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The generational culture clash

Jul 2, 2008 Working with people from a different generation means working with people raised in a different cultural environment. Consultant Annika Hylmő advises UCLA employees on how to bridge the generation gap.

Health delegation from India explores ties with UCLA

Jun 26, 2008 India's minister of health led a delegation to UCLA to explore new ways to collaborate on a range of educational and medical projects.

Diplomats view high-tech health at Ronald Reagan Medical Center

Jun 24, 2008 A group of 70 diplomats representing 42 countries toured the new Ronald Reagan Hospital June 23.

UCLA's solo commuters

Jun 24, 2008 The price of petrol is peeving people and providing impetus to partake in public and private pedaled transportation.

Teamwork helps lab go green

Jun 24, 2008 An unprecedented collaboration is finding ways to help the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology change its practices.

A Lesson in Perseverance: 2008 graduate Shauna Blake Collins

Jun 24, 2008 Having recently begun her residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Woodland Hills, Collins declared that UCLA was the perfect choice.

Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder

Jun 23, 2008 UCLA researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease known as tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC. The drug, rapamycin, is used to fight tissue rejection following organ transplants.

New season boasts global array of superstars, emerging artists

Jun 6, 2008

Commencement celebrations ... commence

Jun 6, 2008 UCLA commencement 2008 is under way, with professional schools' ceremonies already begun and the College of Letters & Sciences ceremony set for June 13.

Graduation festivities honor staff

Jun 3, 2008 Graduates of UCLA's staff advancement programs, including PDP, SEP and MSAP, celebrated at a reception at the chancellor's residence on May 28.

BruinAlert readies for emergencies

May 30, 2008 BruinAlert tested: system seeks to notify the some 69,000 campus members in the event of an emergency.

Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranked among nation's best

May 30, 2008 Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranks among the nation's top pediatric hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2008 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals.

Orbach optimistic about solving energy, environmental crises

May 29, 2008 Under Secretary of Science Raymond Orbach of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently returned to his academic roots at UCLA with hopeful news about tackling the nation's twin demons, the energy and environmental crises.

Vegetables, fruits and tea protect smokers against lung cancer

May 29, 2008 Natural chemicals in vegetables, fruits and tea found to protect smokers from lung cancer, UCLA researchers report. The study is the first to find that plant components called flavonoids may prevent disease.

Globalization: How the poor can catch up with the rich

May 22, 2008

Teaching, meet technology

May 20, 2008 Have a problem learning or teaching statistics or probability concepts? No longer a problem.

U.N. ambassador: Human dignity is solution to Middle East peace

May 20, 2008

test

May 12, 2008

Town Hall to address budget crisis May 29

May 8, 2008 A Town Hall sponsored by Staff Assembly will address the state budget crisis and its implications for UC.

Stem cell researchers create heart, blood cells from skin cells

May 8, 2008 Stem cell researchers at UCLA have grown functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells.

125 Years Young

May 6, 2008 Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School held celebrations of its 125th anniversary May 2 and 3.

Go Green!

May 6, 2008 Recycling at UCLA is expanding.

Seeing Green

May 6, 2008 Staffers at the Center for the Study of Women have taken every step possible to make their office "green."

Supporters hail new genetics bill

May 6, 2008 New bill would protect one from being denied insurance, job or a promotion based on genetic information.

More room for littlest Bruins

May 6, 2008 The opening of the Krieger Child Care Center expansion offers 90 spaces to UCLA's coveted child care services.

Deadly diets: the warning signs of eating disorders

Apr 22, 2008

Tiny device enters cancer cell to deliver killing drug on command

Apr 22, 2008

His big UCLA moment

Apr 22, 2008

Not to be missed: Casino Night

Apr 22, 2008

Crossing the Bridge

Apr 22, 2008

For peace, work at global disarmament

Apr 10, 2008 Swedish diplomat Hans Blix spoke at UCLA April 3 to discuss disarmament.

Open enrollment for CalPERS long-term insurance

Apr 9, 2008

United Way contributions reach those in greatest need

Apr 8, 2008

Chancellor addresses staff concerns in first town hall

Apr 8, 2008

Influenza 101

Apr 8, 2008

You can help fellow Bruins in dire need

Apr 8, 2008

Basketball Bruins advance to Final Four

Mar 30, 2008

State budget: The times, they aren’t a-changin’

Mar 27, 2008

Latino faculty and staff celebrate diversity

Mar 21, 2008

Advance screening of documentary on Hollywood and the Holocaust

Mar 20, 2008

New grad student housing approved by regents

Mar 20, 2008

Portal-savvy

Mar 18, 2008

Rogue states: fight, engage or isolate?

