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Hundreds of guests played experimental games by UCLA students and others at the Game Art Festival — party, playground and art exhibition all in one at the Hammer Museum. Games included Relativity Runner, Discrimination Pong and the yell-loudest-to-win game, Talk Therapy.

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Regents call for reinvestment in higher ed

Regents call for reinvestment in higher ed
With state budget negotiations in full swing, members of the University of California Board of Regents will join students in Sacramento today (May 15) to call on lawmakers to re-invest in public higher education. The governor's revised budget, released Monday, trimmed spending for UC by roughly $38 million from his January proposal. 

Doctors, others share sad stories of mothers worldwide

Doctors, others share sad stories of mothers worldwide
A few days before Mother's Day, filmmakers and doctors gathered at UCLA to share stories of at-risk pregnant women and underserved mothers who suffer disabilities caused by childbirth in places like Uganda and Bangladesh. 

Can revamped stores change the way a community eats?

Can revamped stores change the way a community eats?
A team of UCLA public health researchers is trying to change the food choices made by the East L.A. community by rallying community support around renovated convenience stores that promote healthy food. 
 

Education/information studies gets new dean

Education/information studies gets new dean
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University, has been appointed dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and  Information Studies, effective Sept. 1.

President Yudof appeals to staff, faculty for support for UC

President Yudof asks members of the UC family and advocates who object to further cuts to UC's state budget to take action and contact leaders in Sacramento. Gov. Brown will release his revised budget on May 14.

Site for systemwide shared service center selected

Site for systemwide shared service center selected
A systemwide initiative to reduce costs and gain administrative efficiencies through streamlined operations moved forward with an announcement today by the UC Office of the President that a universitywide shared service center will be set up at UC Riverside.

Project teaches residents facts about L.A.'s dirty air

Project teaches residents facts about L.A.'s dirty air
A project in the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is educating residents who live in areas where smog and diesel emissions are high about the science behind air pollution. That's helping communities speak out for cleaning up their air.

UC report identifies best practices for responding to campus protests

UC report identifies best practices for responding to campus protests
University of California officials today (May 4) released a report that examines policies and practices related to UC responses to campus protests following incidents involving police and protesting students at the Berkeley and Davis campuses.

Out and About

Author/basketball great KareemAbdul-Jabbar draws a crowd
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar drew a crowd at Ackerman on Alumni Day as he signed his newest book for fans: "What Color is My World?:The Lost History of African American Inventors." He was later joined by Bruin Olympian Ann Meyers Drysdale, who signed her new book as well. "You Let Some Girl Beat You? The Story of Ann Meyers Drysdale" was co-authored by Joni Ravenna. It includes a foreword written by by Julius Erving.

People

10 Questions: Michael Ross on the curse of being oil-rich

10 Questions: Michael Ross on the curse of being oil-rich
Being an oil-rich country is fraught with problems, it turns out. Political scientist Michael Ross looks at the surprisingly negative effects that oil wealth can have on developing countries, particularly regarding democracy, violent conflicts and economic growth. 

Scholar takes on unexplored terrain of Vietnam history

Scholar takes on unexplored terrain of Vietnam history
Professor George Dutton, chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, explores the enormous diversity of people, culture, religious practices and tradition that is Vietnam.

Psychologist’s studies make sense of bullying

Psychologist’s studies make sense of bullying
Jaana Juvonen's research on bullying has come to some surprising conclusions that have changed the way parents and schools think about mean kids and their hapless victims.

10 Questions: Darnell Hunt on L.A’s 1992 civil uprisings

10 Questions: Darnell Hunt on L.A’s 1992 civil uprisings
Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, Hunt was a UCLA graduate student 20 years ago when the verdicts came that exonerated the LAPD in the Rodney King beating case sparked outrage, fires and mayhem in Los Angeles. Today, he is a sought-after authority on race, media and the L.A. uprisings.

Around Campus

A micro-park for a mini-workout

A micro-park for a mini-workout
A UCLA urban planning professor who devises strategies to turn characterless, unappealing urban streets and sidewalks into inviting, pedestrian-friendly environments is hoping to bring downtown L.A. its first active-recreation parklet.  

