﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Academics &amp; Faculty: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis named to Copley Chair at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/costume-designer-deborah-nadoolman-94585.aspx?link_page_rss=94585</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/costume-designer-deborah-nadoolman-94585.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Deborah Nadoolman Landis, an Academy Award-nominated costume designer and scholar, will occupy the David C. Copley Chair for the Study of Costume Design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155289" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA leads nation in protecting med students from drug industry influence</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-leads-nation-in-protecting-94399.aspx?link_page_rss=94399</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-leads-nation-in-protecting-94399.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of only nine medical schools out of 149 to earn an 'A' grade in a nationwide survey of educational policies governing students' contact with the pharmaceutical industry. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155176" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: LAUSD to lay off thousands of teachers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/faculty-experts-advisory-lausd-94310.aspx?link_page_rss=94310</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/faculty-experts-advisory-lausd-94310.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thousands of teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District and statewide are expected to be laid off as a result of the state budget crisis. UCLA's John Rogers is an expert. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155054" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:25:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Iranians protest result of presidential election</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94259.aspx?link_page_rss=94259</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94259.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 Iranian opposition supporters defied a government ban and massed in central Tehran today, protesting Friday's election victory by incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad and calling for an investigation into alleged voting irregularities. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154841" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: MTA to introduce toll lanes, set prices</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94188.aspx?link_page_rss=94188</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94188.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will allow solo drivers to pay to use carpool lanes on portions of the 10 and 110 freeways. The MTA has scheduled public hearings in advance of its July 23 price-setting vote. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154687" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:34:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: 9.4% unemployment rate highest since 1983</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93856.aspx?link_page_rss=93856</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93856.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor announced June 5 that the national unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent in May, up from 8.9 percent in April. Some 14.5 million people are currently out of work. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154114" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:03:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: SAG vote on new contract expected to be close</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93855.aspx?link_page_rss=93855</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93855.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[After nearly a year without a labor contract, Screen Actors Guild members will go to the polls June 9 in what is expected to be a close vote on a new contract with Hollywood studios. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154113" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:44:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama to speak to Muslims around world</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93723.aspx?link_page_rss=93723</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93723.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In his June 4 speech in Cairo, President Obama is expected to address Muslims around the world and to discuss how the U.S. and Muslim communities can bridge some of the differences that have divided them. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154015" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:03:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA experts advisory: 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-experts-advisory-20th-anniversary-93722.aspx?link_page_rss=93722</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-experts-advisory-20th-anniversary-93722.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[June 4 marks the 20th anniversary of the violent government crackdown on protesters in China's Tiananmen Square. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154014" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:56:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Congress sets to work on health care overhaul</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93457.aspx?link_page_rss=93457</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93457.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Congress has begun working on legislation that would overhaul the nation's health care system. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153617" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:12:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Realtions</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: General Motors files for bankruptcy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93445.aspx?link_page_rss=93445</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93445.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[General Motors Corp., the nation's largest automaker, has filed for bankruptcy in New York. UCLA has bankruptcy and auto industry experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153606" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:06:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA's Architecture and Urban Design Dept. opens 'Rumble' exposition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-93235.aspx?link_page_rss=93235</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-93235.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The exposition features projects completed by students in conjunction with departmental faculty and work by department alumni that redefine the provocative opportunities confronting the next generation of architects.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153605" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Calif. Gov. proposes drastic budget cuts</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92362.aspx?link_page_rss=92362</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92362.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a wide range of program cuts and revenue-generating measures to address the state budget crisis, potentially affecting prisons, state property and health, education and welfare services. UCLA has experts on the issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152078" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:40:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Calif. Supreme Court to rule on Prop. 8</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92986.aspx?link_page_rss=92986</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92986.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court is expected to rule May 26 on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which changed the state's constitution to define marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. The court will also rule on the validity of the 18,000 same-sex marriages performed in the state in 2008 when these unions were legal. The UCLA School of Law has leading experts on the issue. