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The Health Humanities Hub (H3) is a new exciting College of Humanities’ (COH) initiative to promote the College’s health, wellness and medical humanities projects and programs as well as collaborations between the College of Medicine-Tucson, the…

Congrats to Jeffrey Liu for successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled "Mapping Buddhist Temples in Ming Dynasty Hangzhou: A Regional Study of a Buddhist Monastic Gazetteer the Wulin Fanzhi." In Fall 2024, Jeffrey Liu will begin his role as…

We're delighted to share the news that "This Moment of Eternity: An Exhibition of Ink-works from the HuangBo Chan Sect 現成即栗：明清黄檗宗墨迹展" is now showcasing in Shanghai! Experience the beauty and tranquility of ancient Chinese Chan art, brought to you by…

[UACBS Published the 29th Issue of Chinese Buddhist Canon Research Newsletter] The 29th issue presents readers with current academic information on books and research papers, auctions, digitization of the Buddhist canon as well as Buddhist canon…

Congratulations to the 2024 graduates of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona (EAS)! It's heartwarming to witness numerous EAS graduate students, faculty, friends, and parents coming together to celebrate this special…

Ven. Changzhong 常鐘法師 (Shin Lee), a recent MA graduate in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, wins the 2024 Khyentse Foundation Student Award. The award was granted in an award ceremony hosted by The…

Congrats to our EAS alumnus Dr. Jinhui Wu for publishing a book review in Religious Studies Review (RSR). It is part of the RSR "Buddhism and Race" symposium. Check it out here: https://doi.org/10.1111/rsr.17073

We're delighted to spread the word about an upcoming event by the Center for Consciousness Studies: The Center for Consciousness Studies and the Undergraduate Program in Consciousness studies invite you to a special webinar presentation by three…

Congrats to Lu Zhang for successfully defending her PhD dissertation titled “From “A Separate Transmission” to “An All-Embracing Teaching”: A Study on the “Yinghua Shengxian” Sections in Song Chan Historiographies.”  Committee members: Dr…

The recording of "Webinar Series 3 -- Mapping the Global East" is now available online on the YouTube channel of the Center on Religion and the Global East (CRGE) at Purdue University (https://youtu.be/vstQ14JeN14?feature=shared). The Center on…

We are pleased to share that the FROGBEAR (From The Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions) Database of Religious Sites in East Asia has been enriched with a collection of 35 records featuring plaques, couplets, and calligraphies from…

Congrats to Youteng Bi for successfully defending her PhD dissertation titled “Reading as the Path Toward Enlightenment: Ouyi Zhixu’s Reorganization of the Buddhist Canon in the 17th Century China.”  Committee members: Dr. Jiang Wu (Chair) Dr.…