﻿<?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>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Arts &amp; Humanities: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Conversing helps language development more than reading alone</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/conversing-with-child-more-effective-94603.aspx?link_page_rss=94603</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/conversing-with-child-more-effective-94603.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155404" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA faculty experts advisory: Michael Jackson</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94924.aspx?link_page_rss=94924</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-94924.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson was an icon of music and popular culture. His death has triggered an intense global response as well as legal questions about the future of his family and estate. UCLA faculty members with expertise in several disciplines... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155354" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:22:38 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>Sarah L. Stifler</author><title>Hammer Museum awarded $1 million grant by James Irvine Foundation</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hammer-museum-awarded-1m-grant-94587.aspx?link_page_rss=94587</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hammer-museum-awarded-1m-grant-94587.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Hammer Museum has received a $1 million grant from the James Irvine Foundation's Arts Innovation Fund  to support the museum's efforts to create a new kind of interactivity in operations and exhibitions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155241" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:25:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA student filmmakers to be honored with directing awards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-student-filmmakers-honored-93907.aspx?link_page_rss=93907</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-student-filmmakers-honored-93907.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA has announced the winners of its Directors Spotlight competition, nine outstanding student filmmakers whose work will be screened at Westwood's Mann Bruin Theater June 11. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154493" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Fowler exhibition tells story of tea through art from Asia, Europe, U.S.</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-exhibition-tells-story-93693.aspx?link_page_rss=93693</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-exhibition-tells-story-93693.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["Steeped in History: The Art of Tea," on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Aug. 16 through Nov. 29, brings together art from three continents to explore the history and culture of tea. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154302" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter to be honored at UCLA film festival event</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/oscar-winning-milk-screenwriter-93687.aspx?link_page_rss=93687</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/oscar-winning-milk-screenwriter-93687.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA alumnus and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will be honored with UCLA's Distinguished Achievement in Screenwriting award at the Screenwriters Showcase June 10. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154036" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 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>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Piece by renowned Italian sculptor Pietro Coletta to be installed at UCLA May 29</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/colletta-sculpture-to-be-installed-93191.aspx?link_page_rss=93191</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/colletta-sculpture-to-be-installed-93191.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Coletta will form and complete installation of "Essenza del volo | volo dell'essenza" ("Essence of Flight | Flight of Essence") in the Italian department's foyer, where it will join a growing collection of world-class Italian contemporary art.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153126" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:20:00 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>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA students pitch their films to pros at Producers Marketplace competition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-pitch-their-films-92369.aspx?link_page_rss=92369</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-pitch-their-films-92369.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Five graduate students from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will present their film ideas to a distinguished panel of judges during the annual Producers Marketplace event on Monday, June 8. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152612" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>'Simpsons' animator David Silverman to be honored at UCLA animation festival</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/simpsons-animator-silverman-to-91079.aspx?link_page_rss=91079</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/simpsons-animator-silverman-to-91079.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA alumnus David Silverman, director of numerous episodes of the hit show "The Simpsons," as well as the 2007 feature film based on the FOX series, will be honored as the first recipient of UCLA's Outstanding Contribution to Animation award on Saturday, June 6. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152535" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jessie Singh</author><title>UCLA presents Cole Porter's 'Anything Goes'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-cole-porter-s-anything-92481.aspx?link_page_rss=92481</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-cole-porter-s-anything-92481.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With music and lyrics by Cole Porter and an original book by, among others, P.G. Wodehouse, "Anything Goes" is one of the most enduringly popular musicals in the American repertory. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152517" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>UCLA Festival 2009 celebrates student work in film and theater</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-festival-2009-celebrates-92474.aspx?link_page_rss=92474</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-festival-2009-celebrates-92474.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work" (June 5-13) features the newest work by students from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. More than 100 films will be screened at UCLA and other locations throughout the week.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152297" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA brings ancient Egypt to life with  virtual model of historic temple complex</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx?link_page_rss=88669</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professors-create-3d-digital-88669.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has built a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site known as Karnak, one of the largest temple complexes ever constructed. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144734" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>UCLA cyber-architects to unveil 3-D Digital Karnak model</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-cyber-architects-to-unveil-89235.aspx?link_page_rss=89235</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-cyber-architects-to-unveil-89235.