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June 24, 2003 (Vol. 23, No. 16)

NEWS

BUREAU BRIEFS
Academic Senate – For the first time in UCLA history, two women faculty members have been chosen by an Academic Senate committee to deliver Faculty Research Lectures in the same academic year: Andrea M. Ghez, professor of physics and astronomy, and Margaret C. Jacob, professor of history … Academic Assembly – The systemwide Assembly of the Academic Senate voted May 28 to endorse a change to the Faculty Code of Conduct that would prohibit UC faculty from entering into a romantic or sexual relationship with any student for whom the faculty member has academic responsibility or should reasonably expect to have such responsibility in the future … Staff Assembly – In recognition of the value of collaboration and collegiality, the Staff Assembly presented the Faculty/Staff Partnership Award to two faculty members nominated by their staff.

CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN IDEAS AND MARKETPLACE
While UCLA is among the top five universities in the nation for the amount of research funding it receives, the university’s progress in technology transfer, moving creative ideas from the lab to the marketplace, was lagging up until recent years.

DYNES PROMISES HIGH STANDARDS
Robert C. Dynes, selected as the new University of California president by the Board of Regents on June 11, pledged to propel the university along the path of scientific discovery and public service, while preserving the quality of its education even in times of financial duress

SHOPPING MALLS OFFER BRUIN WARE AROUND THE GLOBE
Shoppers can now browse through merchandise made under the UCLA label at a stand-alone Bruin shop in a Shanghai shopping mall. Having launched 12 such boutiques, the licensee wants to open 60 to 100 more in China.

NEWS 2

CAMPUS BRIEFS
UC Transfers Up — University of California campuses have admitted 14,665 transfer students from the state’s community colleges for this fall, 7.6% more than last year ... Staff Advocate — Dave Miller, outgoing president of UCLA’s Staff Assembly and a manager with Communications Technology Services, has been elected vice chair/chair-elect of the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) … Bypassing Gun Ban — Some gun dealers are willing to sell handguns even when the buyer indicates the end user is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, according to a UCLA survey of dealers in 20 of the nation’s largest cities … Supporting Young Scholars — The National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health has awarded $7 million to Julio Licinio, professor of psychiatry and medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

DID YOU KNOW?
UCLA has the most ethically diverse staff of any UC campus. Out of 17,919 career employees, 59.1% are minorities, compared to a combined total of 41.8% of 57,596 career employees for all other UC campuses and Office of the President. At UCLA, blacks constitute 15.6% of career employees, compared with 8.3% in the rest of the UC system; Hispanics make up 21.4% at UCLA, compared with 14.6% at other campuses; and Asians make up 21.6% at UCLA, compared with 18.1%. These figures are as of Oct. 31, 2002.

RAPID RESPONSE
Athletics and Recreation and UCLA personnel in emergency services, the medical center and the Neuropsychiatric Hospital put emergency plans and response procedures into action during a campuswide disaster drill.

NEUROLOGY DEPT. FIRST IN NIH FUNDING NATIONWIDE
The Department of Neurology ranks No. 1 among its peers at universities nationwide in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, with $23.4 million in research grants for 2002, according to newly released figures.

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
Distinguished Teachers — This year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards for non-Senate faculty go to Marjorie Bates, chemistry and biochemistry; Anita McCormick, writing programs; and Richard Stevenson III, dentistry ... Cluster Discovered — A small, bizarre cluster of a million young stars, enshrouded in thick gas and dust in a nearby dwarf galaxy, has been confirmed by Jean Turner, professor of physics and astronomy, and her colleagues in the June 5 issue of Nature ... Rescuing Coral Reefs — A roster of Hollywood luminaries will lend their star power June 25 to Reef Rescue 2003, a benefit for Reef Check, the world’s largest volunteer-based ecological monitoring program and a part of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment.

PEOPLE

SHE JUGGLES NEEDS OF THREE DEPARTMENTS
Executive Officer Annie Alpers captured the Staff Assembly’s top prize by handling the academic affairs of three departments while reporting to four different chairs.

UNDERGRAD'S DEDICATION REWARDED
Jo Marie Tran Janco, a neuroscience and English major, is one of three recipients of UCLA’s 2003 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award, the highest honor given by the university for community service for her work as a volunteer with UCLA’s Mobile Clinic Project.

15 SECONDS
HARRY LOCKART
Senior Superintendent of Mechanical Shops, Department of Physics and Astronomy

NAMES AND FACES
Acclaim: Robin Gerber Carnesale; Dan Chernow; Betty Glick
Kudos: Marguerita Lightfoot; Kathleen A. Kelly; Duncan Lindsey

CAMPUS

BRUIN WALK AND BEYOND
End of an Era — The Legislative Assembly of UCLA’s Academic Senate approval June 3 the disestablishment of undergraduate majors in English/Greek and English/Latin effective this fall ... Union Agreements — UC recently reached tentative agreements with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on a new labor contract for UC lecturers, and the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) ... Big Wheels — The BruinGo! Transit Pass Program with Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (BBB) is on summer hiatus, but will resume Sept. 15 ... Managers' Challenges — Supervisors and managers are invited to attend Stewardship Roundtables on July 24, 9 a.m. – noon at the Faculty Center.

WEB WATCH
Curious about what’s going on at the systemwide Senate? UC’s Academic Senate has a new Web site that details issues under review, reports and recommendations, publications, resources and guidelines, and much more. There’s also a link to The Senate Source – the body’s bimonthly publication.

STUDIES TO USE CAMPUS PAYROLL DATA
A longitudinal database using faculty payroll data will be created to support analyses of demographics, appointments, merits and promotions, advancement rates and salary patterns.

L.A. ECONOMY GROWING DESPITE STATE RECESSION
While the sluggish economy continues to limp along nationally and in California, UCLA Anderson Forecast economists see a glimmer of light ahead for Los Angeles County and Southern California.

NEW SEASON MIXES CLASSICS WITH INNOVATION PERFORMANCES
From the ancient to the modern, the local to the global and the underground to the world-renowned, UCLA Live’s 2003-2004 season presents events in every shape and size.

GETTING IT STRAIGHT - AND CHEAPER - AT DENTISTRY'S CLINIC
Thinking about getting that perfect smile, but not sure you can afford it? The UCLA Orthodontic Clinic could be the answer.

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