﻿<?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>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:21 GMT</pubDate><title>Academics &amp; Faculty: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S. jobless rate rises to 10.2%</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-112141.aspx?link_page_rss=112141</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-112141.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent in October, its highest level since 1983. In California, unemployment was at 12.2 percent. UCLA has faculty with expertise on unemployment and the economy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=355012" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>Statement by Gerald Levey</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-by-gerald-levey-112069.aspx?link_page_rss=112069</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-by-gerald-levey-112069.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Statement from Gerald S. Levey, vice chancellor of medical sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, on the naming of his successor:
 
I believe the selection of A. Eugene Washington to serve as the next dean of the David... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354948" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:26:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>A. Eugene Washington appointed as dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/a-eugene-washington-appointed-112067.aspx?link_page_rss=112067</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/a-eugene-washington-appointed-112067.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Message to UCLA administrative officers, deans, department chairs, directors, vice chancellors and faculty of the medical echool and medical sciences from Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost:
 
Dear Colleagues:
 
I... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354947" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:06:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A. Eugene Washington appointed dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences</title><link>http://evc.ucla.edu/executive-searches/appointment-of-a.-eugene-washington-as-dean-of-the-david-geffen-school-of-medicine-and-vice-chancellor-of-health-sciences-at-ucla</link><guid>http://evc.ucla.edu/executive-searches/appointment-of-a.-eugene-washington-as-dean-of-the-david-geffen-school-of-medicine-and-vice-chancellor-of-health-sciences-at-ucla</guid><description><![CDATA[Washington was proposed to the Board of Regents as dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and vice chancellor of health sciences at UCLA, effective February 1, 2010.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354944" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Mayor to announce new L.A. police chief</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111940.aspx?link_page_rss=111940</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111940.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday will announce his selection of the city's new police chief, who will succeed William Bratton. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354592" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Collapse of communism, 20 years later</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111809.aspx?link_page_rss=111809</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111809.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, on Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the imminent collapse of communist rule throughout Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union. UCLA faculty members with expertise on the subject are available to the media, and several will participate in a Nov. 6 UCLA symposium on the subject. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354552" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>Yeazell appointed interim dean at UCLA School of Law</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/interim-dean-appointed-at-law-111893.aspx?link_page_rss=111893</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/interim-dean-appointed-at-law-111893.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Scott L. Waugh, UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, announced the appointment in a message to campus leadership. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354524" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:18:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Nation's GDP rose 3.5 percent in third quarter</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111876.aspx?link_page_rss=111876</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111876.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy grew last quarter for the first time in a year, with the nation's gross domestic product rising 3.5 percent between July and September. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354516" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:13:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim Irwin</author><title>State awards $49.2 million to UCLA stem cell scientists to develop new therapies for disease</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/state-grants-totaling-49-19-million-111822.aspx?link_page_rss=111822</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/state-grants-totaling-49-19-million-111822.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three scientists were awarded major grants to translate leading-edge stem cell science into new therapies for sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354493" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>2009 “Alternative Nobel Prize” Winner Headlines UCLA U.S.-Canada Energy Event</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/2009-alternative-nobel-prize-winner-111489.aspx?link_page_rss=111489</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/2009-alternative-nobel-prize-winner-111489.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The conference explores current policy issues and explores how entrepreneurs, innovators and energy companies are working to design solutions to lead North America to a greener economic future. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=354248" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:42:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Karzai's election victory invalidated in Afghanistan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111478.aspx?link_page_rss=111478</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111478.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A U.N.–backed panel has found that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's August election victory was marred by nearly 1 million fraudulent votes. A runoff election between Karzai and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah has been scheduled for Nov. 7. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=352723" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama tells feds not to target medical pot buyers, sellers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111445.aspx?link_page_rss=111445</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111445.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In a memo released today, U.S. Justice Department officials instructed prosecutors and federal drug agents not to target for federal prosecution those who use or provide medical marijuana in compliance with state laws. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=349925" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:15:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA, birthplace of the Internet, celebrates 40th anniversary of network's creation</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/birthplace-of-the-internet-celebrates-111333.aspx?link_page_rss=111333</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/birthplace-of-the-internet-celebrates-111333.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In honor of the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet at UCLA, UCLA Engineering presents a daylong celebration and forum exploring the online opportunities and challenges ahead. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=339845" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: 20th anniversary of Loma Prieta earthquake in Bay Area</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111338.aspx?link_page_rss=111338</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-111338.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area, which caused 63 deaths and $10 billion in damage and halted the 1989 World Series. UCLA has faculty with earthquake-related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=337981" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:52:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>UCLA alumna Elinor Ostrom wins 2009 Nobel Prize in economics</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumna-elinor-ostrom-wins-111209.aspx?link_page_rss=111209</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumna-elinor-ostrom-wins-111209.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Elinor Ostrom, the 2009 Nobel laureate in economics, is the fifth UCLA graduate and the first alumna to win a Nobel. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=330873" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>UCLA center gets $4.5M in NSF funds for role in national earthquake simulation network</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-earthquake-experimental-102660.aspx?link_page_rss=102660</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-earthquake-experimental-102660.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's earthquake center will receive part of a $105 million grant given by the National Science Foundation to Purdue University to spearhead the national network. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=319296" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Asian American Studies Center</author><title>Exhibition explores 40 years of Asian American studies at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/40-years-of-breaking-ground-ucla-109857.aspx?link_page_rss=109857</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/40-years-of-breaking-ground-ucla-109857.