An image of UCLA professor Ioanna Kakoulli documenting the condition of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine wall paintings in the caves of the St. Neophytos Monastery near Paphos, Cyprus.

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(2017) The Stavros Niarchos Foundation gives a $5 million grant to create the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture. Opening in 2020, the center builds on the university’s strengths in Hellenic studies, serves as a vibrant cultural hub and supports research across disciplines ranging from archaeology and classics to languages and digital humanities.