Mar 18, 2008

UCLA documentary filmmakers explore the mysteries of detective fiction-writing

Mar 4, 2008

Staff breakfast with the chancellor

Feb 28, 2008

Rogue States

Feb 21, 2008 Burkle Center hosts discussion of rogue states

Silhouettes of Shame

Feb 21, 2008 African-American artist Kara Walker creates silhouettes that depict the shame and horror of Antebellum America.

Staffer energizes teaching of black history

Feb 20, 2008 American Studies Program, wrote a black history book that is being used in high schools across the country.

Staff and faculty step out for Heart Walk

Feb 20, 2008

Program paves the way to graduation and great futures

Feb 20, 2008 Ramona Cortes-Garza looks back at her UCLA history and how AAP helped her education. AAP is celebrating its 35th anniversary.

UCLA establishes new institute to strengthen intimate relationships

Feb 20, 2008 A new UCLA institute will be offering seminars on how to keep relationships healthy and strong.

Faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb 8, 2008

Battle of the sexes

Feb 5, 2008

Designer babies

Feb 5, 2008

This month in history

Feb 5, 2008

Midnight Mammo

Feb 5, 2008

Future nurses get real-life lessons on aging

Feb 5, 2008

Thinking globally, acting locally

Feb 5, 2008

Gift will establish first law school center in U.S. on climate change

Jan 25, 2008

For your sweet tooth: candy without the cavities

Jan 23, 2008 A UCLA dentist has invented a lollipop that actually fights tooth decay.

College deans to share governance

Jan 23, 2008

This month in history

Jan 23, 2008 Northridge Earthquake 14 years ago

And the nominees for an Oscar are ...

Jan 22, 2008

Not to be Missed

Jan 18, 2008 Focus the Nation

UCLA is one of the nation's best values among public colleges

Jan 9, 2008

Researchers use bacteria to generate biofuels

Jan 2, 2008

UCLA leading the way in responding to violence by animal activists

Jan 2, 2008

Latest state grants to conduct stem cell research go to three UCLA scientists

Dec 13, 2007

Dignitaries, industry leaders to dedicate new home of CNSI

Dec 12, 2007

The great pen exchange

Dec 11, 2007

Food drive ends today

Dec 11, 2007

Faculty mentors offer vital support to student -athletes

Dec 11, 2007

Students: 'Count me in!'

Dec 11, 2007

Not to Be Missed: Conscious Aging

Dec 11, 2007

Math can mimic real life to create a virtual 'you'

Dec 11, 2007

"Golden" Opportunity for Faculty

Nov 29, 2007

Virtual surgery will enable doctors to practice on a "digital you"

Nov 28, 2007

New tech center will help bring high-impact ideas to market

Nov 20, 2007 A new technology center to nurture high-impact ideas for the creation of new industrial products will open next month on Wilshire Boulevard.

New ways sought to support diverse workforce

Nov 20, 2007

Block: New ways to grow

Nov 20, 2007 Chancellor Gene Block met with UCLA staff for the first time Nov. 8 2007.

Unsung Hero: A Troubleshooter

Nov 20, 2007 Ext. 54296, displayed in many restrooms, you will most likely speak with trouble call dispatcher Stella Holguin or one of her eight co-workers, who work 'round the clock, 365 days a year, at Facilities Management to get all sorts of problems fixed.

Masquerade

Nov 20, 2007 Masks that marked a woman's initiation into adulthood are the centerpiece of an exhibition opening at the Fowler museum.

Open Enrollment info session Nov. 13

Nov 7, 2007

Prop 209 impact at UCLA

Nov 6, 2007

So who's the fittest of them all?

Nov 6, 2007 Want to contribute to beating USC and the Pac-10? Find out how you can be directly involved!

Prop. 209 had impact on UC hiring

Nov 6, 2007 A symposium at the UCLA Faculty Center discussed the decline in minority faculty since the passage of 1996's Prop. 209.

Innovative faculty are drawn to the light of Fiat Lux

Nov 6, 2007 Fiat Lux seminars offer unique perspectives on big world issues to freshman students in small classrooms.

Mongolian first lady visits campus

Nov 1, 2007

Immersive media installation connects Angelenos to historic downtown park

Oct 24, 2007 "Junction" is a multimedia project of UCLA's Remapping L.A.

Open Enrollment: new choices await you

Oct 23, 2007 Open Enrollment Nov. 1-27 offers new choices in health care.

Microscopic "hands" are in his grasp

Oct 23, 2007 Engineering Professor CJ Kim is the inventor of a microscopic "hand" that may someday be invaluable tool in surgery.