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Modelers, archaeologists and historians will offer virtual tours of a new three-dimensional computer model of Karnak, a 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian religious complex in Luxor, Egypt. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143946" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA presents Henry Purcell's 'Dido and Æneas'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dido-87198.aspx?link_page_rss=87198</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dido-87198.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Directed by M.F.A. candidate James Darrah and conducted by Peter Rutenberg, "Dido and Æneas" follows the doomed romance between the Trojan warrior Æneas and Dido, the queen of Carthage. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=139137" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA presents 'The Devils,' based on book by Aldous Huxley</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-devils-at-ucla-87201.aspx?link_page_rss=87201</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-devils-at-ucla-87201.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Theater presents this 1960 John Whiting  dramatization based on Huxley's "The Devils of Loudun," about a priest accused of Satanism and burned at the stake in 17th-century France. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=139150" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dawn Setzer</author><title>UCLA Library acquires John Fante's literary papers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-library-acquires-john-fante-87080.aspx?link_page_rss=87080</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-library-acquires-john-fante-87080.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The papers of Fante, the late Los Angeles novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter, contain his manuscripts for books, short stories and screenplays; personal letters; business records, including book contracts; and memorabilia. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138556" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>Obituary: Jorge Prelorán, 75, UCLA professor, documentary film pioneer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-emeritus-jorge-86792.aspx?link_page_rss=86792</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-professor-emeritus-jorge-86792.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A cinematic icon in his native Argentina, Prelorán taught at the School of Theater, Film and Television from 1976 until his retirement in 1994. He was celebrated for developing a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136511" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>UCLA launches world's top online archive of Mexican, Mexican American recordings</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-launches-world-s-top-online-86591.aspx?link_page_rss=86591</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-launches-world-s-top-online-86591.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center announced today that the public can now access the Arhoolie Foundation's Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings (http://frontera.library.ucla.edu) — the largest online digital archive of its kind. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=133900" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>UCLA Department of Music announces events for spring 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-85164.aspx?link_page_rss=85164</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-85164.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Department of Music public events include faculty and student recitals and performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres, as well as visiting artists of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131898" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>Department of World Arts and Cultures announces spring 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-85198.aspx?link_page_rss=85198</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-85198.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130702" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>Dept. of Ethnomusicology announces events for spring 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-84720.aspx?link_page_rss=84720</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-84720.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology offers a series of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. Programs include performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres directed by faculty of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=129727" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>UCLA launches world's top online archive of Mexican, Mexican American recordings</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-to-announce-public-access-84895.aspx?link_page_rss=84895</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-to-announce-public-access-84895.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, the UCLA Library, legendary norteño band Los Tigres del Norte and the Arhoolie Foundation will host the public launch of the Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings at UCLA, the largest online digital archive of its kind in the world. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=129171" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>2 Fowler Museum exhibitions showcase Australia's Aboriginal art, May 3–Aug. 2</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-fowler-exhibitions-showcase-84938.aspx?link_page_rss=84938</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-fowler-exhibitions-showcase-84938.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The exhibitions tell the remarkable story of Aboriginal Western Desert painting, from its beginnings in the early 1970s to the profound changes reflected in works made over the following two decades. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=129292" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design announces spring 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-84845.aspx?link_page_rss=84845</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-84845.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design presents a series of public events throughout the year, including lectures and exhibitions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128939" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts announces spring 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dept-of-design-media-arts-83876.aspx?link_page_rss=83876</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-dept-of-design-media-arts-83876.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 public lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=126477" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>'Cup of Java' premieres April 18–19 at UCLA's Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx?link_page_rss=82818</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cup-of-java-premieres-april-18-82818.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Offering a transcendent journey into the far reaches of Javanese performing arts, seven distinguished artists draw from Java's Hindu and Islamic heritage to create works that represent a synthesis of energy, spirituality and emotion. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125799" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Grace Murayama</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for spring 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx?link_page_rss=83131</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-83131.