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LAURELS FROM LEGISLATORS

School of Theater, Film and Television Professor Jose Luis Valenzuela, founder and artistic director of the Latino Theater Company, was among eight distinguished Latino artists, writers, journalists, poets and others honored by legislators in the California Assembly May 3 for their contributions to the arts and journalism. The honorees were also given the 2004 Latino Spirit Award from 24 Democratic senators and Assembly members in the California Latino Legislative Caucus. Among those selected were Michele Serros, author of “How to Be a Chicana Role Model”; actress and writer Evangelina Fernandez; David Busbal, who received a 2003 Latin Grammy; Rick Rodriguez, executive editor and senior vice president of The Sacramento Bee; and the late Frank del Olmo, associate editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

IN THE TOP 10

The School of Nursing ranks 10th in the nation for its master’s programs in nursing, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2004 survey of America’s best graduate schools. A two-year course of study, UCLA’s master of science in nursing curriculum prepares graduates for careers in advanced clinical practice or nursing management. For the first time, the school’s nursing-administration graduate program also ranked in the top 10. The goal of the two-year specialty is to prepare advanced-practice nurses for leading administrative roles within acute care, ambulatory care and community-based settings. “We are thrilled that our academic peers regard the curriculum, faculty and graduates of the UCLA School of Nursing in such high esteem,” said Dean Marie Cowan. “This is a wonderful honor.”

SURVEY RESEARCH SERVICES

The Survey Research Group that had been operating within the Institute for Social Science Research at UCLA is now the Survey Research Center (SRC) in the Division of General Internal Medicine-Health Services Research in the Department of Medicine. Originally founded in 1966, the Survey Research Group had been operating for more than 30 years on campus. Under the Department of Medicine, the SRC is offering faculty investigators in the health sciences and in other fields across the campus services performed by an expert team of survey research technicians specializing in study design, sample design and development, interviewing and data processing, among many other services. Research conducted by SRC encompasses a broad range of health and social phenomena involving a variety of methodologies. Services range from consultation on any aspect of survey research to full-scale implementation of a survey project. For more information, e-mail src@mednet.ucla.edu or call Eve Fielder at (310) 794-2973.