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152811" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:43:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Judge awards injunction to protect researchers from harassment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/judge-awards-injunction-to-protect-93243.aspx?link_page_rss=93243</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/judge-awards-injunction-to-protect-93243.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered that a permanent injunction be issued to protect UCLA researchers from harassment by extremists opposed to the use of animals in research. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153133" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Chancellor Block 'greatly concerned' about budget deficit</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-budget-93202.aspx?link_page_rss=93202</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-budget-93202.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor says in a statement hat "we do know that the cuts will be severe, and there is no question that we are facing difficult and painful choices." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153034" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:07:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama nominates Sotomayor for high court</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93081.aspx?link_page_rss=93081</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-93081.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama has nominated federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152812" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:39:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA names Patrick Soon-Shiong executive director of Wireless Health Institute</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-wireless-health-institute-92756.aspx?link_page_rss=92756</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-wireless-health-institute-92756.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong will help lead the institute's interdisciplinary efforts to improve the timeliness and reach of health care through the development and application of wireless, network-enabled technologies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152559" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama pledges to pursue Guantanamo closure</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92834.aspx?link_page_rss=92834</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92834.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama has pledged to continue pursuing plans to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and to relocate detainees to U.S. soil, despite recent opposition in Congress. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152530" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:50:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Calif. high court rules cigarette class action can move forward</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92688.aspx?link_page_rss=92688</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92688.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court has ruled that a major class-action lawsuit against cigarette makers can move forward, after being halted by a lower court. The decision could have implications for the future of consumer class-action suits in the state. UCLA's Stephen Yeazell is an expert.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152355" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>OFicce of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama takes Calif. lead on emissions standards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92687.aspx?link_page_rss=92687</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-92687.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama is preparing to announce new federal fuel efficiency standards for vehicles; the new national policy will closely mirror California's plan to reduce emissions that cause global warming. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152354" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>UCLA chemistry professor elected to Britain's prestigious Royal Society</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-chemistry-professor-elected-91631.aspx?link_page_rss=91631</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-chemistry-professor-elected-91631.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Gimzewski applies nanotechnology to real-life problems in areas such as nanomedicine, where his work may lead to more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152054" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mona Gable</author><title>UCLA to host fourth annual Latina/o Education Summit</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-the-fourth-annual-latina-91561.aspx?link_page_rss=91561</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-the-fourth-annual-latina-91561.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and UC/ACCORD host this a one-day conference focusing on critical issues affecting immigrant and undocumented students in the education pipepline. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151884" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>New book looks at photos used in WWII Japanese American resettlement effort</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-examines-institutional-89221.aspx?link_page_rss=89221</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-examines-institutional-89221.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In "Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens" UCLA Asian American studies professor Lane Ryo Hirabayashi sheds light on the role institutional photography played in promoting the wartime resettlement of Japanese Americans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151810" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mona Gable</author><title>UCLA Asian American Studies Center celebrates 40th anniversary</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-asian-american-studies-91451.aspx?link_page_rss=91451</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-asian-american-studies-91451.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, founded in 1969, is widely recognized as the leading research and teaching institution in Asian American studies in the country. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151757" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Offfice of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty expert advisory: Health care groups agree to cut spending</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-health-91261.aspx?link_page_rss=91261</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-health-91261.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Leading health industry groups have agreed to voluntarily slow their rate increases in a move that may potentially help provide health insurance to nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. UCLA has experts.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:08:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty expert advisory: Will Bagram Be different From Guantanamo?</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-will-91089.aspx?link_page_rss=91089</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-will-91089.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[As President Obama works to fulfill his campaign promise to close the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, questions arise: Where will these prisoners, held for so long without trial or legal recourse, go, and where do they belong? If the... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151276" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty expert advisory: Calif. ballot measures target budget crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-gov-77473.aspx?link_page_rss=77473</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-gov-77473.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[California's May 19 special election includes six state budget-related ballot measures. UCLA management and public policy professor Daniel J.B. Mitchell comments regularly on state budget issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=102805" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Maine approves same-sex unions</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-83881.aspx?link_page_rss=83881</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-83881.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[While Maine has become the fifth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, California may be gearing up for another ballot battle over the issue as early as next year. UCLA has experts.

