UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:18:01 GMT UCLA Engineering's annual Tech Forum features world leaders in technology innovation http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-annual-tech-forum-153615.aspx?link_page_rss=153615 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-engineering-annual-tech-forum-153615.aspx ]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Obituary: Lucie Cheng, 70, former director of UCLA Asian American Studies Center http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-lucie-cheng-former-director-153576.aspx?link_page_rss=153576 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-lucie-cheng-former-director-153576.aspx ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Researchers reveal 3-D structure of bullet-shaped virus with potential to fight cancer, HIV http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-reveal-3d-structure-153580.aspx?link_page_rss=153580 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-reveal-3d-structure-153580.aspx ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Childhood obesity: It's not the amount of TV, it's the number of junk food commercials http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/it-s-not-how-much-tv-kids-watch-153255.aspx?link_page_rss=153255 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/it-s-not-how-much-tv-kids-watch-153255.aspx ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Startup joins UCLA tech incubator space to develop contactless electronic connections http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-technology-start-up-joins-153118.aspx?link_page_rss=153118 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-technology-start-up-joins-153118.aspx ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:15:00 GMT New report argues that charter schools' political success is a civil rights failure http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/news/pressreleases/pressrelease20100204-report.html http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/news/pressreleases/pressrelease20100204-report.html ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:12:03 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Iran; protests expected http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153571.aspx?link_page_rss=153571 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153571.aspx ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:51:12 GMT New campus-wide committee, consulting group to guide cost-cutting efforts http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/restructuring-steering-committee-153546.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/restructuring-steering-committee-153546.aspx ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:31 GMT New campus-wide committee, consulting group to guide cost-cutting efforts http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/restructuring-steering-committee-153546.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/restructuring-steering-committee-153546.aspx ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:31 GMT Young inventor turns philanthropist http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/young-iphone-app-programmer-donates-153423.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/young-iphone-app-programmer-donates-153423.aspx ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:14 GMT 'Comet' turns out to be debris from asteroid collision, something not seen before http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/comet-turns-out-to-be-debris-153481.aspx?link_page_rss=153481 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/comet-turns-out-to-be-debris-153481.aspx ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:24:16 GMT High-risk populations may not accept an HIV vaccine, study finds http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/high-risk-populations-may-not-151144.aspx?link_page_rss=151144 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/high-risk-populations-may-not-151144.aspx ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Defense officials call for end to 'don't ask, don't tell' policy http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153427.aspx?link_page_rss=153427 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153427.aspx ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:09 GMT UCLA brings wellness to the community http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brings-wellness-to-the-community-153327.aspx?link_page_rss=153327 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-brings-wellness-to-the-community-153327.aspx ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:30:00 GMT Dental school provides free care to kids as part of national oral health awareness campaign http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dental-school-to-provide-free-153300.aspx?link_page_rss=153300 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dental-school-to-provide-free-153300.aspx ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Oscar nominations http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/oscars-153358.aspx?link_page_rss=153358 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/oscars-153358.aspx ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:01:41 GMT UCLA Department of Theater announces events for winter 2010 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-theater-announces-153339.aspx?link_page_rss=153339 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-theater-announces-153339.aspx ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:50:00 GMT Why the mirror lies http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/why-the-mirror-lies-153242.aspx?link_page_rss=153242 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/why-the-mirror-lies-153242.aspx ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT Researchers find 'broad spectrum' antiviral that fights multitude of viruses http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/researchers-find-broad-spectrum-153297.aspx?link_page_rss=153297 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/researchers-find-broad-spectrum-153297.aspx ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Pot legalization comes a step closer in Calif. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153296.aspx?link_page_rss=153296 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153296.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:46:02 GMT UCLA Headlines Jan. 29, 2010 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-headlines-jan-29-2010-153294.aspx?link_page_rss=153294 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-headlines-jan-29-2010-153294.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:37:00 GMT Meals on wheels a huge hit with lunch crowd http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-loves-the-food-truck-culture-153211.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-loves-the-food-truck-culture-153211.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:09:09 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Bill in Calif. Senate takes aim at free parking http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153262.aspx?link_page_rss=153262 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153262.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:05:19 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: U.S. GDP growth greater than expected http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153254.aspx?link_page_rss=153254 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153254.