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this spring, including exhibitions and public lectures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125737" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jessie Singh</author><title>UCLA presents 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-a-midsummer-night-81170.aspx?link_page_rss=81170</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-a-midsummer-night-81170.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA presents one of Shakespeare's most popular romantic comedies, about four young Athenian lovers, a boisterous group of amateur actors, and a collection of forest fairies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=119128" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jessie Singh</author><title>UCLA presents 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-the-last-days-of-81171.aspx?link_page_rss=81171</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-the-last-days-of-81171.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Theater presents "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," a satirical courtroom drama by Stephen Adly Giurgis in which attorneys argue whether the betrayer of Jesus Christ should be admitted into heaven. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118281" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Joyce Huyett Turner</author><title>'New Russian Cinema' film festival at UCLA March 7</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arts-film-events-calendar-listing-81510.aspx?link_page_rss=81510</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arts-film-events-calendar-listing-81510.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA and the city of West Hollywood present a free, daylong festival of new Russian animation, documentaries and features on the UCLA campus. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118231" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Photographic exhibition 'Daughters of India' opens at Fowler March 29</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/daughters-of-india-photographs-81164.aspx?link_page_rss=81164</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/daughters-of-india-photographs-81164.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Photographer and anthropologist Stephen P. Huyler celebrates the resiliency and creativity of Indian women from a wide variety of backgrounds. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118230" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>UCLA team creates virtual library of medieval manuscripts</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-team-create-virtual-library-80275.aspx?link_page_rss=80275</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-team-create-virtual-library-80275.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new UCLA-based Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts links to nearly 1,000 manuscripts around the world, allowing users to flit from England to France to Switzerland to repositories in the United States with the click of a mouse.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=116551" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>'Masks of Sri Lanka' exhibition opens at Fowler Museum at UCLA March 1</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-masks-of-sri-79639.aspx?link_page_rss=79639</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-masks-of-sri-79639.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The exhibition features 25 brightly painted Sri Lankan ritual masks from the Fowler Museum's collections.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=111558" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Kathleen Moon</author><title>Opera UCLA presents Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' Feb. 6, 8, 13 and 15</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/opera-ucla-presents-mozart-s-le-78426.aspx?link_page_rss=78426</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/opera-ucla-presents-mozart-s-le-78426.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Opera UCLA will present a roisterous new production of one of the world's best-loved operatic masterpieces, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro," at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107616" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Kathleen Moon</author><title>UCLA Department of Music announces events for winter 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-77081.aspx?link_page_rss=77081</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-77081.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Music is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter. Programs include faculty and student recitals and performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres, as well as visiting artists of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=102439" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Brenda Williams</author><title>UCLA Dept. of Design|Media Arts announces winter 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-77041.aspx?link_page_rss=77041</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-77041.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts (DMA) offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment each year, including public lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=98880" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Joli Kishi</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for winter 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-76968.aspx?link_page_rss=76968</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-76968.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter, including exhibitions and public lectures. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=98849" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Patrick Polk</author><title>UCLA Dept. of World Arts and Cultures announces winter 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-76936.aspx?link_page_rss=76936</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-76936.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year, including student and faculty performances, lectures and symposia featuring an eclectic range of artists and scholars from around the world.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=98263" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Abarbanel</author><title>2 exhibitions at Fowler Museum to showcase contemporary African art</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/art-9679-africa-9679-now-two-fowler-75691.aspx?link_page_rss=75691</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/art-9679-africa-9679-now-two-fowler-75691.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Long dedicated to exploring the vast range of African artistic expression, the Fowler Museum at UCLA will present two concurrent exhibitions of contemporary art from and about the continent. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=98043" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carolyn Blackburn and Sheila Bergman</author><title>UCLA Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design announces winter 2009 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-75705.aspx?link_page_rss=75705</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-75705.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design presents a series of public events throughout the year. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=97778" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson to host star-studded theatrical gala at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/tom-hanks-and-rita-wilson-host-71685.aspx?link_page_rss=71685</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/tom-hanks-and-rita-wilson-host-71685.