﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:15:08 GMT</pubDate><title>Campus News: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>UCLA withdraws its appeal in lab death investigation</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-drops-appeal-in-lab-death-95060.aspx?link_page_rss=95060</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-drops-appeal-in-lab-death-95060.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA has withdrawn its limited appeal of the California Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) report dealing with that agency’s investigation into a December 29, 2008, laboratory accident and subsequent death of staff research associate Sheharbano (Sheri) Shangji. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155502" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:15:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Provost to talk budget on local public radio program</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/provost-on-kcrw-95066.aspx?link_page_rss=95066</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/provost-on-kcrw-95066.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155475" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:15:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Weekend flood reshuffles summer class locations in Dodd Hall </title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dodd-hall-flooding-reshuffles-95018.aspx?link_page_rss=95018</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dodd-hall-flooding-reshuffles-95018.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than a dozen summer classes were relocated after a pipe burst in Dodd Hall over the weekend, flooding the first and second floors of the building. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155429" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Newsroom</author><title>Statement on the death of Michael Jackson at UCLA Medical Center</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/media-reports-that-michael-jackson-94914.aspx?link_page_rss=94914</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/media-reports-that-michael-jackson-94914.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 2:26 p.m.  The cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155349" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:05:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Budget town hall draws crowd to Pauley Pavilion</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/budget-town-hall-94863.aspx?link_page_rss=94863</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/budget-town-hall-94863.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[An estimated 2,500 UCLA employees massed in Pauley Pavilion today for a Q&A with Chancellor Gene Block and other campus officials, seeking details about a proposed UC-wide pay cut and other budget issues.

 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155306" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:06:47 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>UCLA's main commencement ceremony</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/activist-dolores-huerta-musician-94107.aspx?link_page_rss=94107</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/activist-dolores-huerta-musician-94107.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Some 4,100 graduating students and approximately 9,000 family, freinds and guests are expected to attend the commencement ceremony June 12 in Pauley Pavilion. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154621" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:30:00 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>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Statement regarding Cal/OSHA citations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-files-technical-appeal-93727.aspx?link_page_rss=93727</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-files-technical-appeal-93727.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Kevin Reed, UCLA vice chancellor for legal affairs, has released a statement about Cal/OSHA's citations concerning UCLA laboratory safety programs. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154139" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Linkin Park's Brad Delson to keynote UCLA commencement</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/linkin-park-s-brad-delson-to-keynote-93860.aspx?link_page_rss=93860</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/linkin-park-s-brad-delson-to-keynote-93860.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Brad Delson, a UCLA alumnus and lead guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Linkin Park, will deliver keynote remarks at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12, campus officials announced today. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154115" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:26:18 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/james-franco-not-speaking-at-commencement-93699.aspx?link_page_rss=93699</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/james-franco-not-speaking-at-commencement-93699.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Actor and UCLA alumnus James Franco will not speak, as previously scheduled, at UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12 at Pauley Pavilion, campus officials announced. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=154003" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:53:00 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>Minne Ho</author><title>Juvenile reentry from incarceration: Families speak out at UCLA event</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/juvenile-reentry-from-incarceration-93295.aspx?link_page_rss=93295</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/juvenile-reentry-from-incarceration-93295.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Parents of youth returning from the juvenile justice system share their experiences and discuss their support needs with social service practitioners, corrections professionals and social work researchers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153515" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>Word from the streets: Former gang members speak out through poetry</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/word-from-the-streets-former-gang-93293.aspx?link_page_rss=93293</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/word-from-the-streets-former-gang-93293.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Department of Social Welfare presents a public reading of poetry written by the poets of Homeboy Industries — one of the most widely recognized gang intervention and reentry programs in America. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153514" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>More than 1,000 young students come to UCLA for Teach Africa Youth Forum</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/1200-middle-and-high-school-students-92822.aspx?link_page_rss=92822</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/1200-middle-and-high-school-students-92822.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The daylong Teach Africa Youth Forum will provide young people and educators with a better understanding and greater appreciation of Africa and its role in the global community. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153199" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 18:15:00 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>Minne Ho</author><title>Climate planning in action: Strategies for compliance with California legislation</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/climate-planning-in-action-strategies-93193.aspx?link_page_rss=93193</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/climate-planning-in-action-strategies-93193.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's Leon Hoffman Urban Technology Symposium on Climate Action Planning brings together leading practitioners and researchers to address questions facing those tasked with implementing state, regional and local climate action plans. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153033" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>UCLA student body president to deliver speech at UCLA commencement</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/usac-president-homaira-hosseini-92890.aspx?link_page_rss=92890</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/usac-president-homaira-hosseini-92890.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Homaira Hosseini, who fled war-torn Afghanistan as a young child, says she dedicated to aiding "people afflicted by the scourge of conflict and injustice." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=153022" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:01:00 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Anderson Cooper delivers Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cooper-speaks-at-ucla-92486.aspx?link_page_rss=92486</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cooper-speaks-at-ucla-92486.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Anderson told the audience of 900 that he while can't save lives or change the course of history, he can "bear witness to people's struggles and tell their stories." <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152175" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 20:20:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA and former student settle Taser case</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-and-former-student-settle-92329.aspx?link_page_rss=92329</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-and-former-student-settle-92329.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The student and UCLA issue a public announcement concerning the resolution of litigation concerning the student's interaction with campus police in November 2006. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=152058" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>VC Powe</author><title>Prominent Mexican entrepreneur to discuss microfinance, social responsibility</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prominent-mexican-entrepreneur-91577.aspx?link_page_rss=91577</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prominent-mexican-entrepreneur-91577.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Public Affairs and the Center for International Business Education Research present a discussion with Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, one of the most successful business conglomerates in Mexico. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151981" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Businessman convicted in scheme to sell body parts</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/businessman-convicted-in-scheme-91701.aspx?link_page_rss=91701</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/businessman-convicted-in-scheme-91701.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles County jury found a Rancho Cucamonga businessman guilty of grand theft by embezzlement, tax evasion and other felonies in connection with a scheme to sell body parts donated to UCLA's medical school. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151975" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:33:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mona Gable</author><title>UCLA to host fourth annual Latina/o Education Summit</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-the-fourth-annual-latina-91561.aspx?link_page_rss=91561</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-the-fourth-annual-latina-91561.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and UC/ACCORD host this a one-day conference focusing on critical issues affecting immigrant and undocumented students in the education pipepline. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151884" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mona Gable</author><title>UCLA Asian American Studies Center celebrates 40th anniversary</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-asian-american-studies-91451.aspx?link_page_rss=91451</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-asian-american-studies-91451.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, founded in 1969, is widely recognized as the leading research and teaching institution in Asian American studies in the country. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151757" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Anthropologist approved by UC Regents as UCLA's dean of social sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/anthropologist-selected-by-uc-91068.aspx?link_page_rss=91068</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/anthropologist-selected-by-uc-91068.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UC Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Alessandro "Sandro" Duranti, a linguistic anthropologist, as dean of the UCLA Division of Social Sciences, one of five components that make up UCLA's College of Letters and Science. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151101" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 07:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Huffington, Stone, Franco top list of UCLA commencement speakers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arianna-huffington-oliver-stone-89350.aspx?link_page_rss=89350</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arianna-huffington-oliver-stone-89350.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Political columnist Arianna Huffington, filmmaker Oliver Stone, actor James Franco and a host of other distinguished speakers will deliver keynote remarks at UCLA's commencement ceremonies, which begin May 8 and run through June 13. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=151052" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 23:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson hosts panel on global climate change</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-hosts-panel-on-global-90545.aspx?link_page_rss=90545</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-hosts-panel-on-global-90545.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Panelists will explain the scientific uncertainties and ongoing debate over climate change and will provide insight into future climate change policies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150898" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>DOE to fund multimillion-dollar energy research center at UCLA Engineering</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-multi-million-dollar-energy-90536.aspx?link_page_rss=90536</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-multi-million-dollar-energy-90536.