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The exhibition traces the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have taught, studied and contributed to intellectual diversity at UCLA over the past 40 years. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=316648" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>UCLA professors, criminal justice experts tackle prison crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-criminal-justice-102591.aspx?link_page_rss=102591</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-criminal-justice-102591.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Public Affairs conference in Washington, D.C., will address pressing issues of crime control, prison reform and juvenile justice. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=301962" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Temblor hits Samoa, causing tsunami</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102579.aspx?link_page_rss=102579</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102579.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[An 8.3-magnitude earthquake in the South Pacific resulted in a tsunami that destroyed at least one Samoan village. In preparation for further tsunamis, a general warning has been issued for a number Pacific islands, including New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and French Polynesia. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=300387" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:39:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shilo Munk</author><title>Henry T. Hopkins: Retired art department chair,&amp;nbsp;Hammer director</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/henry-hopkins-chair-of-department-102547.aspx?link_page_rss=102547</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/henry-hopkins-chair-of-department-102547.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Henry T. Hopkins, a prominent leader in the arts who at various times led the Hammer Museum at UCLA and the San Francisco Museum of Art — which was renamed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art during his stewardship — has died. He was 81. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=297642" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: H1N1 influenza</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 the H1N1 flu pandemic spreading, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and governments around the world are organizing to confront the potential crisis. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146270" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Suit says utilities' emissions are 'public nuisance'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102333.aspx?link_page_rss=102333</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102333.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York has reinstated a 2004 lawsuit by eight states, including California, and New York City against five of the largest U.S. utilities over their greenhouse gas emissions. The suit, which had been dismissed in October 2005, argues that the emissions are a public nuisance and would cause irreparable harm to property. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=281508" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Santa Ana winds could add fuel to wildfires</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102310.aspx?link_page_rss=102310</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102310.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Fire officials are warning that Santa Ana winds, along with triple-digit temperatures and low humidity, could increase the risk of wildfires and threaten containment of the Station fire in Angeles National Forest. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=281252" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:15:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will it burn?</title><link>http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/will-it-burn-fire-class-has-answer-102084.aspx</link><guid>http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/will-it-burn-fire-class-has-answer-102084.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Larry Loeher, an associate vice provost, paid for his education at UCLA fighting forest fires and now teaches the honors class, "Will it Burn?"
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=270730" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:23:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Nicole Duran</author><title>UCLA professor, Cabinet members discuss Latinos and U.S. economy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prof-discusses-latinos-102184.aspx?link_page_rss=102184</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prof-discusses-latinos-102184.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Professor Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda delivers a stark message to government officials about the economic plight of Latinos in the U.S. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=270562" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:25:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Hispanic Caucus explores Latinos, US economy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102000.aspx?link_page_rss=102000</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-102000.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, as part of its three-day public policy conference in Washington, D.C., presents "Latinos Leading on the Economy and Workforce," a panel featuring Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and UCLA professor and immigration expert Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=260032" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:13:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Eighth anniversary of 9/11 attacks</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101904.aspx?link_page_rss=101904</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101904.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Friday marks the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. UCLA has several faculty members who specialize in related topics, including terrorism, global security, U.S. intelligence agencies, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, Islamic law, international relations and human rights. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=250089" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:35:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Statement regarding lawsuit filed by California attorney general</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-regarding-lawsuit-filed-101846.aspx?link_page_rss=101846</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-regarding-lawsuit-filed-101846.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Statement regarding attorney general's suit against UCLA professor. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=247827" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:25:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Beatles in limelight again after 40 years</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101845.aspx?link_page_rss=101845</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101845.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four decades after the Beatles' breakup, the band is again in the spotlight with this week's release of 14 newly remastered albums and a new video game, "The Beatles: Rock Band." UCLA's Christopher Waterman is available to discuss the Beatles' impact on the music industry and world culture.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=247826" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:57:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Supreme Court hears arguments in 'Hillary' case</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101630.aspx?link_page_rss=101630</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-101630.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Sept. 9 concerning restrictions on corporate spending and speech during federal elections. The case revolves around a decision by the Federal Election Commission to block the broadcast of a conservative group's film critical of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=247144" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:27:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>UCLA, LAUSD partner to open pilot school</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-lausd-partner-to-open-pilot-100494.aspx?link_page_rss=100494</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-lausd-partner-to-open-pilot-100494.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Community School, an innovative new UCLA–LAUSD pilot school partnership, is committed to providing high-quality education in one of the city's most underserved neighborhoods. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=247102" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA Law dean Michael Schill to resign, head law school at University of Chicago</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/michael-schill-101411.aspx?link_page_rss=101411</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/michael-schill-101411.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Letter from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block regarding UCLA School of Law dean Michael Schill's intended resignation at the end of 2009. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=245635" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:15:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Victoria Sork named dean of Division of Life Sciences at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/victoria-sork-named-dean-of-life-100829.aspx?link_page_rss=100829</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/victoria-sork-named-dean-of-life-100829.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[As a student, Victoria Sork conducted her high school honors project at UCLA. Now, she is the first woman to become dean of a UCLA science division, having taken the helm of UCLA's Division of Life Sciences on Sept. 1.
