<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><atom:link href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/academics-faculty-rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:50 GMT</pubDate><title>Academics &amp; Faculty: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>Professor Jason Speyer named first holder of Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair in Engineering</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/professor-jason-speyer-named-the-246214.aspx?link_page_rss=246214</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/professor-jason-speyer-named-the-246214.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Speyer has worked on the guidance, navigation and control systems of vital aerospace and military craft for 50 years, including NASA's Apollo missions to the moon. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706327" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>UCLA math students place third in prestigious North American competition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-student-math-team-is-3-246022.aspx?link_page_rss=246022</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-student-math-team-is-3-246022.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Led by two students finishing in the top 20, the team earns UCLA's best finish in the Putnam Competition since 1968. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706197" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/turning-jekyll-into-hyde-breathing-246026.aspx?link_page_rss=246026</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/turning-jekyll-into-hyde-breathing-246026.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706139" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Two UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-researchers-elected-to-245966.aspx?link_page_rss=245966</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-researchers-elected-to-245966.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr. Edward De Robertis and Ernest Wright are the 42nd and 43rd current members of UCLA's faculty to receive the prestigious honor. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=706009" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:15:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Christelle Nahas</author><title>'Instant recess' at UCLA honors legacy of Antronette (Toni) Yancey</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/instant-recess-at-ucla-honors-245898.aspx?link_page_rss=245898</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/instant-recess-at-ucla-honors-245898.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Gene Block and UCLA staff members gathered today for 10 minutes of exercise to honor Dr. Antronette (Toni) Yancey, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and advocate for health equity and proponent of "Instant Recess." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705925" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:24:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Peggy McInerny</author><title>UCLA conference, events explore legacy of Korean War, possibilities of peace</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-conference-focuses-on-ending-245598.aspx?link_page_rss=245598</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-conference-focuses-on-ending-245598.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[From May 8 through 10, UCLA and partner organizations will host a series of events dedicated to exploring the legacy of the Korean War and to promoting peace on the Korean peninsula. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705808" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Obituary: Antronette Yancey, professor, leading advocate for health equity and physical activity</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-antronette-yancey-55-245589.aspx?link_page_rss=245589</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-antronette-yancey-55-245589.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Yancey, perhaps best known as the creator of "Instant Recess", an award-winning program dedicated to "making America healthier 10 minutes at a time," died April 23 of lung cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705659" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:41:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>Antronette Yancey, professor who championed national fitness, health equity, dies</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/antronette-yancey-champion-of-245568.aspx?link_page_rss=245568</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/antronette-yancey-champion-of-245568.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Yancey, perhaps best known as the creator of "Instant Recess", an award-winning program dedicated to "making America healthier 10 minutes at a time," died April 23 of lung cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705623" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:36:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall</author><title>American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects five UCLA faculty members</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-245526.aspx?link_page_rss=245526</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-245526.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA scholars are among 198 new fellows of the academy, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and policy research centers.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705578" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Recovering from wounds suffered in Boston bombing</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245501.aspx?link_page_rss=245501</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245501.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the coming months, those seriously wounded in the Boston Marathon bombing will face a number of medical issues related to their injuries. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705556" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:24:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>UC Santa Cruz's Virginia Steel named UCLA University Librarian</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/uc-santa-cruz-s-virginia-steel-245436.aspx?link_page_rss=245436</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/uc-santa-cruz-s-virginia-steel-245436.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A library director for more than 11 years, Steel has significant leadership experience within the UC system and at Association of Research Libraries institutions. "She brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise and perspective to this critical role," wrote Scott Waugh, UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705440" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Surviving Boston bombing suspect being questioned</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245273.aspx?link_page_rss=245273</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245273.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The April 15 bombing attack at the Boston Marathon left three people dead and more than 175 injured. A massive manhunt continues for one of two brothers suspected in the attack, following a shootout that left the older sibling dead. The brothers, ethnic Chechens, came to the U.S. a decade ago. UCLA has experts.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705309" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:30:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Bill Kisliuk</author><title>UCLA Engineering's annual Tech Forum to focus on future of engineering research</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-to-host-future-245310.aspx?link_page_rss=245310</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-to-host-future-245310.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This year's free daylong conference, "The Future of Engineering Research in the United States," brings together many of the top engineering minds in California. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705432" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall</author><title>UCLA scholars named Guggenheim Fellows</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scholars-named-guggenheim-245272.aspx?link_page_rss=245272</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scholars-named-guggenheim-245272.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four UCLA faculty members are among an esteemed group of 175 of scholars, artists and scientists from the United States and Canada to receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships. The new fellows were chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.
 
The... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705342" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>Researchers find nanodiamonds could improve effectiveness of breast cancer treatment</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-targeted-244529.aspx?link_page_rss=244529</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-targeted-244529.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A drug-delivery system utilizing nanodiamonds, byproducts of mining and refining operations, significantly reduced the size of tumors in mice with "triple-negative" breast cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705264" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA first on West Coast to perform new procedure to open blocked carotid arteries</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-first-to-perform-new-procedure-245009.aspx?link_page_rss=245009</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-first-to-perform-new-procedure-245009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Doctors at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have become the first on the West Coast to perform a new, less-invasive procedure to help clear plaque-ridden carotid arteries. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705169" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Former British PM Margaret Thatcher dies</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245018.aspx?link_page_rss=245018</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-245018.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thatcher, who transformed Britain's political and economic landscape and became a towering force on the world stage during her tenure as prime minister (1979–90), died April 8. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705040" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:35:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>Autism in black and white: NIH grant helps scientist study disorder in African Americans</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nih-grant-awarded-for-autism-research-244929.aspx?link_page_rss=244929</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nih-grant-awarded-for-autism-research-244929.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[It is critical to study different populations to understand if current genetic findings in autism can be generalized to a broader population, said Dr. Daniel Geschwind. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705037" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Army veteran, a UCLA student, teaches class on combat and military life</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-army-veteran-a-student-to-244663.aspx?link_page_rss=244663</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-army-veteran-a-student-to-244663.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["I thought undergraduates who never served should have some idea what it's like so they can think about veterans' issues in a more nuanced way," psychology major Andrew Nicholls says.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=705000" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Job growth falls sharply</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-244981.aspx?link_page_rss=244981</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-244981.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[U.S. job growth slowed significantly last month, the government said in a report released April 5, raising concerns that the economy may be heading for a seasonal slump,. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704999" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:01:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>UCLA Dentistry gets $11M from First 5 LA to expand care for children, pregnant women</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-gets-additional-244489.aspx?link_page_rss=244489</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-gets-additional-244489.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The funds will establish the UCLA–First 5 LA Children's Dental Care Program, which will benefit residents of underserved communities, who are at high risk for dental disease. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704912" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brain-imaging-tool-stroke-244253.aspx?link_page_rss=244253</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brain-imaging-tool-stroke-244253.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers found that individuals with higher stroke risk performed worse on cognitive tests, and their brain scans showed evidence of plaques and tangles found Alzheimer's. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704909" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anthropologists help bring Western health care to the world</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/surgeon-anthropologist-seek-to-244574.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/surgeon-anthropologist-seek-to-244574.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The realization that caring for indigenous people requires more than medical knowledge and skills has brought a physician, anthropologists and others from across UCLA to learn from each other. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704791" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:57:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Lyder side of Westwood</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/the-lyder-side-of-westwood-244352.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/the-lyder-side-of-westwood-244352.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Courtney Lyder, the charismatic dean of UCLA’s School of Nursing, has become a regular at Westwood eateries — so much so that several of them have named cocktails or dishes after him. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704722" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:31:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Engineer invents bionic eye to help the blind</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/wentai-liu-artificial-retina-244393.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/wentai-liu-artificial-retina-244393.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For UCLA bioengineering professor Wentai Liu, more than two decades of visionary research burst into the headlines last month when the FDA approved what it called “the first bionic eye for the blind.” <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704595" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA researchers create tomatoes that mimic actions of good cholesterol</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-genetically-243969.aspx?link_page_rss=243969</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-develop-genetically-243969.