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new center will focus on the creation and production of nanoscale materials for use in converting solar energy into electricity, electrical energy storage, and capturing and separating greenhouse gases. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150589" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>CNN's Anderson Cooper to deliver Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cnn-s-anderson-cooper-to-deliver-90496.aspx?link_page_rss=90496</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cnn-s-anderson-cooper-to-deliver-90496.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The lecture series, which honors murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, features scholars, journalists and policymakers who have contributed original analyses or constructive approaches to problems of international concern. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150354" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Campus receives findings in lab death, recommits to safety</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-accepts-finding-in-lab-90542.aspx?link_page_rss=90542</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-accepts-finding-in-lab-90542.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA has received the findings of an investigation by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) into a UCLA laboratory accident that led to the death of a staff research assistant on Jan. 16. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=150093" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 04:53:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>4 UCLA students to receive UCLA humanitarian award for community service</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/4-ucla-students-to-receive-ucla-90390.aspx?link_page_rss=90390</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/4-ucla-students-to-receive-ucla-90390.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This year's student honorees — who will receive their awards at a private ceremony May 6  — will each receive $700, to be donated to a public service project of their choice. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=149588" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:00:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>3 UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx?link_page_rss=90382</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-elected-90382.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The election of this year's UCLA members — who are among 72 new members from across the U.S. and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries — brings the number of current UCLA academy members to 33. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Hong Ho</author><title>UCLA forum brings together experts to address California's foreclosure crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-forum-brings-together-experts-90249.aspx?link_page_rss=90249</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-forum-brings-together-experts-90249.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This UCLA conference brings together academics, community-based practitioners, policymakers, private-sector actors and the foundation community to discuss the local effects of the crisis and chart a new course for recovery. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=147476" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swine flu questions and answers for the UCLA community</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/swine-flu-questions-and-answers-90294.aspx?link_page_rss=90294</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/swine-flu-questions-and-answers-90294.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr. Jo Ann Dawson, director of UCLA's Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, answered questions about the swine flu outbreak that triggered the declaration of a U.S. public health emergency:
 
Q: What are the symptoms of the swine... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146780" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:34:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Swine flu background at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/swine-flu.aspx?link_page_rss=90246</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/swine-flu.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA briefing paper, news and video on the swine flu outbreak. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146570" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:53:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>3 injured when heavy winds knock down scaffolding at book festival</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/3-injured-when-heavy-winds-knock-89820.aspx?link_page_rss=89820</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/3-injured-when-heavy-winds-knock-89820.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three people were injured today when heavy winds blew over a truss at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus, UCLA police and fire officials said. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146018" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Rewards offered in crimes targeting campus researchers</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rewards-offered-in-crimes-targeting-89770.aspx?link_page_rss=89770</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rewards-offered-in-crimes-targeting-89770.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA, the FBI, the city of Los Angeles and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are offering up to $475,000 in reward money in connection with crimes targeting UCLA researchers who use animals in their work. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=146002" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Roxanne Moster</author><title>UCLA ranks 11th among U.S. medical schools in annual survey</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-ranks-in-top-20-among-u-s-89487.aspx?link_page_rss=89487</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-ranks-in-top-20-among-u-s-89487.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ranks 11th among the nation's research-based medical schools and 10th among primary care medical school programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of the best graduate schools in the United States. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145582" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:01:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Minne Ho</author><title>Report finds troubling health trends in state's Asian, Pacific communities</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx?link_page_rss=89243</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-uncover-trends-89243.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=145473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Supporters of biomedical research rally on campus</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/supporters-of-biomedical-research-89486.aspx?link_page_rss=89486</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/supporters-of-biomedical-research-89486.