Asian Americans better prepared for college, but still struggle to pay for it

Oct 12, 2007

Survey reports on new generation of students

Oct 12, 2007 The UC Undergraduate Experience Survey shows greater diversity, other attributes.

UCLA Extension turns 90

Oct 10, 2007 UCLA Extension, a global leader in continuing education, is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

Don't delete that!

Oct 10, 2007

Senior housing for staff retirees, emeriti on the way

Oct 10, 2007 Senior housing located near UCLA for retired faculty and staff is slated to open as Belmont Village in 2009

Dawn Mission takes prof's research to asteroid belt

Sep 28, 2007 NASA's Dawn Mission took off on Sept. 27. Christopher T. Russell, professor of geophysics and space physics at UCLA, is the principal investigator.

Frontline staff learn path to career growth, college

Sep 25, 2007 More than 300 frontline employees attended the first annual UCLA Education Resource Fair Sept. 13, 2007.

Timeless designs

Sep 25, 2007 UCLA anthropologist Patricia Anawalt is an expert in regional costume and the author of "The Worldwide History of Dress."

Disease forecasters prepare to predict next pandemic

Sep 25, 2007 Nathan Wolfe is leading the charge to create a new science of disease forecasting.

Unsung Heroes: The Bus Driver

Sep 25, 2007

Bruins send medical textbooks to Iraq

Sep 7, 2007

Ten Tips to Reduce Stress

Aug 16, 2007

Researchers identify biological markers for diabetes

Aug 15, 2007

Scientists find link between air pollution and high cholesterol

Aug 15, 2007

Grooming for grad school

Aug 13, 2007 Rafeek Mohamed and nine other students are participating in this year's Summer Humanities Institute, an eight-week program aimed at preparing African Americans and other traditionally underrepresented students for graduate school

'Sometimes it's just too much': solutions for stress

Aug 13, 2007

Rare books still treasured in digital age

Aug 13, 2007

New fellowship honors Abrams

Aug 6, 2007

Active learners are better learners

Jul 30, 2007 Want to really nail those new skills or ace that test? Active learning will get you there more effectively than passive learning, according to a UCLA scholar whose recent studies of rhesus monkeys expands our understanding of how humans learn.

Bruin Safety Program protects us all

Jun 27, 2007

His steady hand guided campus through crises

Jun 26, 2007

Snapshots in time: the city that grew up

May 22, 2007

This month in history

May 22, 2007

Medical staff to get its first peek at new hospitals

May 21, 2007

Building bridges and empowering diversity

May 8, 2007

Buckle up and avoid getting a ticket

May 8, 2007

Cancer survivors' artworks express what they can't always say

May 8, 2007

King of the Costume Shop

May 8, 2007

Volunteer power pervades the campus

May 8, 2007

Campus Web journalists keep discerning eye on Asia

Apr 24, 2007

UCLA's best teachers enliven learning with menus, maps

Apr 24, 2007

Five professors win Guggenheim Fellowships

Apr 24, 2007

New perspectives on disability and society

Apr 24, 2007

April 7 Disaster Drill

Apr 24, 2007

UCLA podiatrists: Make your feet tingle with happiness

Apr 12, 2007

Blue + Gold = Green

Apr 10, 2007

L.A. families burdened with too much stuff

Mar 20, 2007

U.S. entry process frustrates international students, scholars

Mar 20, 2007

Cotsen Institute Showcases "Death Pit"

Mar 13, 2007 Cotsen Archeological Institute Showcases "Death Pit" from Turkey

A century in kitchen gives you taste of history

Feb 28, 2007 New photography display highlights cookbook collection

Man's destructive impact on nature

Feb 21, 2007 People are changing the world — and not always in good ways. Humanity's impact on the Earth, from the destruction of coral reefs to global warming, threatens to forever alter biodiversity and, with it, evolutionary links that go back to life's beginnings.

New accreditation process a springboard to change

Feb 21, 2007 Accreditation, the three-year process the university must undertake to demonstrate that it meets rigorous educational standards, has taken a new direction that will help move UCLA forward on critical issues.

UCLA seniors find faculty, curriculum intellectually challenging

Feb 21, 2007 Academic and student-life leaders are hoping that feedback from seniors will assist them in enhancing students' experiences at UCLA, and results of the second annual senior survey show that much has already been accomplished.

Skid row in the aftermath of a media firestorm

Feb 13, 2007 To the many readers who follow Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, 2005 was the year their eyes were opened to the heart-wrenching plight of the homeless living on skid row in downtown Los Angeles.