 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125561" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: 50th anniversary of Chavez Ravine evictions</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-91084.aspx?link_page_rss=91084</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-91084.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[May 8–9 marks the 50th anniversary of the forced eviction of the last remaining Mexican American families from Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine neighborhood, which was subsequently bulldozed to make way for Dodger Stadium. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151100" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 07:03:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Vilmos Zsigmond named Kodak Cinematographer in Residence at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vilmos-zsigmond-asc-named-kodak-90483.aspx?link_page_rss=90483</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vilmos-zsigmond-asc-named-kodak-90483.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Hungarian-born cinematographer won an Academy Award for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and was nominated for "The River," "The Black Dahlia" and "The Deer Hunter." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150005" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 23:35:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Souter's to retire from Supreme Court</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-90511.aspx?link_page_rss=90511</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-90511.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter will reportedly retire from the bench in June, opening the first seat for a Democratic president to fill in 15 years. UCLA has Supreme Court experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=149011" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:42:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Chrysler likely to file for bankruptcy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-90489.aspx?link_page_rss=90489</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-90489.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chrysler, the nation's third-largest automaker, will likely file for bankruptcy after failing to reach an agreement with a group of major creditors. UCLA has bankruptcy and auto industry experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=148685" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:39:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>3 UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx?link_page_rss=90382</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The election of this year's UCLA members — who are among 72 new members from across the U.S. and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries — brings the number of current UCLA academy members to 33. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Hong Ho</author><title>UCLA forum brings together experts to address California's foreclosure crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-forum-brings-together-experts-90249.aspx?link_page_rss=90249</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-forum-brings-together-experts-90249.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This UCLA conference brings together academics, community-based practitioners, policymakers, private-sector actors and the foundation community to discuss the local effects of the crisis and chart a new course for recovery. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147476" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Swine flu spreads across globe</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89851.aspx?link_page_rss=89851</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89851.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With cases of swine flu continuing to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Homeland Security Department have declared a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization and governments around the world are organizing to confront the potential crisis. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146270" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:45:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Calif. is first to adopt low-carbon fuel standard</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89719.aspx?link_page_rss=89719</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89719.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The California Air Resources Board has adopted the nation's first low-carbon fuel standard in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state and expand the market for vehicles that run on alternative fuels. UCLA has faculty with expertise on the environmental, economic and political impact of the new regulation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145857" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:15:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>Report finds troubling health trends in state's Asian, Pacific communities</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx?link_page_rss=89243</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: First 100 days of the Obama administration</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89539.aspx?link_page_rss=89539</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89539.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[April 29 marks President Barack Obama's 100th day in office — a traditional benchmark for assessing a chief executive's performance. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145454" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:17:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA brings ancient Egypt to life with  virtual model of historic temple complex</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx?link_page_rss=88669</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has built a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site known as Karnak, one of the largest temple complexes ever constructed. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144734" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>Intel CEO to address state of technology amid global economic turmoil</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-presents-intel-ceo-89233.aspx?link_page_rss=89233</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-presents-intel-ceo-89233.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This UCLA Anderson School of Management distinguished speaker event will feature Paul S. Otellini, president and CEO of Intel Corp., discussing the state of the technology industry during the global economic downturn. Intel is the world's leading manufacturer of microprocessors for personal and business computing. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143595" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S., world celebrate 39th annual Earth Day</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89204.aspx?link_page_rss=89204</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89204.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[April 22 marks the 39th annual celebration of Earth Day, which is designed to foster respect for the planet, highlight environmental issues and enourage the development sustainability around the world. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143549" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S. boycotts UN racism conference</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89205.aspx?link_page_rss=89205</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89205.