and has worked at UCLA since 2021. Her work centers on religion, magic, and literature in Mesopotamia, with a focus…

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Faculty Spotlight: Lara Fabian

Published: April 9, 2025

Lara Fabian works as an Assistant Professor of Iranian Archaeology in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department. Her upbringing was peripatetic, but most of her adult life was spent…

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In Memory of Ralph Jaeckel (1932–2024)

Published: November 19, 2024

It is with great sadness that the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures reports the death of Senior Lecturer Emeritus Dr. Ralph Jaeckel on October 21, 2024. Dr. Jaeckel…

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