INDEX
2004
April 28,
2004 (Vol. 24, No. 13)
NEWS
BUREAU
BRIEFS
THE COLLEGE: Gabrielle Spiegel, an internationally
renowned historian, has been named dean of humanities in the College
of Letters and Science, effective July 1, pending approval by the
Board of Regents.… ENERGY CONSERVATION: Based
on the success of the 2003 holiday closure that saved $180,000 in
energy costs, the Energy Conservation Task Group, comprised of faculty
and staff, is proposing a similar winter holiday closure for the
next three fiscal years.
FROSH ADMITS' SCORES, GPA
RISE
The academic quality of freshmen admitted to UCLA for fall, compared
to last year’s admitted class, has risen substantially, with
test scores up in almost every category, according to data released
April 18 by UCLA’s admissions office.
FRENCH
DIPLOMAT URGES GREATER COOPERATION
Despite frosty Franco-American relations over the Iraq war and the
pull-out of Spanish troops from Iraq, French Ambassador to the United
States Jean-David Levitte urged Europe and America to stand together
to fight terrorism because the stakes — future relations between
the Muslim world and the West — are too high to lose.
NEWS 2
CAMPUS
BRIEFS
GREAT FELLOWS: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation recently announced fellowship winners for 2004. Six UCLA
faculty members are included among the 185 artists, scholars and
scientists selected to receive awards totaling $6.9 million....
SAN DIEGO-BOUND: Marye Anne Fox, a nationally
known chemist and academic leader who currently serves as chancellor
of North Carolina State University, was appointed April 12 the seventh
chancellor of UC San Diego by the Board of Regents.... A
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: Ronald Sugar, chairman of the board,
chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp.,
will receive the 2004 Jacoby International Award for his outstanding
contribution to humanity and commitment to embracing international
understanding.... RESEARCH TRAINING: The UCLA Library
has created the Center for Primary Research and Training in the
Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
to integrate special collections materials more fully into the teaching
and research mission of the university.
DID
YOU KNOW?
UCLA has the highest graduation rates in the UC system and among
the highest in the country. UCLA graduated nearly 83% of the fall
1998 freshman class within five years, the most recent data available.
ANCIENT TABLETS GO ONLINE
A veteran UCLA scholar has won a grant to support his efforts
to preserve Iraq’s cultural heritage. Robert Englund, a professor
of Near Eastern languages and cultures, recently received $96,588
from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop
an online catalog of cuneiform tablets at the Iraq National Museum.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CENTER
OPENS
Just in time for spring cleaning, West Los Angeles’ first
hazardous waste collection center is now open for business at UCLA.
YESTERDAY,
TODAY & TOMORROW
BACK TO SCHOOL: Sixteen health reporters
from around the country attended a media fellowship program on campus
April 19-22 to learn from UCLA researchers and doctors about the
latest developments in neuroscience.... LEADERSHIP TRAINING
: Campus Human Resources is recruiting eligible employees
for the 2004 Professional Development Program, a one-year, leadership
and career enhancement program designed to develop highly trained
and motivated managers and professionals.... PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION: At an April 20 hearing before Los Angeles Superior
Court Commissioner Bruce E. Mitchell, attorneys for UCLA agreed
on the details of a preliminary injunction that will keep the university’s
willed body program suspended.
PEOPLE
TURNAROUND CHIEF RESTORES
MORALE, PROFITS
Carlton Green, director of nutrition at the UCLA Medical Center,
is being pressured to finish his book.
DIRECTOR MARKS 20 YEARS ON
'DAYS'
How did the much-loved Marlena Evans turn into an evil stalker
who is killing off Salem townspeople one by one? Is she possessed
by the devil ... again? Could Marlena go to prison for her bloody
crimes or even — gasp — face execution?
15 SECONDS
GREGORY KENDRICK: Director
of the Freshman Cluster Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor
of History.
NAMES AND FACES
Three Cheers: Gail E. Wyatt ... Thomas
J. Coates ... Anna Gawlinski.
Encore: The Chicano Studies Research Center
... Andrea Ghez ... Beth Jamieson ... Laszlo Kovacs.
Compliments: E. Barrie Kenney ... Thomas
Klitzner.
CAMPUS
'ROUND
AND ABOUT
A SHARED SPIRIT:
Justice Cruz Reynoso, the first Latino to serve on the California
Supreme Court, will receive the UCLA César E. Chávez
Spirit Award April 29 at Covel Commons.... RUN WITH THE
PREZ: Students, faculty and staff are invited to join UC
President Robert C. Dynes May 12 on a 4-mile recreational run....
THURGOOD MARSHALL LECTURE: The Ralph J. Bunche
Center for African American Studies will dedicate its annual lecture
and dinner April 28 to the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of
Education.... GET THE SCOOP: Enjoy two scoops of
fun in May when UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute (JSEI) celebrates
Vision Awareness Month and Mother’s Day.... DISCOUNT4U:
Did you know that faculty and staff can join the Fowler
Museum for $25 a year — 50% off the regular individual rate?
VISITORS
BUREAU ROLLS OUT RED CARPET
Gohar Grigorian stands at the ready as a charter
bus rolls to a stop at UCLA’s Westholme entrance. She is straight-backed,
dark-suited and nicely coiffed, with a cell phone clipped to her
waist and a stack of documents in the crook of her arm.
BIOFEEDBACK
HELPS STRESSED-OUT MELLOW OUT
Located in Suite 380 of the UCLA Wilshire Center, the biofeedback
machine is part of a free, stress-management system offered by the
Staff and Faculty Counseling Center to employees.
SHE
BRINGS A NEW DIRECTION TO BELLY DANCING
A spotlight shone on Tamra-henna as she wiggled
her hips in perfect unison with the music. Some 100 people huddled
in the dark, airless theater to watch this priestess dance. They
seemed mesmerized — never had navel-gazing been such a sensuous,
subtle, soulful experience.
VOICES
ARE WE LOSING THE WAR AGAINST
SMOG?
The Environmental Protection Agency recently told hundreds of counties,
including all in the Los Angeles region, that they need to submit
new cleanup plans — while at the same time extending the deadline
for clean air attainment to 2021.
STATE'S POOL OF TECHNICAL
TALENT IS SHRINKING
Despite California’s financial turmoil, the state continues
to lead the nation in economic growth and innovation, largely
through the human capital that drives its technological prowess.
Recently, the California Council on Science and Technology reported
that California has 18% of the national science and engineering
(S&E) workforce, but produces only 9% of the technical graduates
the state needs to retain its competitive edge.
WHAT'S ON MY MIND:
THE GLOBAL GAG RULE: WHY WE
SHOULD CARE
The American system of checks and balances prevents presidents
from enacting policy without the consent of Congress. However,
in certain matters, such as withholding foreign aid, presidents
can exercise executive privilege. When President George W. Bush
took office in 2001, his first act was to reinstate the “global
gag rule.”
OUR WORLD by
MATTHEW HENRY HALL
CLOSE UP
OIPA HELPS BRING NEXT
BIG THING TO MARKET
For a decade, Farhad Parhami, an associate professor
in the Department of Medicine’s cardiology division, has
studied the science of lipid biology. Working in his laboratory
in the Center for the Health Sciences, Parhami and his team of
researchers have made advances that hold startling possibilities
for a cure or prevention for osteoporosis.
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