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama has said the U.S., along with seven other countries, will boycott the first United Nations global racism conference in eight years out of concern that Muslim countries will unfairly denounce Israel and bar criticism of Islam. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143551" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Armenian genocide remembered</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89206.aspx?link_page_rss=89206</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89206.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[April 24 is the annual Armenian genocide remembrance day, which commemorates the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. Many in the Armenian community hope President Obama will support a resolution currently pending in Congress to officially recognize the killings as genocide. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143550" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>6 UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/six-ucla-professors-elected-to-89202.aspx?link_page_rss=89202</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/six-ucla-professors-elected-to-89202.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new fellows and 19 foreign honorary members join one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143752" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: 10th anniversary of Columbine massacre</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89203.aspx?link_page_rss=89203</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89203.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[April 20 marks the 10th anniversary of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine  High School, which left 14 students and one teacher dead. UCLA has experts on Columbine, school shootings and related episodes of mass violence. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143476" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: EPA to propose regulating greenhouse gases</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89119.aspx?link_page_rss=89119</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-89119.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to public health and welfare and has proposed regulating them. The move signals a major shift in the government's approach to regulating pollution linked to global warming. UCLA has experts on the subject.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142489" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Jonathan Fielding, public health leader, awarded prestigious UCLA Medal</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dr-jonathan-fielding-awarded-prestigious-88659.aspx?link_page_rss=88659</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dr-jonathan-fielding-awarded-prestigious-88659.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, has been awarded to Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and a UCLA professor, for his work as an leader and innovator in public health. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142484" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA Engineering annual forum explores clean tech, health care, global security</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-s-annual-tech-88670.aspx?link_page_rss=88670</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-s-annual-tech-88670.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science's annual Tech Forum will feature keynote addresses by some of the nation's leading advocates in clean technology, health care and global security. Keynotes will be followed panel discussions involving UCLA Engineering faculty, industry leaders and venture capitalists. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142085" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama to attend Latin American summit</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88951.aspx?link_page_rss=88951</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88951.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama will attend the three-day Summit of the Americas, which brings together heads of state from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean with the goal of promoting cooperation on a variety of issues, including climate change, energy policy, economic prosperity and collective security. UCLA has experts on Latin America and U.S.–Latin American relations.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142100" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Military, protesters continue to clash in Bangkok</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88391.aspx?link_page_rss=88391</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88391.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has declared a state of emergency, and heavy clashes continue between military troops and anti-government protestors in Bangkok. UCLA has experts on the issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140592" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: GM told to prepare for bankruptcy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88393.aspx?link_page_rss=88393</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88393.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department has told General Motors to begin laying the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing. GM chief executive Fritz Henderson has sent signals that a bankruptcy is likely if the company cannot reach agreements with unions and bondholders by June 1. UCLA's Lynn LoPucki is a bankruptcy expert. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140482" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>Fill 'er up: Prof awarded $2.1M to build hydrogen fueling station at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-professor-awarded-88112.aspx?link_page_rss=88112</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-professor-awarded-88112.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA hydrogen fueling station, which will be one of California's largest, will produce up to 140 kilograms of hydrogen a day for use in hydrogen-powered vehicles.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140208" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson hosts 'Hollywood 2.0' panel on future of studio system</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-hosts-hollywood-88319.aspx?link_page_rss=88319</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-hosts-hollywood-88319.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The panel to will address the future of the Hollywood studio system in light of sites like YouTube, Hulu and Break gaining ground in the mass market <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140304" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>4 UCLA scholars win 2009 Guggenheim Fellowships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/four-ucla-scholars-win-2009-guggenheim-88380.aspx?link_page_rss=88380</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/four-ucla-scholars-win-2009-guggenheim-88380.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three UCLA professors and a visiting scientist are among 180 artists, scholars and scientists chosen from nearly 3,000 applicants to receive 2009 Guggenheim Fellowships. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140322" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama says economy shows 'glimmers of hope'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88384.aspx?link_page_rss=88384</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-88384.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has said that while the U.S. economy is still under severe stress, it is showing "glimmers of hope," including an uptick in homeowners refinancing their mortgages and an increase in lending to small businesses. UCLA has experts on the economy.