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Water main break: Updated information for staff, faculty and parents of summer campers
Where to find the latest information about parking, road closures, building status updates and how campus has been affected
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Campus responds to water main break with a torrent of generosity and service
UCLA staff and students chip in to protect buildings, assist those stranded without cars and ease inconveniences for everyone in response to a water main break on Sunset Boulevard.
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Irene Suico Soriano in Voices of LA Arts Festival
Filipina American poet Irene Suico Soriano, program coordinator of the Friends of English in UCLA's Department of English, is a featured participant this summer in Voices of LA: The Krupnick Festival of the Arts. Her next reading is Aug. 17.
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In Memoriam: Andrea L. Rich, former professor and executive vice chancellor, dies at 71
In nearly 30 years as a faculty member and administrator at UCLA, Rich led efforts to improve undergraduate education, increased support for teaching and played a key role in restructuring the professional schools and academic programs to enhance academic quality.
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UCLA Facilities Management wins sustainability award
The award recognizes Facilities Management's efforts to embed sustainable practices throughout the campus.
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Dr. Sophie Deng receives $700,000 award to treat blinding eye disorder
Dr. Sophie Deng, a corneal specialist and associate professor of ophthalmology at UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, been awarded a $700,000 grant by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
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Dr. Tomas Ganz to present 2014 American Society of Hematology lecture
Dr. Tomas Ganz, UCLA professor of medicine and pathology, will be honored by the American Society of Hematology with the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture for his groundbreaking research in iron homeostasis, including the discovery of the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin.
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Steven Nelson named Cohen Fellow at Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute
Steven Nelson, UCLA associate professor of art history, will be in residence at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for the 2014-15 academic year as the distinguished Cohen Fellow in Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute.
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Wellness coaching helps UC employees reach health goals, win FitBit Flex
UC faculty and staff are benefiting from free wellness coaching available through UC Living Well’s partner, Optum Wellness.
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UC borrows $2.7 billion to fund pension debt
The UC regents have borrowed a total of $2.7 billion to help close a funding gap in the UC Retirement Plan.
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Thirty years on the road with the UCLA vanpool
In three decades, the program has become a model of success at curbing solo car commutes, with 160 vanpools shuttling 2,000-plus riders more than 3.2 million miles a year.
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Lothar von Falkenhausen named honorary professor, Zhejiang University
UCLA professor of art history Lothar von Falkenhausen has been appointed honorary professor at Zhejiang University in China.
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Q&A: James Gibson on lab safety at UCLA
UCLA's assistant vice chancellor for environment, health and safety explains how the university has improved lab safety during the last few years and what UCLA’s next steps are.
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UCLA geographer Glen MacDonald named to John Muir Endowed Chair
Glen MacDonald, formerly the director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, is the first holder of a new chair named after legendary conservationist John Muir. Mark Gold is now acting director of IoES.
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Pick up your free ticket for the All-Staff Picnic
Free tickets for UCLA's All-Staff Picnic are available for pickup by Aug. 1.
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Dr. Ashley Busuttil new medical director, UCLA Health Clinical Operations
Dr. Ashley Busutti will be assuming the newly created role of medical director of Clinical Operations, UCLA Health.
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Snehendu Kar awarded Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair
Snehendu B. Kar, professor emeritus of the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair award by the U.S.-India Educational Foundation.
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Paul Ong receives Don T. Nakanishi Award
Paul Ong, a professor of urban planning and a member of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, is the 2013-14 recipient of the Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship in Asian American Studies at UCLA.
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Todd Presner publishes 'HyperCities: Thick Mapping in the Digital Humanities'
Todd Presner, chair of UCLA’s Digital Humanities Program and professor of Germanic languages, comparative literature and Jewish Studies, has published the book, “HyperCities: Thick Mapping in the Digital Humanities” with Harvard University Press.
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David Roussève new associate dean, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
David Roussève is the new associate dean for Academic Affairs in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
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Emily Scivoletto named dean of students, UCLA School of Law
Emily Scivoletto will join the UCLA School of Law as dean of students on Aug. 14, coming from the University of San Diego School of Law.
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Steven Wallace receives award for contributions to gerontology, geriatrics
Steven P. Wallace, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received the 2013 Betty and James E. Birren Senior Scholar Award.
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Volunteer for the fun at Aug. 14 All-Staff Picnic
Help make this year's UCLA All-Staff Picnic fun for your fellow Bruins — and add to your own enjoyment while you're at it — by serving a quick shift as a volunteer.
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Ka-Yuet Liu named UCLA Hellman Fellow
Ka-Yuet Liu, assistant professor of sociology at UCLA, was named as a 2014-2015 Hellman Fellow for her research on California vaccine requirements
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Scientific reunion to celebrate 4 billion years of paleobiological discovery
A group of 47 eminent scientists who met in the laboratories of UCLA paleobiologist J. William Schopf produced two remarkable books documenting the earliest history of the Earth. Thirty-five of them will reunite at UCLA for a July 22-24 conference.
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Campus responds to flood with torrent of generosity, service
Bruins chipped in to protect buildings, assist those stranded and ease inconveniences.
- Water main break: Updated information for staff, faculty and parents of summer campers
- In Memoriam: Andrea L. Rich, former professor and executive vice chancellor
- UCLA geographer Glen MacDonald named to John Muir Endowed Chair
- UC borrows $2.7 billion to fund pension debt
- Q&A: James Gibson on lab safety at UCLA
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News of faculty and staff for the UCLA community.
UCLA Today ceased publication in April 2014.
Irene Suico Soriano in Voices of LA Arts Festival
A program coordinator in the Department of English, Suico Soriano is an award-winning Filipina American poet.
Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Enjoy free chamber music concerts this year, hosted by the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies.
Free tickets for UCLA's All-Staff Picnic are available for pickup by Aug. 1.