﻿<?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>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><title>Student Affairs: UCLA Newsroom</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Newsroom</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA leads nation in protecting med students from drug industry influence</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-leads-nation-in-protecting-94399.aspx?link_page_rss=94399</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-leads-nation-in-protecting-94399.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of only nine medical schools out of 149 to earn an 'A' grade in a nationwide survey of educational policies governing students' contact with the pharmaceutical industry. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=155176" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>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>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>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>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>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>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>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>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>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>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA medical students brace for news at residency 'Match Day'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-match-day-85173.aspx?link_page_rss=85173</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-match-day-85173.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Match Day, on March 18, is the fun, frenzied day when medical students nationwide learn which hospital has accepted them for residency — advanced training in their chosen specialty. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=130724" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 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>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>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>Wendy Soderburg</author><title>Peace pole dedicated in the rain outside UCLA's Kerckhoff Hall</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/peace-pole-dedicated-in-the-rain-79106.aspx?link_page_rss=79106</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/peace-pole-dedicated-in-the-rain-79106.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Students, visitors and Chancellor Gene Block braved the rain to celebrate the dedication in UCLA’s Meyerhoff Park. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=108217" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:44:05 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>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>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>Cynthia Lee</author><title>UCLA student and recent graduate earn Rhodes Scholarships</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-athletes-earn-rhodes-72118.aspx?link_page_rss=72118</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/two-ucla-athletes-earn-rhodes-72118.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A UCLA senior and a recent graduate have been chosen as winners of prestigious Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and best known award for international study. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=87255" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>International Institute</author><title>UCLA's 5,557 international students rank 7th in U.S.</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-a-5-557-international-students-71979.aspx?link_page_rss=71979</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-a-5-557-international-students-71979.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In a nationwide report released Nov. 17, UCLA's total of international students had increased 18% over the previous year. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=85309" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:10:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>UCLA to hold Veterans Day memorial ceremony on campus</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-to-hold-veterans-day-memorial-70898.aspx?link_page_rss=70898</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-to-hold-veterans-day-memorial-70898.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA community will gather at an on-campus ceremony to honor those who have served in the U.S. military and fought in the nation's wars — including UCLA students, alumni, faculty and staff. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80955" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Chancellor Block urges West L.A. College students to look at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-visits-west-los-70972.aspx?link_page_rss=70972</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-block-visits-west-los-70972.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Gene Block visited students at West Los Angeles College to encourage them to consider transferring to UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80465" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:39:32 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>UCLA to hold bipartisan election night party for students Nov. 4</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bipartisan-election-night-party-70935.aspx?link_page_rss=70935</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bipartisan-election-night-party-70935.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Up to 600 UCLA students from a range of student organizations are expected to attend a bipartisan election-results screening party at the Los Angeles Tennis Center clubhouse on the UCLA campus. Dinner, music and open-mic entertainment will be offered throughout the evening while election results are projected on several large screens. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=80051" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Cycling, basketball, sailing at Disability Awareness Week</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cycling-basketball-sailing-to-69197.aspx?link_page_rss=69197</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/cycling-basketball-sailing-to-69197.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Cycling, basketball and sailing activities will be offered to UCLA students with mobility impairments, as well as to friends and family who would like to experience these specially designed programs, during Disability Awareness Week at UCLA, which runs from Monday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Nov. 1. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=74859" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Inner-city kids to trick-or-treat at UCLA residence halls</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/inncer-city-kids-trick-or-treat-68657.aspx?link_page_rss=68657</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/inncer-city-kids-trick-or-treat-68657.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of UCLA's 20th annual "All-Hill Halloween," campus residence halls will host nearly 3,000 underprivileged kids for trick-or-treating and other Halloween activities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=72598" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Students to view debate, get educated in run-up to Election Day</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-watch-debate-are-68679.aspx?link_page_rss=68679</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-watch-debate-are-68679.