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Several hundred UCLA faculty, students and staff gathered at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue Wednesday morning to support biomedical research that involves laboratory animals. They are expected to march through campus to the Court of Sciences for a noon rally.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144773" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson presents 24th annual Entrepreneurs Conference</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-89344.aspx?link_page_rss=89344</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-89344.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA["The Entrepreneurial Road Less Traveled" will feature 11 panels and workshops, bringing together M.B.A. students, entrepreneurs, financiers and business professionals to explore new entrepreneurial opportunities in an uncertain business environment. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=144751" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Rally for biomedical research planned by campus group</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rally-for-biomedical-research-89290.aspx?link_page_rss=89290</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/rally-for-biomedical-research-89290.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Pro-Test, a group of faculty, staff and students, is holding a rally April 22 to demonstrate support for biomedical research involving laboratory animals and to show solidarity with researchers subjected to criminal harassment by anti–animal research extremists. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143753" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>UCLA to host mathematics festival for middle and high school students</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-will-host-mathematics-festival-89142.aspx?link_page_rss=89142</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-will-host-mathematics-festival-89142.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA faculty, graduate students, visiting researchers, high school instructors and local puzzle masters will guide students as they test their skills and learn new math topics in a fun-filled, hands-on environment. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143542" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>6 UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/six-ucla-professors-elected-to-89202.aspx?link_page_rss=89202</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/six-ucla-professors-elected-to-89202.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The new fellows and 19 foreign honorary members join one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=143752" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Sarah Anderson</author><title>Jonathan Fielding, public health leader, awarded prestigious UCLA Medal</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dr-jonathan-fielding-awarded-prestigious-88659.aspx?link_page_rss=88659</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dr-jonathan-fielding-awarded-prestigious-88659.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, has been awarded to Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and a UCLA professor, for his work as an leader and innovator in public health. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=142484" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>International community coming to 'responsibility to protect'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-responsibility-to-protect-88715.aspx?link_page_rss=88715</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-responsibility-to-protect-88715.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The author of a landmark report on preventing from engaging in genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes or crimes against humanity said Tuesday at UCLA that the international community is coming to realize that "the sin is not intervention, the sin is indifference."
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=141188" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:39:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wileen Wong Kromhout</author><title>Fill 'er up: Prof awarded $2.1M to build hydrogen fueling station at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-professor-awarded-88112.aspx?link_page_rss=88112</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-professor-awarded-88112.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA hydrogen fueling station, which will be one of California's largest, will produce up to 140 kilograms of hydrogen a day for use in hydrogen-powered vehicles.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=140208" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>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>Claudia Luther</author><title>UCLA admits 12,098 freshman students for fall 2009</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-admits-12-098-freshmen-students-87095.aspx?link_page_rss=87095</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-admits-12-098-freshmen-students-87095.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA, the most popular campus in the nation, with 55,676 freshman applicants, announced today that it had admitted 12,098 prospective freshmen for fall 2009. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138568" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:00:00 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Burkle Center annual conference looks at intervention in humanitarian crises</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-future-of-the-responsibility-87020.aspx?link_page_rss=87020</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/the-future-of-the-responsibility-87020.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This one-day conference sponsored by UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations will address issues surrounding humanitartian intervention by the U.S. and the international community in national crises. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=138347" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Lauri Gavel</author><title>Law school receives $1.5M to establish Michael H. Schill Endowed Chair in Law</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-school-of-law-receives-1-86951.aspx?link_page_rss=86951</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-school-of-law-receives-1-86951.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Michael H. Schill Endowed Chair in Law will be awarded to a legal scholar of the highest academic and professional caliber and will provide support for teaching and research activities.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136952" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Campus community fighting back against extremists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-community-fighting-back-86985.aspx?link_page_rss=86985</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-community-fighting-back-86985.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA faculty, staff and students have formed a group to demonstrate support for biomedical research involving laboratory animals and show solidarity with scientists subjected to increasing harassment by anti–animal research extremists. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=136409" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Anne C. Mulkern</author><title>California’s efforts on environment provide valuable examples to the nation, summit told</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dc-summit-86960.aspx?link_page_rss=86960</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dc-summit-86960.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[California’s efforts to clean the air and environment provide valuable examples to the rest of the nation as it wrestles with addressing climate change, UCLA Law School professor-in-residence Mary D. Nichols told a Washington summit conference. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=135958" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:51:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Lauri Gavel</author><title>Conference to examine HBO series 'In Treatment,' Israeli show 'Be-Tipul'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-conference-to-examine-hbo-86540.aspx?link_page_rss=86540</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-conference-to-examine-hbo-86540.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA will hold a full-day conference on "In Treatment," the award-winning HBO television drama about a psychotherapist and his patients, and "Be-Tipul," the critically acclaimed Israeli show on which "In Treatment" is based.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=133688" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus</author><title>Conference celebrates launch of new UCLA on-campus technology incubator</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-on-campus-technology-incubator-85197.aspx?link_page_rss=85197</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-on-campus-technology-incubator-85197.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's new On-Campus Technology Incubator at CNSI is a novel way to support faculty research and accelerate the commercialization of faculty-developed technologies. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=131076" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Statement on extremist's contempt case</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-on-extremist-s-contempt-85128.aspx?link_page_rss=85128</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-on-extremist-s-contempt-85128.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A judge on March 11 vacated his November 2008 ruling that found anti–animal research extremist Pamelyn Ferdin in contempt of court for violating a preliminary injunction barring the distributing of fliers with home addresses and phone numbers of UCLA researchers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=129836" 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>Phil Hampton</author><title>Chancellor condemns firebombing claimed by extremists</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-condemns-firebombing-84714.aspx?link_page_rss=84714</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-condemns-firebombing-84714.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Anti–animal research extremists have claimed responsibility for the March 7 firebombing of a vehicle owned by a UCLA researcher. Chancellor Gene Block strongly condemned the attack, the latest incident in an organized campaign of criminal harassment directed at UCLA researchers. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128719" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>Volkswagen Group of America president, CEO to discuss future of auto industry</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/volkswagen-group-of-america-president-84698.aspx?link_page_rss=84698</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/volkswagen-group-of-america-president-84698.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, will discuss the challenges facing the automotive industry and potential solutions in today's economic climate. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128721" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA students warned against travel in Mexico</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-warned-against-travel-84699.aspx?link_page_rss=84699</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-warned-against-travel-84699.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Because of a recent increase in crime and violence in various parts of Mexico, UCLA students are strongly advised not to travel there during the March 21–30 spring break, the campus's Office of Student Affairs said. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128193" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dawn Setzer</author><title>UCLA Library acquires Aldous Huxley’s literary archive</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aldous-huxley-collection-84102.aspx?link_page_rss=84102</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/aldous-huxley-collection-84102.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The collection contains literary materials, correspondence, photographs, audio tapes, typescripts, galley proofs and the papers of Huxley's wife, Laura. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=128085" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Father and son authors discuss personal journeys through addiction and back</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/father-and-son-authors-will-describe-84341.aspx?link_page_rss=84341</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/father-and-son-authors-will-describe-84341.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Journalist David Sheff and his son, Nic Sheff, will talk about their respective memoirs, both of which chronicle Nic's addiction to drugs and his eventual recovery. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127437" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Suspicious package spotted in campus parking structure found to be harmless</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/suspicious-package-found-in-campus-84337.aspx?link_page_rss=84337</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/suspicious-package-found-in-campus-84337.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA officials reported that the Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad was called to the UCLA campus after a suspicious package — described as a shoebox covered with tape — was spotted in Parking Structure 1, all or part of which is now closed. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=127170" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:23:26 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>Roxanne Moster</author><title>Obituary: Madelyn Katz, 73, longtime UCLA philanthropist and volunteer</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-madelyn-katz-73-ucla-83882.aspx?link_page_rss=83882</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-madelyn-katz-73-ucla-83882.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Madelyn "Maddie" Katz, philanthropist and former president of the UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary, died March 1 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=125641" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>VP of Colombia to discuss environmental, social damage caused by cocaine trade</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vice-president-of-colombia-discusses-81860.aspx?link_page_rss=81860</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/vice-president-of-colombia-discusses-81860.