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10 YEARS AFTER NORTHRIDGE

While Los Angeles County did not lose population or housing stock in the long term following the Northridge earthquake 10 years ago, residential recovery was not uniform, according to a UCLA study. Areas that received less assistance relative to reported damage experienced a net loss of population, a reduction in housing units and a lower occupancy rate. These areas tended to have higher-than-average numbers of Hispanic, renter, low-income and non-English-speaking households, according to Professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, chair of the urban planning department, and Ph.D. candidate Nabil M. Kamel. For the complete study, go to www.ucop.edu/cprc/publist.html.

UCLA IN LA

The Center for Community Partnerships is accepting proposals from faculty, professional staff and graduate students for collaborative, community-based initiatives, research or projects that address pressing social issues in Los Angeles. The grants focus on work in three broad areas: strengthening children, youth and families; fostering economic development; and promoting arts and cultural affairs. Projects must partner with a Los Angeles County community-based organization with valid nonprofit status as designated by the Internal Revenue Service. Grants of up to $50,000 are available to faculty and professional staff with principal investigator status; graduate students, who must have department sponsors, may apply for grants of up to $12,000. Go to http://la.ucla.edu. Applications may be submitted from Feb. 13 to 4 p.m. March 5.

NURTURING OUR NATURE

The second in a series of annual symposia by UCLA’s Center for Society, the Individual, and Genetics will explore whether genetic information will have broad implications for the choices people make regarding lifestyle and nutrition. In “Nurturing Our Nature: Genomics, Diet and Nutrition,” Marion Nestle, department chair of nutrition and food studies at New York University, and David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, join other experts Feb. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the DeNeve Plaza Conference Facility. www.arc2.ucla.edu/csig/nurture/index.htm.