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television announces the debut of its annual benefit gala, "ONE NIGHT ONLY…With a Little Help From Our Friends," to be hosted by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at UCLA's Royce Hall on Dec. 2. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=85579" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stefanie Adcock</author><title>UCLA to host 3-day symposium exploring artistic perspectives on body, disease</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-art-sci-center-lab-presents-71022.aspx?link_page_rss=71022</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-art-sci-center-lab-presents-71022.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A unique three-day multidisciplinary symposium at UCLA will feature international scholar–artists whose work presents unique artistic perspectives on the theme of disease, the body and the temporality of the human condition. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80913" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA Sweeps 2008 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-sweeps-2008-samuel-goldwyn-70952.aspx?link_page_rss=70952</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-sweeps-2008-samuel-goldwyn-70952.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA students and recent alumni have swept the 53rd annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, which recognize excellence in dramatic writing. The winners were announced Monday by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., president of the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, during a ceremony at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80565" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Abarbanel</author><title>'Iraqi Marshlands Then and Now' opens at Fowler Museum at UCLA Dec. 14</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/iraqi-marshlands-then-and-now-69237.aspx?link_page_rss=69237</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/iraqi-marshlands-then-and-now-69237.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the mid-1970s, photographer Nik Wheeler documented the life and culture of Iraq's Marsh Arabs, and his remarkable photographs from that era are the focus of "Iraqi Marshlands Then and Now: Photographs by Nik Wheeler," on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Dec. 14 through March 22, 2009.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80068" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Student film to be used in national initiative on health care, economy</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aarp-and-ucla-to-name-winners-69101.aspx?link_page_rss=69101</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aarp-and-ucla-to-name-winners-69101.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["The Cure," a film by UCLA student Anthony Onah has been awarded first prize in AARP's Stolen Dreams film competition and will be featured as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at securing affordable health care and assuring financial security for all Americans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=74139" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Patrick Polk</author><title>UCLA Dept. of World Arts and Cultures announces fall 2008 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-69164.aspx?link_page_rss=69164</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-69164.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. The department's emphasis is threefold: cross-cultural research, dance and community outreach. Events include student and faculty performances, lectures, and symposia and feature an eclectic range of exciting artists and scholars from around the world. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=74013" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Ambition, risk mark UCLA Department of Theater's 2008–09 season</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ambition-risk-mark-ucla-department-68636.aspx?link_page_rss=68636</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ambition-risk-mark-ucla-department-68636.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A postmodern revamping of an ancient Greek tragedy, a prize-winning modern classic and a time-bending musical about a beleaguered five-year relationship are among the works included in the UCLA Department of Theater's wide-ranging new slate of stage productions. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=72029" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Donna Armstrong and Sheila Bergman</author><title>UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology announces fall 2008 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-68462.aspx?link_page_rss=68462</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-68462.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology offers a series of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. Programs include performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres directed by faculty of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=70351" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shelia Bergman and Caroline Blackburn</author><title>UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design announces fall 2008 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-64366.aspx?link_page_rss=64366</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-64366.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design presents a series of public events throughout the year. Lectures offer the opportunity to hear about the new work of prominent architects, theorists and historians. Exhibitions feature innovative student and faculty work, as well as the work of local and national architects, artists and designers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=69464" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Famed Beijing opera troupe kicks off So Cal tour at UCLA Oct. 8</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beijing-opera-troupe-to-begin-64172.aspx?link_page_rss=64172</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beijing-opera-troupe-to-begin-64172.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA welcomes the world-renowned Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Company for a free on-campus performance and demonstration at Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. The event will be the troupe's first appearance in the United States. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=67474" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Kathleen Moon</author><title>UCLA Department of Music announces events for fall 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-63085.aspx?link_page_rss=63085</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-announces-63085.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Music is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall. Programs include faculty and student recitals and performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres, as well as visiting artists of national and international renown. Programs are subject to change. For updated information and confirmation of events, the public may call 310-825-4761 or visit www.music.ucla.edu. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=66707" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Brenda Williams</author><title>UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts announces events for fall 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-62977.aspx?link_page_rss=62977</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-62977.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment each year, including public lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions. This fall's lectures feature graphic designer Kenya Hara, DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, and the Yes Men. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=65871" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman and Joli Kishi</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for fall 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-62804.aspx?link_page_rss=62804</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-62804.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall, including exhibitions and public lectures. Programs are subject to change. For updated information and confirmation of events, call 310-825-3281 or visit the department's website at www.art.ucla.edu. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=64384" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Exhibition of ancient Colombian ceramics opens at Fowler Oct. 5</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-ancient-ceramics-55917.aspx?link_page_rss=55917</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-ancient-ceramics-55917.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than four 4,000 years ago, Colombian men and women began to model their universe in clay, creating miniature impressions of the people and things that held special meaning for them. In "Fowler in Focus: Ancient Ceramics from Colombia" — on view at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Oct. 5 through Feb. 22, 2009 — visitors can see more than 40 examples of these ancient works. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=57429" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dawn Setzer</author><title>UCLA Library features photos, paintings of Los Angeles through Sept. 12</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ishimaru-exhibit-55738.aspx?link_page_rss=55738</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ishimaru-exhibit-55738.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["Los Angeles at the Beginning and Today," an exhibit that juxtaposes paintings based on historical photographs with contemporary photos of the same locations or themes, will be on view at the UCLA Powell Library from Aug. 18 through Sept. 12. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=55524" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Fowler exhibition explores human side of Mexican migration</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-55587.aspx?link_page_rss=55587</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-55587.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Mexican immigration to the United States has become one of the defining elements in the sociopolitical landscape of the nation, and especially California. The Fowler Museum at UCLA's upcoming exhibition "Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos/Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown: The Human Landscape of Mexican Migration" explores that migratory experience through the lens of Chicano and Mexican visual arts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=55308" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sheila Bergman</author><title>UCLA center presents World Festival of Sacred Music–LA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-for-intercultural-55442.aspx?link_page_rss=55442</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-for-intercultural-55442.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For 16 days in September, the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music–Los Angeles will present nearly a thousand artists performing in 41 sacred events of music and movement throughout Los Angeles, crossing neighborhoods and cultural, religious and ideological boundaries in the spirit of peace. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=54557" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Work by Isamu Noguchi at UCLA sculpture garden damaged</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/noguchi-sculpture-damaged-at-ucla-54842.aspx?link_page_rss=54842</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/noguchi-sculpture-damaged-at-ucla-54842.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A bronze sculpture by famed sculptor Isamu Noguchi that is part of UCLA's Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, was vandalized overnight, according to the UCLA Police Department. The sculpture, "Garden Elements" (1962), is at the southeast entrance to the garden. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=52473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA student awarded NAACP–NBC screenwriting fellowship</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/naacp-nbc-fellowship-in-screenwriting-53340.aspx?link_page_rss=53340</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/naacp-nbc-fellowship-in-screenwriting-53340.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and NBC Entertainment announced Thursday that Michael Hazzard has been awarded the NAACP/NBC Fellowship in Screenwriting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=50033" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>UCLA alumna in English named poet laureate of U.S.</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/poet-laureate-53591.aspx?link_page_rss=53591</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/poet-laureate-53591.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With poetry's lofty reputation, the uninitiated might think that humor and poetry overlap only in dirty limericks. But for UCLA alumna Kay Ryan, who was named poet laureate of the United States on July 17, "much of the best poetry is funny." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=49695" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:50:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Media Relations</author><title>UCLA experts advisory: UCLA alumnae is new U.S. poet laureate</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumnae-selected-as-u-s-poet-53387.aspx?link_page_rss=53387</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumnae-selected-as-u-s-poet-53387.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Stephen Yenser, professor of English and director of UCLA's undergraduate creative writing program, is available to speak about Kay Ryan, an alumnae of UCLA's English department who has been named U.S. poet laureate. Yenser is director of the Hammer Museum Poetry Series, which featured Ryan in 2006; the series is considered to be one of the premier forums for poetry in the western United States. In addition to being a poet himself, Yenser is also a highly regarded poetry critic. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=49543" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mike Rodewald</author><title>High school students explore intersection of art and science</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-summer-program-introduces-52659.aspx?link_page_rss=52659</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-summer-program-introduces-52659.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Sci | Art Nano Lab Summer Institute program, which welcomed 60 high school students this week, was created to introduce students to the various intersections of art and science and to show the creative side of scientific innovation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=47569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Fowler receives noted collection of Japanese textiles</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-receives-52482.aspx?link_page_rss=52482</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-receives-52482.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Fowler Museum at UCLA has been given an important collection of Japanese textiles from Dr. Jeffrey Krauss of Potomac, Md. The new collection nearly doubles the size of the museum's existing holdings of Japanese textiles, making the Fowler an important destination for scholars of Japan's textile arts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=45330" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>Philanthropist David C. Copley endows costume design center</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/copley-center-50414.aspx?link_page_rss=50414</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/copley-center-50414.