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón of Colombia will speak about the environmental and social damage caused by coca cultivation and cocaine production in Colombia. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121411" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>4 UCLA scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx?link_page_rss=82033</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-scientists-awarded-prestigious-82033.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Four exceptional young scientists at UCLA are among 118 scientists and scholars from 61 colleges and universities to receive 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=121238" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Lauri Gavel</author><title>Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic to give lecture at UCLA School of Law</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bosnian-president-haris-silajdzic-81687.aspx?link_page_rss=81687</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bosnian-president-haris-silajdzic-81687.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic will deliver a lecture in his first visit to the UCLA School of Law and its Sanela Diana Jenkins Clinic on International Justice. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=118243" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>Anderson panel looks at strategies for surviving, thriving in economic crisis</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-executive-education-81155.aspx?link_page_rss=81155</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-executive-education-81155.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Anderson School of Managemen presents a free panel discussion on the management strategies and leadership behaviors business leaders need to combat the current recession and capitalize on opportunities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=117544" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dawn Setzer</author><title>UCLA Library receives its largest gift ever for collections</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arcadia-gift-to-library-80583.aspx?link_page_rss=80583</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/arcadia-gift-to-library-80583.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Library has received a $5 million gift from the Arcadia Fund and plans to use the funds to support efforts to further develop, preserve and make accessible its renowned collections. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=116666" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Van targeted by extremists declared safe</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/van-targeted-by-extremists-declared-81151.aspx?link_page_rss=81151</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/van-targeted-by-extremists-declared-81151.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA commuter van targeted by anti–animal research extremists was declared safe by bomb specialists who searched it today for explosive devices in a West Los Angeles neighborhood. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=116731" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson gets $2 million gift to create technology leadership program</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-80253.aspx?link_page_rss=80253</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-80253.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA Anderson School of Management has received a $2 million gift from Jim Easton to establish a technology leadership program that will focus on the managerial and leadership needs of students with engineering and technical backgrounds.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=114440" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>200 free haircuts at UCLA will help make wigs for sick children</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/put-headline-here-79407.aspx?link_page_rss=79407</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/put-headline-here-79407.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 200 UCLA students, staff, alumni and friends will get their hair cut on campus, with the hair going to the nonprofit Locks of Love, which creates wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illness. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=113435" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Gen. Wesley Clark to keynote UCLA conference on U.S.–China relations</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-conference-on-us-china-78999.aspx?link_page_rss=78999</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hosts-conference-on-us-china-78999.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[At this one-day conference, experts from the military, government and academia will address a variety of topics, including security, the environment and the economy, as they relate to U.S.–China relations under the new Obama administration. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=111470" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stan Paul</author><title>UCLA forum focuses on federal extension of foster care support to age 21</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/federal-extension-of-foster-care-78977.aspx?link_page_rss=78977</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/federal-extension-of-foster-care-78977.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA School of Public Affairs presents a forum at which leading experts and social welfare scholars will discuss new federal legislation on foster care. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=110426" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Israel's consul general to discuss Mideast challenges facing Obama</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/israeli-consul-general-to-speak-79382.aspx?link_page_rss=79382</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/israeli-consul-general-to-speak-79382.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jacob Dayan, the Israeli consul general for the southwestern United States, will participate in a political briefing and discussion on the current situation in the Middle East and the challenges facing the Obama administration in the region. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=109163" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>UCLA considering more than 55,000 applicants for 2009 freshman class</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/more-than-55-000-applicants-under-78627.aspx?link_page_rss=78627</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/more-than-55-000-applicants-under-78627.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA, which traditionally attracts more freshman applicants than any college in the nation, has received 55,636 applications for fall 2009 admission. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107957" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>UCLA expands fundraising drive to boost student support</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-expands-fundraising-drive-78630.aspx?link_page_rss=78630</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-expands-fundraising-drive-78630.