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Scientisits found that consuming the genetically engineered fruit helped curb inflammation, boost antioxidant activity and reduce plaques that can lead to atherosclerosis. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704451" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brenda Williams and Shilo Munk</author><title>UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts announces events for spring 2013</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-244184.aspx?link_page_rss=244184</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-244184.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts (DMA) is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this spring, including exhibitions and lectures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704346" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Catholic cardinals elect new pope</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-244158.aspx?link_page_rss=244158</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-244158.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The 115 voting cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have reached a decision on the 266th pontiff after less than 24 hours of deliberation. UCLA has an expert. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704278" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:31:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>UCLA Dentistry gets $5M to establish clinical research center for patient care, education</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-receives-5-million-243759.aspx?link_page_rss=243759</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-receives-5-million-243759.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The gift, from philanthropists Dr. Mick Dragoo and his wife, Mary, is the largest single donation from an individual or couple the dental school has ever received. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=704159" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Website draws together speakers of endangered indigenous languages</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/website-creates-community-among-243851.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/website-creates-community-among-243851.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A professor of world arts and cultures has set up a UCLA user-driven website where speakers of languages that could go extinct can contribute to a working dictionary, chat, post audio and video clips, play word games and create a language-learning workbook. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703976" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:54:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama urges Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 8</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243880.aspx?link_page_rss=243880</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243880.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama's Justice Department has filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. The case will be argued before the court on March 26. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703950" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:41:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Sequestration and the economy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243771.aspx?link_page_rss=243771</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243771.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[If a deal is not reached in Congress by March 1, sequestration — a series of automatic cuts to government agencies totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years — could have a major impact on many areas of the national and California economies. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703801" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Academy Awards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243734.aspx?link_page_rss=243734</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243734.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The 85th Academy Awards takes place Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. UCLA faculty members are available to comment on the Oscars and Oscar-related topics.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703763" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:05:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA study finds endocrine disorder is most common cause of elevated calcium levels</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-endocrine-disorder-243645.aspx?link_page_rss=243645</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-endocrine-disorder-243645.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary  hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703689" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Obituary: Armen Alchian, 98, professor emeritus of economics at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/armen-alchian-98-243658.aspx?link_page_rss=243658</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/armen-alchian-98-243658.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Armen A. Alchian, a UCLA economist known for groundbreaking research on the employee–employer relationship, the hidden inefficiencies of governmental regulation, and the forces that determine the success of firms, died today at his home in Los Angeles. The professor emeritus of economics was 98. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703669" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:40:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Terrorism expert Jeffrey Simon on Christopher Dorner and other ‘lone wolves’</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/q-a-terrorism-expert-jeffrey-simon-243574.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/q-a-terrorism-expert-jeffrey-simon-243574.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Simon, a visiting professor of political science and expert on terrorism and political violence, is the author of a new book, “Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703615" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama's State of the Union address</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243405.aspx?link_page_rss=243405</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-243405.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union address, President Obama is expected to focus immigration reform, gun control, the economy and other issues. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703401" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:58:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Obituary: Leonard Apt, 90, doctor-scientist who gave gift of vision to millions of children</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leonard-apt-90-gave-gift-of-vision-243310.aspx?link_page_rss=243310</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leonard-apt-90-gave-gift-of-vision-243310.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The world's first physician to be board-certified in both pediatrics and ophthalmology, UCLA's Apt was a tireless innovator who was best known for developing an eye drop to prevent surgery-related blindness. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703341" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Andrea Bertozzi named to UCLA's Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/andrea-bertozzi-appointed-to-hold-243181.aspx?link_page_rss=243181</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/andrea-bertozzi-appointed-to-hold-243181.