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140321" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Burkle Center annual conference looks at intervention in humanitarian crises</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-future-of-the-responsibility-87020.aspx?link_page_rss=87020</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-future-of-the-responsibility-87020.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This one-day conference sponsored by UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations will address issues surrounding humanitartian intervention by the U.S. and the international community in national crises. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138347" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Major earthquake hits central Italy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-87161.aspx?link_page_rss=87161</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-87161.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A violent earthquake has hit the central Italian city of L'Aquila, a walled medieval town 70 miles northeast of Rome, leaving at least 100 dead, 1,500 injured, and countless buildings and homes in ruins. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138102" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Scholar Manning Marable to give 2009 Thurgood Marshall lecture at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-bunche-center-honors-scholar-86975.aspx?link_page_rss=86975</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-bunche-center-honors-scholar-86975.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Manning Marable, noted scholar of African American history and founding director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University, will deliver the 2009 Thurgood Marshall lecture at UCLA on Thursday, April 16. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136845" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Campus community fighting back against extremists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-community-fighting-back-86985.aspx?link_page_rss=86985</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-community-fighting-back-86985.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA faculty, staff and students have formed a group to demonstrate support for biomedical research involving laboratory animals and show solidarity with scientists subjected to increasing harassment by anti–animal research extremists. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136409" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: G-20 summit to address global economy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86997.aspx?link_page_rss=86997</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86997.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The G-20 economic summit begins April 2 in London. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136586" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>Obituary: Jorge Prelorán, 75, UCLA professor, documentary film pioneer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-emeritus-jorge-86792.aspx?link_page_rss=86792</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-emeritus-jorge-86792.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A cinematic icon in his native Argentina, Prelorán taught at the School of Theater, Film and Television from 1976 until his retirement in 1994. He was celebrated for developing a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136511" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Anne C. Mulkern</author><title>California’s efforts on environment provide valuable examples to the nation, summit told</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dc-summit-86960.aspx?link_page_rss=86960</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dc-summit-86960.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[California’s efforts to clean the air and environment provide valuable examples to the rest of the nation as it wrestles with addressing climate change, UCLA Law School professor-in-residence Mary D. Nichols told a Washington summit conference. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=135958" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:51:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Anne C. Mulkern</author><title>Chancellor Emeritus Carnesale opens D.C. summit on climate change</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/carnesale-86785.aspx?link_page_rss=86785</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/carnesale-86785.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale today launched a two-day summit in Washington to gather information for a pioneering project on climate change, a study that will culminate in recommendations to Congress.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=135626" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:49:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama gives automakers ultimatums</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86755.aspx?link_page_rss=86755</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86755.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has delivered ultimatums to General Motors and Chrysler, telling both automakers to present viable restructuring plans before receiving any additional federal funding. The restructurings could involve bankruptcy filings by both companies. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=135327" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Geithner plan for oversight of financial system</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86657.aspx?link_page_rss=86657</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86657.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new financial regulatory reform plan would mean the largest expansion of federal oversight over the nation's financial system since the Great Depression. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=134484" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Cases of Alzheimer's on the rise, report says</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86523.aspx?link_page_rss=86523</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86523.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Alzheimer's Association is reporting that nearly 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer's will develop each year in the U.S. and is calling for new strategies to confront the brain-destroying disease in order to save lives and reduce the burden on the nation's health care system. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=132750" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Geithner unveils toxic-asset cleanup plan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86412.aspx?link_page_rss=86412</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-86412.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to revive the U.S. financial system would use $75 billion to $100 billion in Treasury bank-rescue funds to encourage private investors to join the government in buying up to $1 trillion in toxic assets from the nation's banks. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=132420" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Walking the green talk: Wealthier communities buy more hybrid vehicles</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/walking-the-green-talk-wealthier-85163.aspx?link_page_rss=85163</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/walking-the-green-talk-wealthier-85163.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Residents of wealthier communities and communities that vote pro-environment positions on statewide environmental initiatives are far more likely than other California residents to own hybrid vehicles, according to new research from the UCLA Institute of the Environment.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131726" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Conference celebrates launch of new UCLA on-campus technology incubator</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-on-campus-technology-incubator-85197.aspx?link_page_rss=85197</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-on-campus-technology-incubator-85197.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's new On-Campus Technology Incubator at CNSI is a novel way to support faculty research and accelerate the commercialization of faculty-developed technologies. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131076" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: AIG bailout and bonuses</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85229.aspx?link_page_rss=85229</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85229.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. told Congress he has asked AIG executives to return at least some of the $165 million in bonuses they received following the federal government's $170 billion bailout of the failed insurance conglomerate. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130703" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Actress Natasha Richardson's brain injury</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85230.aspx?link_page_rss=85230</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85230.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Actress Natasha Richardson has suffered a potentially fatal brain injury following a skiing accident. UCLA has experts on traumatic brain injury and brain death. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130727" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Calif. says prison receiver no longer needed</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85192.aspx?link_page_rss=85192</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85192.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A lawyer for the state of California has told a federal judge that the court-appointed receiver who oversees the state's prison health care system is no longer needed, as conditions have improved. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130445" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S. housing starts show big jump</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85194.aspx?link_page_rss=85194</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-85194.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that housing starts increased by 22.2 percent in January, the biggest percentage increase since January 1990 and the first increase since April 2008. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130449" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama lifts restrictions on stem cell research</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84718.aspx?link_page_rss=84718</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84718.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has signed an order lifting restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. UCLA has experts on the scientific, legal and societal issues related to the research. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128383" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S. jobless rate rises to 8.1%</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84577.aspx?link_page_rss=84577</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84577.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 8.1 percent in February, its highest level since 1983. Since the recession began in December 2007, more than 4.4 million jobs have been lost, with nearly 2 million of those losses coming in the past three months. In California, the jobless rate has now surpassed 10 percent. UCLA has faculty with expertise on unemployment and the economy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127982" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Fertility doc offers babies by design</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84108.aspx?link_page_rss=84108</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-84108.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[News that a California fertility clinic is offering prospective parents the opportunity to improve the odds of having children with preselected hair, skin and eye color has renewed the debate over "designer babies." But two UCLA experts say the science does not support the guaranteed delivery of designed choices. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=126513" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>'Cup of Java' premieres April 18–19 at UCLA's Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx?link_page_rss=82818</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Offering a transcendent journey into the far reaches of Javanese performing arts, seven distinguished artists draw from Java's Hindu and Islamic heritage to create works that represent a synthesis of energy, spirituality and emotion. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125799" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for spring 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx?link_page_rss=83131</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this spring, including exhibitions and public lectures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125737" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Obama proposes $634 billion health plan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-obama-83043.aspx?link_page_rss=83043</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-expert-advisory-obama-83043.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's new budget proposal includes a plan to create a $634 billion fund to begin overhauling the nation's health care system. UCLA's Mark Peterson has related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=124834" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Tough economy means more stress, anxiety</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82805.aspx?link_page_rss=82805</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82805.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Widespread job losses and the general state of the economy are leading more people to seek help from professional therapists and suicide hotlines. UCLA has experts with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=122407" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Roxanne Moster</author><title>Geffen School of Medicine gets $1M to endow chair in clinical pharmacology</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-rosalinde-and-arthur-gilbert-81697.aspx?link_page_rss=81697</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-rosalinde-and-arthur-gilbert-81697.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation has pledged $1 million to the UCLA Foundation to fund an endowed chair in clinical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=123028" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama to address Congress</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82631.aspx?link_page_rss=82631</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82631.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In his first address to Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama will explain his economic policies and push for future action on a variety of issues, including health care, education and energy. UCLA has faculty with expertise in presidential politics, the economy and public policy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=122125" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>4 UCLA scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx?link_page_rss=82033</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four exceptional young scientists at UCLA are among 118 scientists and scholars from 61 colleges and universities to receive 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121238" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: The Academy Awards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82516.aspx?link_page_rss=82516</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-82516.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The 81st annual Academy Awards will take place Sunday, Feb. 22, in Los Angeles. UCLA has faculty with expertise on the Oscars, Hollywood and the film industry. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121669" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson event explores China as a global player</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-event-explores-china-81688.aspx?link_page_rss=81688</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-event-explores-china-81688.