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bruin Scholars Initiative aims to generate $500 million for graduate student fellowships and undergraduate scholarships by June 30, 2013. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107261" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Local youth to participate in MLK oratorical contest at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/college-and-high-school-students-78498.aspx?link_page_rss=78498</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/college-and-high-school-students-78498.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Finalists from local high schools and UCLA will deliver speeches before approximately 200 family members and friends as part of the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107220" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>As conflicts rage across the globe, UCLA students dedicate campus 'peace pole'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-dedicate-peace-pole-78586.aspx?link_page_rss=78586</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-dedicate-peace-pole-78586.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Showing solidarity in their commitment to peace within UCLA's diverse campus community and throughout the world, UCLA students, along with Chancellor Gene Block, will dedicate a "peace pole" at a campus ceremony at noon on Friday, Jan. 23. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=107218" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Center for Near Eastern Studies hosts symposium on human rights in Gaza</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-for-near-eastern-studies-78495.aspx?link_page_rss=78495</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-center-for-near-eastern-studies-78495.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Leading academics will discuss the human rights situation in Gaza at UCLA's "Human Rights and Gaza" symposium, sponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and the International Institute at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=106938" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Lab assistant dies of injuries suffered in fire</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lab-assistant-dies-of-injuries-78543.aspx?link_page_rss=78543</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lab-assistant-dies-of-injuries-78543.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA research assistant who was seriously burned in a laboratory fire last month has died at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=106793" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:35:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Symposium explores social, ethical, legal issues surrounding DNA databanks</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/symposium-will-explore-the-social-77452.aspx?link_page_rss=77452</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/symposium-will-explore-the-social-77452.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[This free half-day symposium will explore the social, ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of DNA databanks and the mining of these databanks by law enforcement for familial DNA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=106893" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Regents cap UC enrollment for 2009-10, leave UCLA unaffected</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/regents-cap-uc-enrollment-for-78481.aspx?link_page_rss=78481</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/regents-cap-uc-enrollment-for-78481.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California Board of Regents voted 19-2 Wednesday to cap freshman enrollment in 2009-10 in response to continued underfunding by the state.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=105740" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:51:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA, Labor Dept. forge alliance to help advance managers with disabilities</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-75063.aspx?link_page_rss=75063</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-75063.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the UCLA Anderson School of Management's Executive Education Programs, today announced an alliance agreement that will provide Anderson program participants and sponsoring organizations with information, guidance and access to resources to help advance employment opportunities for managers with disabilities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=92751" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Foreign, E.U. ambassadors to U.S. visit UCLA for panel on European Union</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ambassadors-to-the-u-s-from-france-72192.aspx?link_page_rss=72192</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ambassadors-to-the-u-s-from-france-72192.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA will host "The European Union Today: A Roundtable Discussion With Five Ambassadors," a panel and question-and-answer session featuring ambassadors to the U.S. from France, Britain, Germany, the Czech Republic and the European Union. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=89352" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Heads of Israeli, Palestinian Red Cross societies discuss historic collaboration</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leaders-of-israeli-and-palestinian-71980.aspx?link_page_rss=71980</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leaders-of-israeli-and-palestinian-71980.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA and the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles' will host a conference featuring the leaders of the Israeli and Palestinian Red Cross societies, who will discuss their ongoing collaboration, which has resulted in an integrated humanitarian response to the needs of both populations. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=85610" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 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>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Chancellor Block message on Southern California wildfires</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-fires-71962.aspx?link_page_rss=71962</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-on-fires-71962.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Chancellor Gene Block released this statement to the campus community regarding the past week's wildfires in Southern California. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=84958" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:52:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Phil Hampton</author><title>Campus to participate in earthquake readiness exercise</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-to-participate-in-earthquake-71596.aspx?link_page_rss=71596</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-to-participate-in-earthquake-71596.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA will test its emergency notification systems, mobilize crisis response teams and participate in a "drop, cover and hold on" exercise as part of a large-scale earthquake preparedness drill Nov. 13. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=83064" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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></channel></rss>