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Under Bertozzi, whose research interests include crime modeling and image processing, UCLA's applied mathematics program has become one of the most respected in the world. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703325" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Matthew Chin</author><title>UCLA professor elected to National Academy of Engineering</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-james-liao-elected-to-national-243249.aspx?link_page_rss=243249</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-james-liao-elected-to-national-243249.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chemical and biomolecular engineer James C. Liao was honored for his innovative methods of producing alternative fuels and his work on metabolic diseases.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703324" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>Vitamin D, omega-3 may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vitamin-d-omega-3-may-help-clear-242465.aspx?link_page_rss=242465</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vitamin-d-omega-3-may-help-clear-242465.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Both nurtritional substances appear to boost the ability of critical immune cells to gobble up amyloid-beta and other waste products in the brain and body, UCLA researchers say. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703229" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brianna Deane</author><title>UCLA Dentistry names renowned professor to Bob and Marion Wilson Endowed Chair</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-names-world-renowned-242965.aspx?link_page_rss=242965</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dentistry-names-world-renowned-242965.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl Freymiller is the inaugural holder of the chair, which honors longtime supporters Bob and Marion Wilson for their generosity to the dental school. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703111" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carla Collado-Martinez</author><title>UCLA Anderson receives $3 million gift to establish Hans Hufschmid Chair in Management</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-receives-3-million-242966.aspx?link_page_rss=242966</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-receives-3-million-242966.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The gift from Hufschmid, co-founder of GlobeOp Financial Services, will provide ongoing support for the research and teaching efforts of a distinguished UCLA Anderson faculty member.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=703034" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama to speak on immigration; senators agree on plan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242999.aspx?link_page_rss=242999</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242999.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement on a framework for a major overhaul of the U.S. immigration system, as President Obama prepares to outline his immigration proposals Jan. 29. UCLA has experts on immigrations and politics. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702981" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:54:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Violence erupts in Egypt against Muslim Brotherhood</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242977.aspx?link_page_rss=242977</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242977.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime, violent protests have erupted against the country's ruling Muslim Brotherhood. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702940" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:08:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Look to traditional cultures to solve modern-day problems, says Jared Diamond</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/jared-diamond-world-until-yesterday-242932.aspx</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/jared-diamond-world-until-yesterday-242932.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Professor of geography Jared Diamond has spent decades exploring traditional cultures around the globe, contemplating what the modern world can learn from them and turning his observations into books that engage millions of people in new ways of thinking. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702927" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:36:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Indie films and the Sundance Film Festival</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242875.aspx?link_page_rss=242875</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242875.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Sundance Film Festival takes place from Jan. 17 to 27 in Park City, Utah. UCLA has an expert. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702814" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:47:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rachel Champeau</author><title>UCLA study first to image concussion-related abnormal brain proteins in retired NFL players</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-first-to-image-242445.aspx?link_page_rss=242445</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-first-to-image-242445.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Players' brains were found to have elevated levels of tau protein, a precursor to Alzheimer's and the condition known as CTE, which afflicted the late Junior Seau. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702783" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Barack Obama inauguration</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242812.aspx?link_page_rss=242812</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242812.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama will take the oath of office for a second time on Jan. 21 — the nation's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — using a bible that once belonged to the slain civil-rights leader. UCLA has experts on the significance of the event and the politics of the president's second term. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702726" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:27:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: President to propose gun control plan</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242727.aspx?link_page_rss=242727</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-242727.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[President Obama is expected to propose an assault weapons ban and more stringent background checks as part of a package aimed at curbing gun violence in the U.S. UCLA has experts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702622" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:03:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Keck Foundation awards $1 million to team of UCLA scientists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/keck-foundation-awards-1-million-242616.aspx?link_page_rss=242616</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/keck-foundation-awards-1-million-242616.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The team's multidisciplinary research efforts will reshape and improve how images and large data sets are collected and analyzed in science, engineering, medicine and other fields. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=702618" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>