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[An unprecedented gift of $6 million from newspaper publisher and philanthropist David C. Copley will endow an innovative new center for costume design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The center will be the first of its kind in the world. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=43972" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Mexican Modernist silverwork of Antonio Pineda at Fowler Aug. 24</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-52141.aspx?link_page_rss=52141</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-52141.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 200 examples of silverwork by acclaimed Taxco craftsman Antonio Pineda will be displayed in "Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda," a traveling exhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum at UCLA on Aug. 24 and running through March 15, 2009. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=42287" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA student filmmakers honored with directing awards</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/8-student-filmmakers-to-receive-51852.aspx?link_page_rss=51852</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/8-student-filmmakers-to-receive-51852.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television has announced the winners of its Directors Spotlight competition, eight outstanding student filmmakers whose work will be screened at the Directors Guild of America Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Also at the event, acclaimed television director and UCLA alumnus Daniel Attias ("The Sopranos," "Entourage," and "Lost") will be honored as UCLA Filmmaker of the Year. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=40804" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA screenwriter Kelly Fullerton wins Sidney Sheldon Award</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/sheldon-51645.aspx?link_page_rss=51645</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/sheldon-51645.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Kelly Fullerton, a graduate screenwriting student at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, has been named the recipient of this year's Sidney Sheldon Scholarship Award for Screenwriting. The award was presented on June 6 by Robert Rosen, dean of the school, at UCLA's James Bridges Theater during an event featuring student film screenings from the UCLA Festival of New Creative Work. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=40567" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>Award-winning student screenplays, TV pilots to be showcased by UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/screenwriters-51552.aspx?link_page_rss=51552</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/screenwriters-51552.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television has announced this year's winners of its annual Screenwriters Showcase competition, an industry-juried screenplay and television pilot contest celebrating the creative work of students in the school's graduate screenwriting program. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=39493" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carolyn Campbell</author><title>UCLA Architecture and Urban Design opens 'Rumble' exposition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-51477.aspx?link_page_rss=51477</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-architecture-and-urban-design-51477.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["Rumble" features projects completed by students in conjunction with departmental faculty during 30-week research studios, special topics studios and technology seminars. The exposition includes 6,500 square feet of year-end studio and program installations that redefine the provocative opportunities confronting the next generation of architects. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=38908" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dawn Setzer</author><title>Treasures from library's special collections on view through Sept. 5</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aldus-to-aldous-exhibit-51519.aspx?link_page_rss=51519</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aldus-to-aldous-exhibit-51519.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["From Aldus to Aldous," an exhibit of highlights chosen from among the many remarkable books, manuscripts and objects in the UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library's Department of Special Collections, is on view through Sept. 5. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=39024" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carolyn Campbell</author><title>UCLA faculty collaborate on Disney Hall multimedia project</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/american-tropical-51224.aspx?link_page_rss=51224</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/american-tropical-51224.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Led by Maestro Enrique Diemecke, Mexico’s Philharmonic will premiere UCLA Professor Steven Loza’s América Tropical—a piece interpreted by Los Ángeles Opera mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán and accompanied by a narrative and multimedia imagery created by UCLA Professors Jose Luis Valenzuela and Judy Baca. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=37919" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 23:10:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Brian Clark</author><title>UCLA presents world premiere of musical 'Homer in Cyberspace'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-premiere-musical-homer-in-50193.aspx?link_page_rss=50193</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-premiere-musical-homer-in-50193.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Theater presents the world premiere of Mel Shapiro's "Homer in Cyberspace," a musical freely based on Homer's "Odyssey" that deals with the revenge of technology on mankind. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=37664" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>New trends in digital humanities focus of UC Irvine–UCLA symposium</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-trend-in-digital-humanities-50761.aspx?link_page_rss=50761</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-trend-in-digital-humanities-50761.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Cutting-edge technology researchers will share their work at a joint UC Irvine–UCLA symposium titled "TechnoTravels/TeleMobility." Participants will explore how new technology affects place, movement, borders and identities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=35956" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Andrew Viterbi endows UCLA chair in Mediterranean Jewish studies</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-establishes-chair-in-mediterranean-50198.aspx?link_page_rss=50198</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-establishes-chair-in-mediterranean-50198.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the interest of furthering understanding of Italian and Mediterranean Jewish communities and history, Andrew Viterbi, his wife, Erna, and their three children have established a $1.4 million endowment to create a program in Mediterranean Jewish studies through UCLA's Center for Jewish Studies.