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:23:48 GMT UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures announces events for winter 2010 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-152974.aspx?link_page_rss=152974 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-department-of-world-arts-152974.aspx ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:00 GMT UCLA researchers perform complete genomic sequencing of brain cancer cell line http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-perform-complete-152947.aspx?link_page_rss=152947 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-perform-complete-152947.aspx ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT Non-invasive testing, earlier surgery can stop seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-finds-non-invasive-testing-152863.aspx?link_page_rss=152863 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-finds-non-invasive-testing-152863.aspx ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:30:00 GMT Stephen Covey, author of '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' to speak at UCLA Anderson http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-presents-an-insightful-152987.aspx?link_page_rss=152987 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-presents-an-insightful-152987.aspx ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:30:00 GMT UCLA researchers image earliest signs of Alzheimer's, before symptoms appear http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-image-earliest-152977.aspx?link_page_rss=152977 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-researchers-image-earliest-152977.aspx ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT Woman to meet 10 strangers who donated blood platelets to save her life http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/woman-to-meet-10-strangers-who-153188.aspx?link_page_rss=153188 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/woman-to-meet-10-strangers-who-153188.aspx ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Improved air quality linked to fewer pediatric ear infections http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/improved-air-quality-linked-to-152918.aspx?link_page_rss=152918 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/improved-air-quality-linked-to-152918.aspx ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT New estimate says 13,000 gays, lesbians and bisexuals on active military duty http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/GaysintheMilitary2008_PressRelease.pdf http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/GaysintheMilitary2008_PressRelease.pdf ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:41:07 GMT UCLA history professor witnesses devastation of Haitian earthquake http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-history-professors-witnesses-153120.aspx?link_page_rss=153120 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-history-professors-witnesses-153120.aspx ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:05:31 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Senate nears vote on second term for Bernanke http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153110.aspx?link_page_rss=153110 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153110.aspx ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:50:55 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Obama's State of the Union address http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153106.aspx?link_page_rss=153106 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-153106.aspx ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:33:23 GMT CORRECTION: Henry Waxman lecture at UCLA rescheduled for Feb. 17 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/henry-waxman-delivers-bollens-152919.aspx?link_page_rss=152919 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/henry-waxman-delivers-bollens-152919.aspx ]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:54:00 GMT 'Outlaw biology' event at UCLA looks at cutting-edge science in the hands of the public http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/outlaw-biology-public-participation-152121.aspx?link_page_rss=152121 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/outlaw-biology-public-participation-152121.aspx ]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Writers in exile, scholars keep Afghan literature alive http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/afghan-literature-survives-wars-152805.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/afghan-literature-survives-wars-152805.aspx ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:48:02 GMT UCLA Library names Tom Hyry new head of special collections http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hyry-appointment-152164.aspx?link_page_rss=152164 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/hyry-appointment-152164.aspx ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:45:00 GMT UCLA, land management partners establish La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-land-management-partners-152205.aspx?link_page_rss=152205 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-land-management-partners-152205.aspx ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Study predicts HIV drug resistance will surge http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-predicts-hiv-drug-resistance-152122.aspx?link_page_rss=152122 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/study-predicts-hiv-drug-resistance-152122.aspx ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:10:06 GMT UCLA nursing professor, tobacco control expert appointed to endowed chair http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-nursing-school-professor-152141.aspx?link_page_rss=152141 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-nursing-school-professor-152141.aspx ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:50:00 GMT Recession hits California students at school and at home, report finds http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/recession-hits-calif-students-152170.aspx?link_page_rss=152170 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/recession-hits-calif-students-152170.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:55:41 GMT Common heart medications may also protect against Parkinson's disease, study finds http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/common-heart-medications-may-also-152150.aspx?link_page_rss=152150 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/common-heart-medications-may-also-152150.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:45:00 GMT Women business, academic leaders discuss strategies for success at UCLA conference http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-and-knapp-foundation-152035.aspx?link_page_rss=152035 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-anderson-and-knapp-foundation-152035.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:00 GMT Dr. A. Eugene Washington to lead UCLA Health Sciences http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/dr-a-eugene-washington-to-take-152135.aspx http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/dr-a-eugene-washington-to-take-152135.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:14:51 GMT UCLA faculty experts advisory: Supreme Court ends limits on corporate campaign spending http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-152133.aspx?link_page_rss=152133 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-faculty-experts-advisory-152133.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:38:05 GMT Event looks at integrating complementary and alternative approaches with Western medicine http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/integrating-western-medicine-with-152060.aspx?link_page_rss=152060 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/integrating-western-medicine-with-152060.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT Financial concerns of first-year college students have wide impact, annual survey finds http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/financial-concerns-of-first-year-152018.aspx?link_page_rss=152018 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/financial-concerns-of-first-year-152018.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:01:00 GMT Fowler Museum exhibition explores 40 years of ethnic studies at UCLA http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/exhibition-explores-ethnic-studies-151414.aspx?link_page_rss=151414 http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/exhibition-explores-ethnic-studies-151414.aspx ]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT UC could allow more freshmen to enroll in fall 2010 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22703 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22703 ]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:55:45 GMT