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Student organizers at UCLA, as part of a program called Election Invasion, have been taking an active role in registering and educating voters in preparation for the Nov. 4 election. Over the coming weeks, students will be presenting a series of election-related events at UCLA residence halls and other campus locations. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=70738" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Bruins spirit comes alive at 'Beat Stanford' car smash, rally, bonfire</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beat-stanford-bruins-spirit-comes-64374.aspx?link_page_rss=64374</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beat-stanford-bruins-spirit-comes-64374.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Bruins and Bruin fans, joined by the UCLA Spirit Squad and Bruin Marching Band, will gather on the UCLA campus for the traditional Blue and Gold Week rally and bonfire on Oct. 16. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=69947" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Resource center for military veterans opens at UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/veterans-resource-center-opens-64355.aspx?link_page_rss=64355</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/veterans-resource-center-opens-64355.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With the number of students who are veterans expected to grow, UCLA has opened a campus resource center to offer support. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=69801" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Statement from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block on death of student</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-from-ucla-chancellor-68455.aspx?link_page_rss=68455</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/statement-from-ucla-chancellor-68455.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Chancellor Gene Block's statement on the tragic death of UCLA junior Krishna Rajaram. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=69160" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon</author><title>Back to school: 13,600 students move into UCLA housing this weekend</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/13-600-students-to-move-in-to-62933.aspx?link_page_rss=62933</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/13-600-students-to-move-in-to-62933.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[13,600 students will move into on- and off-campus university-owned housing during UCLA's move-in weekend, from Friday, Sept. 19, through Sunday, Sept. 21. Students and their families will be unloading their belongings from trucks provided by the university and will use rolling carts to transport everything from the trucks to the residence halls. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=64529" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>Message from Chancellor Block on UCLA admissions</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/message-from-chancellor-block-62723.aspx?link_page_rss=62723</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/message-from-chancellor-block-62723.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor's statement addresses recent attention and reiterates that the student admissions process is legal and fair. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=62702" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:15:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>Diversity at medical schools makes stronger doctors, study shows</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-medical-student-62578.aspx?link_page_rss=62578</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-study-finds-medical-student-62578.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Medical students who attend racially and ethnically diverse medical schools say they are better equipped to care for patients in a diverse society, according to a new study led by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=62643" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Office of Media Relations</author><title>UCLA statement on admissions process</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/admissions-statement-59419.aspx?link_page_rss=59419</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/admissions-statement-59419.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA's admissions policies and practices were developed to scrupulously adhere to state law and University of California regulations. The campus remains committed to the highest ethical standards and to openness and transparency. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=58725" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jennifer Marcus and Kathleen Micham</author><title>UCLA summer program strengthens research, cultural ties with China</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-strengthens-research-ties-52767.aspx?link_page_rss=52767</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-strengthens-research-ties-52767.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A group of Chinese undergraduates is about to get a crash course in what it's like to be an American college student — complete with dorm living, beach trips, blogging, nature hikes, nighttime concerts and, of course, some of the finest science and technology instruction in the world, here at UCLA. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=48230" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathleen Micham</author><title>UCLA students providing tsunami relief in Thai fishing villages</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-providing-tsunami-52393.aspx?link_page_rss=52393</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-providing-tsunami-52393.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Twenty-one UCLA students will be working in fishing villages in Thailand this summer, helping to rebuild coastal communities destroyed by the devastating tsunami of 2004. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=44675" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>UCLA's main commencement ceremony</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-plans-commencement-51816.aspx?link_page_rss=51816</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-plans-commencement-51816.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 13, at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will deliver the keynote address. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=40829" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Dedicated graduates spend summer improving global public health</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/3-seniors-work-to-improve-global-51562.aspx?link_page_rss=51562</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/3-seniors-work-to-improve-global-51562.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[After commencement exercises June 13, many UCLA seniors will undoubtedly take a breather during the lazy days of summer. But Jessica Gu, Michael Marcus and Antonio Moya have no intention of slowing down. These three dedicated graduates will spend their summers — and beyond — working to improve the state of public health in far-flung corners of the globe. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=40137" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Seth Odell</author><title>UCLA video demystifies the secrets behind caps and gowns</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/decoding-graduation-caps-and-gowns-51483.aspx?link_page_rss=51483</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/decoding-graduation-caps-and-gowns-51483.