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=35780" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>'The Odyssey' gets a high-tech musical makeover at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-odyssey-becomes-a-high-tech-50221.aspx?link_page_rss=50221</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-odyssey-becomes-a-high-tech-50221.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In the surreal virtual universe of Mel Shapiro's "Homer in Cyberspace," the gods of ancient Greece have been deposed, "shrink-wrapped and imprisoned" by a new race of digital/electronic deities known as the iGods. Performances take place at 8 p.m. on May 29, 30 and 31 and on June 4, 5, 6 and 7, with additional 2 p.m. performances on May 31 and June 7. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=34718" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>UCLA Theater Department presents 'A Mouthful of Birds'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-theater-department-presents-49927.aspx?link_page_rss=49927</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-theater-department-presents-49927.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's department of theater presents "A Mouthful of Birds," Caryl Churchill and David Lan's 1986 play-with-dance about passion, madness and female violence, which draws on themes from Euripides "The Bacchae." Directed by second-year M.F.A. student Efrain Schunior, with choreography by graduate dance student Kingsley Irons, the UCLA production is part of the department's annual theatrical season showcasing the work of faculty and students. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=33946" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>UCLA presents annual entertainment design showcase</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/design-showcase-west-2008-49979.aspx?link_page_rss=49979</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/design-showcase-west-2008-49979.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The sixth annual Design Showcase West at UCLA, the only national entertainment design showcase on the West Coast, will feature the work of students graduating from the nation's top university design programs. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=33916" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>UCLA Festival 2008 celebrates student work in film and theater</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-festival-2008-celebrates-49978.aspx?link_page_rss=49978</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-festival-2008-celebrates-49978.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["UCLA Festival 2008: New Creative Work" is an eight-day celebration of the newest work by students from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The festival begins Thursday, June 5, and runs through Thursday, June 12. More than 100 films will be screened at UCLA's James Bridges Theater and other locations throughout the week.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=33853" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Actress, playwright Anna Deavere Smith to speak at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/noted-actress-and-playwright-anna-49579.aspx?link_page_rss=49579</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/noted-actress-and-playwright-anna-49579.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Anna Deavere Smith, distinguished actress, playwright, author and New York University professor, will deliver the 2008 Bunche Chair Lecture, presented by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. The annual event honors the memory of Bunche, the celebrated diplomat, intellectual, activist and UCLA alumnus. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=31686" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>7 faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-elected-to-the-american-49580.aspx?link_page_rss=49580</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-elected-to-the-american-49580.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Seven UCLA faculty members were elected Monday to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy-research centers.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=31600" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts announces spring 2008 events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-48523.aspx?link_page_rss=48523</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-design-media-48523.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year, including public lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=27661" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Art, science or both? MoMA in N.Y. shows work by UCLA scientists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/art-science-or-both-new-york-s-48023.aspx?link_page_rss=48023</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/art-science-or-both-new-york-s-48023.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[When UCLA scientists Thomas G. Mason and Carlos J. Hernandez designed and mass-produced billions of fluorescent microscale particles in the shapes of all 26 letters of the alphabet, they thought they had produced significant science. The Museum of Modern Art in New York says it's also art, and a sample of their work is on display through May 12 as part of MoMA's "Design and the Elastic Mind." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=25995" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Papua New Guinea ceramics exhibition opens at Fowler May 25</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-ceramics-of-papua-47196.aspx?link_page_rss=47196</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-in-focus-ceramics-of-papua-47196.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In "Fowler in Focus: Ceramics of Papua New Guinea" — on view May 25 through Sept. 28 — visitors can see more than 30 fine examples of these ceramic works from Papua New Guinea, including bowls used for food preparation and serving, incised ceremonial vessels, figurative ceramics and ornaments for the gables of houses. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=25178" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Professor unearths, resurrects long-lost antebellum novel</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lost-antebellum-novel-getting-46906.aspx?link_page_rss=46906</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lost-antebellum-novel-getting-46906.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Everywhere Christopher Looby goes these days, people want to know how the UCLA English professor found "Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself," the 1836 American novel that he is being credited with rescuing from obscurity and republishing to rave reviews. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=24854" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute</author><title>UCLA offers summer youth program in performing, media arts</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-school-of-theater-film-and-47031.aspx?link_page_rss=47031</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-school-of-theater-film-and-47031.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than a thousand high school and college students from the United States and around the world will take up residence on the UCLA campus this summer as part of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Arts Camp/Workshops. Now in its seventh season, the celebrated program, which runs from June 22 to August 8, offers students one to three weeks of intensive study in the performing and media arts. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23828" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>Dept. of Ethnomusicology announces events for spring 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-47090.aspx?link_page_rss=47090</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-47090.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology offers a series of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. Programs include performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres directed by faculty of national and international renown. 