Regents clarify details about UCRP's new tier

The UC Board of Regents today (May 16) approved several provisions related to the new tier of the UC Retirement Plan that was originally approved in December 2010. Among the details the board addressed is when membership in in the new pension tier is determined.

Emeriti artists display their works at 34th annual arts and crafts show

Emeriti artists display their works at 34th annual arts and crafts show
It's May — time for the 2012 Sylvia Winstein UCLA Emeriti Arts and Crafts Exhibit! Come see the artworks of former faculty members and/or their spouses at the show, which will be held on May 15 at the UCLA Faculty Center. Admission is free!

Help United Way find shelter for vets, chronically homeless

Help United Way find shelter for vets, chronically homeless
Since 1968, faculty and staff have been making a commitment through the UCLA/United Way campaign to a better Los Angeles. Once again, United Way needs your help in helping homeless and others in need.

May 17 deadline for family verification is approaching

The May 17 deadline is approaching to provide documents to verify your family members’ eligibility for UC-sponsored health benefits. 

IT managers thank their hard-working staff campuswide

IT managers thank their hard-working staff campuswide
Managers and directors from Information Technology Services thanked IT staff campuswide for the wonderful work they do every day during IT Services Staff Appreciation Week.

Gearing up for Bike to Campus Week

Gearing up for Bike to Campus Week
Give-aways, free tune-ups, and free bus rides are part of Bike-to-Campus Week, May 15-17. Prep on May 9 with a class on bike commuting.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Setting the record straight

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Setting the record straight
At an early age, this Bruin determined to tell the stories of great African Americans who are mostly left out of history books.

Campuses team up to train future stem cell scientists

Campuses team up to train future stem cell scientists
A six-year partnership between UCLA and California State University Northridge aims to offer 10 CSUN students an eye-opening, mind-expanding opportunity to work in stem cell research labs under the mentorship of top stem cell scientists.

The next UCLA idol? Staffers put their talent on display

The next UCLA idol? Staffers put their talent on display
Time is running out! If you haven’t yet cast your vote in the campus' first-ever "UCLA Has Talent" competition, you have until this Friday, May 4, to do so. Visit the Staff Assembly website to view the performance videos of your fellow staff members and vote for your favorites.

Brainstorming with K-12 students

Brainstorming with K-12 students
UCLA student Nic Novak talks about the human brain to students from Oscar De La Hoya High School during Brain Awareness Week when neuroscience majors lead tours of labs and workshops to visiting students. The weeklong outreach effort is part of Project Brainstorm, the innovative neuroscience class that sends UCLA undergraduates into local schools to teach K-12 students about the brain. The class was featured recently in the high-impact journal Public Library of Science (Biology). The article, published on April 17, details the genesis and methods of the UCLA class in which juniors and seniors develop hands-on exercises to teach basic neuroscience concepts to younger students. The project then sends those students to on one-day outreach visits to local classrooms, focusing especially on Title I schools.  

10 Questions: Verify eligibility to retain health insurance

10 Questions: Verify eligibility to retain health insurance
With the May 17 deadline for submitting documents to verify your family members' eligibility for UC health insurance fast approaching, UC Human Resources answers 10 important questions about what's happening. 

Dance studies takes center stage

Dance studies takes center stage
Dance studies at UCLA is taking a giant leap forward with the launch of two new elements — an academic program debuting this fall that will enable students to earn a B.A. degree in dance and a new artist residency program that will bring nationally known dance innovators to campus.

Voices

Verbatim — Charles Dickens, Cinco de Mayo and the L.A. riots

Verbatim — Charles Dickens, Cinco de Mayo and the L.A. riots
UCLA staff and faculty members are quoted every day in the national media on a wide range of topical subjects. Here is a recent selection.

Bosnia still needs fixing

Bosnia still needs fixing
Wesley Clark, a senior fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations, and former supreme allied commander of NATO in Europe, on what can be done.

A lesson in adult education

A lesson in adult education
LAUSD's plan to cut adult ed, says Professor of Education Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, hurts the city's poor, working and immigrant adults who seek out education to improve their lives.

Verbatim — gangs, feeding-tube brides and big brother

Verbatim — gangs, feeding-tube brides and big brother
UCLA staff and faculty members are quoted every day in the national media on a wide range of topical subjects.