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ACCOLADES

The Sudikoff Family Institute for Education and New Media, part of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, has awarded its fellowship for 2004-05 to Mitchell Chang, associate professor of education in the Division of Higher Education and Organizational Change. Chang works to improve understanding of initiatives that have grown out of the modern civil rights movement.... Two kidney specialists at the David Geffen School of Medicine, Allen Nissenson, professor of nephrology and director of the dialysis unit, and Ruth Wintz, assistant professor the nephrology, contributed their insights to the “Optimal Aging Manual: Your Guide From Experts in Medicine, Law and Finance.” This 1,200-page book aims to become the standard manual on these topics as they relate to aging.... The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies has released “Resistance, Dignity and Pride: African American Artists in Los Angeles” by Paul Von Blum. It is the first comprehensive book detailing the lives of black artists in Los Angeles and the history of African-American art in the city.... Four doctors from the medical school have contributed a chapter to “Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General,” a new study surveying the state of bone health in the country. The four contributors are David Reuben, chief of the geriatrics division, Gail Greendale, professor of geriatrics, Carolyn Crandall, associate professor of general internal medicine and health services research, and Catherine MacLean, assistant professor of medicine.... The American Psychiatric Foundation has named Stephen R. Marder the 2004 recipient of the Alexander Gralnick Award for Research in Schizophrenia. He presented a lecture titled “Recovery in Schizophrenia” in connection with the award on Oct. 9 at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2004 Institute on Psychiatric Services.

CHEERS

Samuel C. Thompson Jr., a law professor and director of the UCLA Law Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions, examines the fundamental issues affecting the growth of the U.S. economy and policy differences between the 2004 presidential candidates in his new book, “Citizen’s Guide to U.S. Economic Growth and the Bush-Kerry Economic Debate.” ... Access Granted, a UCLA partnership with four educationally disadvantaged high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District to prepare students for college admissions, has been awarded a $75,000 grant by the SBC Foundation.... William L. Oppenheim, professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at the medical school, has been named the first holder of the Margaret Holden Jones Kanaar, M.D., Chair in Cerebral Palsy.

IN MEMORIAM

William Young, a prominent Los Angeles physician who promoted healthier lifestyles among minorities, died Nov. 1 of cancer at age 56 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he worked for more than 25 years. Young was also assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine and dedicated much of his efforts to improving health care of black and other underserved communities.

Young was appointed clinical instructor at the UCLA Medical School on Aug. 1, 1979. He was subsequently promoted in July 1980 to assistant clinical professor, a rank he held until his death. He also served on the faculty of Charles R. Drew Medical School.

Young became one of the first African-American doctors at Cedars-Sinai where he helped create the hospital’s staff diversity committee and worked in the pulmonary and critical care divisions.

Through his nonprofit group, Health Encouragement Through Active Living, Young promoted health education and healthy living.