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This UCLA Anderson School of Management conference will explore various topics, including China's clean technology market — the largest in the world — and post–financial crisis investment opportunities in Greater China.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=119584" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama to sign stimulus bill into law</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81057.aspx?link_page_rss=81057</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81057.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will sign the $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law today in Denver. UCLA has faculty with related expertise.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=115966" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Lauri Gavel</author><title>Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic to give lecture at UCLA School of Law</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bosnian-president-haris-silajdzic-81687.aspx?link_page_rss=81687</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bosnian-president-haris-silajdzic-81687.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic will deliver a lecture in his first visit to the UCLA School of Law and its Sanela Diana Jenkins Clinic on International Justice. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118243" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Black History Month</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81636.aspx?link_page_rss=81636</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81636.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[February is Black History Month. UCLA has faculty with expertise in the areas of African American history, culture and politics. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118063" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>Anderson panel looks at strategies for surviving, thriving in economic crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-executive-education-81155.aspx?link_page_rss=81155</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-executive-education-81155.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Anderson School of Managemen presents a free panel discussion on the management strategies and leadership behaviors business leaders need to combat the current recession and capitalize on opportunities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=117544" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Israel holds national elections</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81058.aspx?link_page_rss=81058</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-81058.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Israel's Feb. 10 elections will result in a new prime minister and could signal a shift in the country's domestic and foreign policy. UCLA has experts on the issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=116056" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Bunche Center for African American Studies celebrates Black History Month</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-bunche-center-for-african-80315.aspx?link_page_rss=80315</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-bunche-center-for-african-80315.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies will host a series of screenings, lectures and discussions on the UCLA campus during Black History Month. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=114882" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Matthew Chin and Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>2 UCLA faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-engineering-faculty-elected-80341.aspx?link_page_rss=80341</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-engineering-faculty-elected-80341.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Engineering professors Deborah Estrin and John Kim are among 65 members and nine foreign associates elected in 2009, the academy announced today. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=115489" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Panel at UCLA to address education, race disparities in juvenile justice system</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-law-school-partnership-targets-80434.aspx?link_page_rss=80434</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-law-school-partnership-targets-80434.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Juvenile Justice Project, a partnership between the UCLA School of Law and the Learning Rights Law Center, will hold a panel discussion addressing educational challenges and racial disparities in the Los Angeles juvenile justice system. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=115532" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Tax problems plague Obama nominees</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-80237.aspx?link_page_rss=80237</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-80237.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Following revelations that they failed to pay taxes in a timely manner, Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's pick to head Health and Human Services, and Nancy Killefer, his selection for chief performance officer, have withdrawn their nominations. UCLA has faculty with expertise in business and political ethics.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=113689" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Gen. Wesley Clark to keynote UCLA conference on U.S.–China relations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-conference-on-us-china-78999.aspx?link_page_rss=78999</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-conference-on-us-china-78999.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[At this one-day conference, experts from the military, government and academia will address a variety of topics, including security, the environment and the economy, as they relate to U.S.–China relations under the new Obama administration. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=111470" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: House set to vote on Obama's stimulus plan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-79821.aspx?link_page_rss=79821</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-79821.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives has passed President Barack Obama's $819 billion economic stimulus program, and the administration continues to weigh strategies for combating the rising tide of home foreclosures. UCLA has faculty with related expertise.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=110435" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Rabbit comes to rest; Updike dead at 76</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-79658.aspx?link_page_rss=79658</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-79658.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Updike has died of lung cancer at 76. UCLA faculty member and author Mona Simpson can comment on Updike's legacy. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=109178" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama pushes for state's emissions standards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-78971.aspx?link_page_rss=78971</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-78971.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the state of California's request, denied by the Bush administration in 2007, to implement tough new restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. UCLA has faculty with expertise on the issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107321" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>UCLA expands fundraising drive to boost student support</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-expands-fundraising-drive-78630.aspx?link_page_rss=78630</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-expands-fundraising-drive-78630.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bruin Scholars Initiative aims to generate $500 million for graduate student fellowships and undergraduate scholarships by June 30, 2013. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107261" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>