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UCLA launches new institute to study kindness
Civility, compassion, kindness. Is there a shortage of these today, particularly in public life? Jenifer and Matthew Harris seem to think so.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 1 min readCivility, compassion, kindness. Is there a shortage of these today, particularly in public life? Jenifer and Matthew Harris seem to think so. Through their Bedari Foundation, they recently gave UCLA $20 million to start an institute devoted to the study of kindness. It’s called the Bedari Kindness Institute, and it’s lead by UCLA anthropology professor Daniel Fessler.
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3 of 3Greater LA replay: Musician Rob Zabrecky, photographing childbirth, researching kindness- 0:00Chronicling LA's drug dens and punk rock music of the '80s and '90s
- 9:03Photographing childbirth: growing trend in LA for new parents
- 18:17UCLA launches new institute to study kindnessYou’re reading this