 
The division comprises five... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=235473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA's Senior Scholars program expands learning opportunities for older adults</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-senior-scholars-program-100875.aspx?link_page_rss=100875</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-senior-scholars-program-100875.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The unique program gives individuals age 50 and over the opportunity to expand their learning by attending undergraduate courses at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=235464" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Station fire still burning in Southern California</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100611.aspx?link_page_rss=100611</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100611.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Station fire, which has destroyed 21 homes and killed two firefighters, and which threatens UCLA's 150-foot solar tower at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, continues to burn, fueled by hot weather and dry conditions. UCLA has experts on fire-related topics and the Mt. Wilson Observatory. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=232405" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:51:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Wildfires burning in Southern California</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100513.aspx?link_page_rss=100513</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100513.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Several wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles and other Southern California counties, fueled by hot weather and dry conditions. UCLA has experts on fire-related topics. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=227964" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Dominick Dunne, dead at 83</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100328.aspx?link_page_rss=100328</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100328.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dominick Dunne, the best-selling novelist and journalist who covered the trials of celebrity defendants like O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers and wrote frequently about the misdeeds of the rich and famous, has died. He was 83. UCLA's Lawrence Grobel is available to comment. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=225184" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:10:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Edward M. Kennedy, 1932–2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100320.aspx?link_page_rss=100320</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100320.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died Aug. 25, served in the Senate for more than four decades and was the last surviving brother of a legendary political family. UCLA has experts on his life and career. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=225183" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:02:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Plan for Palestinian state unveiled</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100230.aspx?link_page_rss=100230</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100230.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has released a detailed government plan to establish a Palestinian state by 2011, regardless of the outcome of talks with Israel. UCLA has experts.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=225179" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:01:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Report to detail abuse of suspects at CIA prisons</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100029.aspx?link_page_rss=100029</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-100029.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Justice Department on Aug. 24 will release a 2004 CIA inspector general's report detailing abuses of terrorism suspects at secret CIA prisons. UCLA faculty member Amy Zegart is an expert on the U.S. intelligence community and national security issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=221840" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:05:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kim  Irwin</author><title>UCLA researchers awarded $5.42M in grants from state stem cell agency</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-awarded-5-42-99890.aspx?link_page_rss=99890</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-awarded-5-42-99890.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The grants represent an effort by the agency to build a foundation that will support future research designed to translate stem cell science from the lab bench to the patient's bedside. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=215852" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Bill to regulate gang-intervention programs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-98610.aspx?link_page_rss=98610</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-98610.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) and local civic leaders have announced federal legislation aimed at creating national standards and accountability measures for gang-intervention programs, which serve as liaisons between law enforcement and local communities. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=206460" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:47:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Paul Weiss named new director of UCLA California NanoSystems Institute</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-california-nanosystems-98183.aspx?link_page_rss=98183</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-california-nanosystems-98183.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Leading nanoscientist Paul S. Weiss has been named director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and holder of the Fred Kavli Chair in NanoSystems Sciences. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=203272" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: 'Cash for clunkers' program encounters criticism</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-98173.aspx?link_page_rss=98173</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-98173.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" program, which encourages Americans to purchase new eco-friendly, fuel-efficient cars by offering cash rebates for their older automobiles, has received an extra $2 billion in federal incentives but has also been met with some criticism about its effect on the economy and energy consumption. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=200269" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:37:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Sotomayor confirmed as Supreme Court Justice</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97819.aspx?link_page_rss=97819</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97819.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. She will be the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the high court. UCLA has experts on the legal and social implications of the confirmation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=194007" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:30:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Bratton to resign as L.A. police chief</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97781.aspx?link_page_rss=97781</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97781.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has announced he will resign at the end of October, after nearly seven years of service. What does his departure mean for the city and the LAPD? UCLA has experts.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=192250" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:30:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Pharmacology professor named to endowed chair in cancer research</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/pharmacology-professor-named-endowed-97575.aspx?link_page_rss=97575</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/pharmacology-professor-named-endowed-97575.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr. Hong Wu, a professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at UCLA, has been named the inaugural holder of the David Geffen Chair in Medical Research, a position that will focus on advancing the field of cancer research. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=192247" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Fed court tells California to cut prison population</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97704.aspx?link_page_rss=97704</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97704.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A federal court has called California's prison health care system unconstitutional and has ordered the state to reduce its prison inmate population by 40,000 — roughly 27 percent — within two years. UCLA has faculty with related expertise. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=192215" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Release of journalists and US–N. Korea relations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97703.aspx?link_page_rss=97703</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-97703.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With former President Bill Clinton's success in securing the release of two U.S. journalists from a North Korean prison, U.S.-North Korea diplomatic relations may have taken a new turn. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=192203" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:41:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>UCLA appoints three of world's leading chemistry scholars to endowed chairs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-appoints-three-of-world-s-97237.aspx?link_page_rss=97237</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-appoints-three-of-world-s-97237.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Gene Block has named Kendall N. Houk to the Saul Winstein Chair in Organic Chemistry, Omar M. Yaghi to the Irving and Jean Stone Chair in Physical Sciences, and Shimon Weiss to the Dean M. Willard Chair in Chemistry. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=183677" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Joseph A. Rudnick appointed dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/joseph-a-rudnick-appointed-dean-97233.aspx?link_page_rss=97233</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/joseph-a-rudnick-appointed-dean-97233.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh sent this letter announcing the appointment of Joseph A. Rudnick on July 28. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=179211" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:15:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Henry Louis Gates' arrest in Cambridge</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96996.aspx?link_page_rss=96996</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96996.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Cambridge, Mass., last week has drawn criticism from President Obama and has reignited public debate on racism, police misconduct and racial profiling. UCLA's Mark Sawyer is an expert on the issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=171123" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:03:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: MTA approves toll lanes on 10, 110 freeways</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96999.aspx?link_page_rss=96999</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96999.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved a plan to let solo drivers pay to use carpool lanes on portions of the 10 and 110 freeways. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=171119" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:55:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: State leaders, governor reach budget deal</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96668.aspx?link_page_rss=96668</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96668.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California's legislative leaders have reached a budget agreement that would help close the state's $26.3 billion deficit by making major cuts to health, education, welfare, prison and other services. The proposed deal must now go before the Legislature. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=168186" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:15:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Congress moves forward with health care overhaul</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96324.aspx?link_page_rss=96324</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-96324.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three of five Congressional panels have now approved legislation that would overhaul the nation's health care system and make health insurance available to all Americans. UCLA has experts.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=161463" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:10:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Climate change expert assumes helm at UCLA Institute of the Environment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/geographer-climate-change-expert-95824.aspx?link_page_rss=95824</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/geographer-climate-change-expert-95824.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Glen M. MacDonald, an international authority on the environmental effects of climate change and drought, has been named director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=158341" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Wildfires hit Southern California</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95915.aspx?link_page_rss=95915</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95915.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Several wildfires have broken out in Los Angeles and San Diego counties, fueled by hot weather and dry conditions. UCLA has experts on fire-related topics. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156875" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:00:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Sarah Palin's resignation, future in politics</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95826.aspx?link_page_rss=95826</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95826.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will resign as Alaska governor July 25, raising questions about her future political ambitions. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156865" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:33:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Covert CIA program kept secret from Congress</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95825.aspx?link_page_rss=95825</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95825.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The New York Times has reported that the CIA withheld from Congress information about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney. UCLA faculty member Amy Zegart is an expert on the U.S. intelligence community and national security issues. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156861" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:46:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Sotomayor confirmation hearings</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95823.aspx?link_page_rss=95823</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95823.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor have begun before the Senate Judiciary Committee. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156859" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:59:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Pot legalization ad airs on California TV</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95635.aspx?link_page_rss=95635</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95635.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Several California television stations have begun airing an advertisement advocating the legalization of marijuana and the taxing of the drug to help bolster the state's faltering economy. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156790" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:22:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Robert McNamara, 1916-2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95336.aspx?link_page_rss=95336</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-95336.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Retired General Wesley K. Clark, a senior fellow at UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations, can comment on the life and career of Robert McNamara. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=156726" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:44:02 GMT</pubDate></item><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. 
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