Psychologist calls for support of early child care on UC campuses

Feb 6, 2007 Children learn more in the first four or five years of their lives than they ever do thereafter, according to psychological research. The economics of this is a proven no-brainer: High-quality child care during those early years is an excellent investment.

Eager volunteers pounce on opportunity to care for feral felines

Feb 6, 2007 An animal rescue group of campus volunteers recently found itself in need of rescue.

Genetic research shouldn't be tainted by private interests

Feb 6, 2007 Will new genetic technologies allow us to create an improved health care system, or will only select groups with money and influence use the technology? Will research be commandeered by industries seeking favorable results?

Clark: U.S. failure in Iraq rooted in lack of legitimacy

Feb 6, 2007 No amount of military intervention in Iraq can work without equal emphasis on robust diplomacy and political initiatives in the strife-torn nation, Clark said in a Jan. 22 lecture.

Lost in translation? It's the L.A. way

Feb 6, 2007 With more than 54% of Angelenos speaking a language other than English at home, Los Angeles is a modern-day Babel, where a profusion of more than 100 languages flows fluidly across neighborhood boundaries and zip codes.

Knighthood doesn't faze chemist

Jan 23, 2007 You could call him Sir Fraser, but he'd rather you defer to "the informality of American culture" and restrain yourself.

Business fair builds relationships, funds staff scholarships

Jan 11, 2007 Each year, the Small Business Resource Fair offers the UCLA community an opportunity to learn about products and services that could prove useful in their work.

Be mindful: 'Tis the season to be mellow

Dec 12, 2006 Calming Holiday Stress: 9 Tips from the Mindful Awareness Research Center

Give a gift of energy savings

Dec 12, 2006 The Winter Holiday Closure will soon be here, when most nonessential campus buildings will be closed Saturday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2007.

Faculty women learn tips to success

Dec 12, 2006 What do rollerblading and an academic career have in common? Quite a lot, according to Kathryn A. Atchison, vice provost for intellectual property and industry relations.

Bruin Angels

Dec 12, 2006 Every year at this time, we ask staff and faculty for their help in finding Bruin Angels — UCLA employees who devote time (and often money) to charitable causes outside of their regular jobs.

Deadline for UCLA basketball vs. USC tickets for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day

Dec 6, 2006 The deadline to purchase your tickets is this Monday, Dec. 11, so get them soon!

Retirement plan faces many unknowns, campus experts say

Nov 21, 2006 There aren't many pension plans in the world like the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP). For more than 15 years, employees have not had to contribute to it because a large surplus, built up by prudent management and good market performance, supported its ongoing costs. But that surplus has been steadily declining.

Voters delivered some wins, losses on Nov. 7

Nov 21, 2006 What do the results of the Nov. 7 election mean for the university?

Real people get 'Second Life' in 3-D virtual world

Nov 7, 2006 Alexandria Knight walks down Library Lane, a sparkling stone path that leads to an impressive building. A sign at the entrance reads: "Welcome to Alliance Library! What's inside: Reference, Meeting Room, Computer Lab, Displays, Anime/Manga, Genealogy, more to come!"

Wired for Learning

Nov 7, 2006 Intriguing as it seemed, the prospect of podcasting his life sciences lectures worried Jay Phelan. Students, he feared, might skip class if they could simply plug in later online.

Real lives of desert nomads unveiled

Nov 7, 2006 For many years Western societies have romanticized the diverse desert cultures that differed so drastically from their own. Ancient cultures from Africa, Asia and the Middle East were often stereotyped because of these dissimilarities. The Tuareg people have been no exception.

Experts assess Iraq’s horrific toll

Nov 7, 2006 A standing-room-only crowd of more than 140 glimpsed for a day the depth and breadth of the human toll of the war in Iraq at a conference held on campus recently. The grim images and staggering statistics were sobering.

Hope for the world’s dwindling supply of drinking water

Nov 7, 2006 Researchers at UCLA have created a membrane, structured at the nanoscale, that promises to reduce the cost of turning today’s seawater into tomorrow’s drinking water.

Meditation, tai chi, concerts help medical staff stay well, healthy

Nov 7, 2006 Who knows more about staying well than doctors, nurses and other hospital staff? Still, sometimes even the experts need help applying the principles of wellness to their own personal lives, especially when those lives get filled up with work, family responsibilities and long, tiring commutes.

Life for emeriti scholars is busy as ever

Oct 24, 2006 Like veteran soldiers who have served their time, UCLA’s emeriti are revered by students and treasured by the university. Here are profiles of four emeriti who have hung up their academic robes but continue to make important contributions to the university and beyond.

Chronicling the genetics revolution

Oct 10, 2006