 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23791" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design announces spring events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-46999.aspx?link_page_rss=46999</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-architecture-46999.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design presents a series of public events throughout the year. Lectures offer the opportunity to hear about the new work of prominent architects, theorists and historians. Exhibitions feature innovative student and faculty work, as well as the work of local and national architects, artists and designers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23292" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>Dept. of World Arts and Cultures announces spring events</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-47000.aspx?link_page_rss=47000</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-47000.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. The department's emphasis is threefold: cross-cultural research, dance and community outreach. Events include student and faculty performances, lectures, and symposia and feature an eclectic range of exciting artists and scholars from around the world.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23222" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>UCLA Department of Music announces events for spring 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-events-47024.aspx?link_page_rss=47024</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-events-47024.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Music offers a variety of events for the public's enjoyment throughout the year. Programs include faculty and student recitals and performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres, as well as visiting artists of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23132" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>UCLA Department of Art announces events for spring 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-46901.aspx?link_page_rss=46901</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-art-announces-46901.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Art is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this spring, including exhibitions and public lectures. For updated information and confirmation of events, call (310) 825-3281 or visit the department's Web site at www.art.ucla.edu. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=22282" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carolyn Campbell</author><title>Canceled: UCLA Department of Music event on March 5</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-event-45566.aspx?link_page_rss=45566</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-music-event-45566.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Please note that the performance of "Ciao, Tschuss, 'Bye (Songs of Departure and Dismissal)" with soprano Juliana Gondek, which was originally scheduled for 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall, has been cancelled. The event has not been rescheduled. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=63083" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stacey Ravel Abarbanel</author><title>Exhibition on African water spirits opens at Fowler Musem April 6</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-45144.aspx?link_page_rss=45144</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/fowler-museum-at-ucla-to-present-45144.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas," a traveling exhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum at UCLA on April 6, explores the visual cultures and histories of the African water spirit Mami Wata through a dynamic presentation of the arts surrounding her. The exhibition will be on display through Aug. 10. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=17388" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>David Chute and Teri Bond</author><title>UCLA presents tribute to screen legend Joan Crawford on Feb. 25</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-a-tribute-to-joan-44665.aspx?link_page_rss=44665</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-presents-a-tribute-to-joan-44665.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Friends, colleagues and fans of Joan Crawford will gather Feb. 25 to celebrate her life and career, with Robert Rosen, dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and Charlotte Chandler, author of the forthcoming "Not the Girl Next Door: Joan Crawford, a Personal Biography." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=16987" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Enrique Rivero</author><title>Study details California’s first Latino service organization</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-study-details-california-s-43784.aspx?link_page_rss=43784</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-study-details-california-s-43784.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The development and achievements of California’s Juntas Patrióticas Mejicanas, the first statewide network of Latino service organizations, are traced in a new study by the UCLA  Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, published in the current issue of the journal California History. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=16883" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Eleanore Reznikoff and Donna Armstrong</author><title>UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology announces events for winter 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-44164.aspx?link_page_rss=44164</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-ethnomusicology-44164.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology will offer a series of events for the public's enjoyment during winter 2008, including performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres directed by faculty of national and international renown. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=16298" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Carolyn Campbell and Eleanore Reznikoff</author><title>UCLA receives $1 million to establish chair in Jewish music</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-arts-receives-1-million-gift-43925.aspx?link_page_rss=43925</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-arts-receives-1-million-gift-43925.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Philanthropists Ron and Madelyn Katz have donated $1 million to establish the Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music at UCLA in honor of Ron's late father, the master musician and performer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=16144" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies on site at Mardi Gras</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/center-for-near-eastern-studies-43868.aspx?link_page_rss=43868</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/center-for-near-eastern-studies-43868.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Friedlander, assistant director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, studies how orientalism figures into the American imagination. He is currently on site at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, photographing floats with Middle Eastern motifs for a special collection of Middle Eastern Americana housed at UCLA's Charles E. Young Research Library.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=15886" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>