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Each year in late spring, students and faculty around the world prepare to take part in a tradition more than 800 years old, donning traditional caps and gowns — ritual items born at Europe's earliest universities. But what's the meaning behind the get-up, the variety, the peculiar symbols? Is there a message in all these fabrics and colors? UCLA's experts weigh in. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=39456" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 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>Meg Sullivan</author><title>Daily Bruin columnist to deliver student speech at UCLA commencement</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/daily-bruin-columnist-to-deliver-51469.aspx?link_page_rss=51469</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/daily-bruin-columnist-to-deliver-51469.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Graduating UCLA economics major Tristan Reed, a columnist for UCLA's Daily Bruin student newspaper, will join former President Bill Clinton in delivering remarks at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony June 13. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=38796" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Former football coach Terry Donahue named UCLA Alumnus of the Year</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumni-awards-honor-public-51174.aspx?link_page_rss=51174</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-alumni-awards-honor-public-51174.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Former UCLA football coach Terry Donahue and former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski are among a select group of alumni, faculty and students being honored this year by UCLA's Alumni Association for their outstanding achievement, commitment to excellence, and service to the university and the greater community. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=38103" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA students conquer unlikely odds to earn their medical degrees</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-conquer-unlikely-51115.aspx?link_page_rss=51115</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-conquer-unlikely-51115.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 175 medical students from UCLA and the UCLA–Drew Medical Center program will be hailed as "doctor" for the first time when they graduate from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in a moving ceremony marked by pageantry, awards and heartfelt student speeches. Graduating students Shauna Blake Collins, Joel Ramirez and Steve Rad will be available to speak about their unusual paths to medical school. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=37644" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Four to receive UCLA Medal for outstanding public service</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/2008-ucla-medals-to-be-awarded-50337.aspx?link_page_rss=50337</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/2008-ucla-medals-to-be-awarded-50337.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA will bestow the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, on four people this commencement season in recognition of their leadership in the fields of archaeology, engineering, real estate and community development. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=36215" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Civil rights activist Lani Guinier to speak on diversity in higher education</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lani-guinier-professor-and-civil-50236.aspx?link_page_rss=50236</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/lani-guinier-professor-and-civil-50236.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Lani Guinier, one of the nation's leading civil rights scholars, will be the keynote speaker at the College Access Project for African Americans symposium, organized by UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=34536" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Nearly 4,900 students plan to enroll as freshmen for fall 2008</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nearly-4-900-students-plan-to-50199.aspx?link_page_rss=50199</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nearly-4-900-students-plan-to-50199.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A record 4,889 students representing a broad section of talents, interests and passions have indicated they intend to enroll at UCLA for fall 2008. The intended freshmen are among 12,579 admitted to UCLA out of a record 55,397 applicants — more applicants than any other university in the country. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=34327" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Media Relations</author><title>Water polo team makes it 101 NCAA titles for Bruins</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/water-polo-team-makes-ir-101-ncaa-50229.aspx?link_page_rss=50229</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/water-polo-team-makes-ir-101-ncaa-50229.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA won its fourth consecutive and sixth overall NCAA women's water polo title, defeating USC, 6-3, in the championship match at Stanford University's Avery Aquatics Center. The victory was UCLA's 10th national title in women's water polo and UCLA's 101st overall NCAA title. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=34182" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 06:54:45 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 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 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>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Lionel Richie to receive Gershwin Award at UCLA's Spring Sing</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/spring-sing-to-feature-ucla-s-49044.aspx?link_page_rss=49044</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/spring-sing-to-feature-ucla-s-49044.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie will receive the 21st annual George and Ira Gershwin Award for lifetime musical achievement at Spring Sing, UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition and student competition. Past recipients of the award include Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, James Taylor, Ella Fitzgerald and Natalie Cole. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=30745" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Students to receive humanitarian award for community service</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/young-humanitarians-win-prestige-49332.aspx?link_page_rss=49332</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/young-humanitarians-win-prestige-49332.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Three UCLA students who have distinguished themselves through their outstanding commitment to public service will be honored May 7 with the 2008 UCLA Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award at a private ceremony for friends and family. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Charles Young Grand Salon at UCLA's Kerckhoff Hall. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=30859" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>Admissions data show high academics for admitted students</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-admissions-data-show-high-48543.aspx?link_page_rss=48543</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-admissions-data-show-high-48543.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA, the most popular campus in the nation, with 55,397 freshman applicants, announced that it had admitted 12,579 prospective freshmen for fall 2008. Of these, 18.1 percent, or 2,164, were underrepresented minorities. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=27767" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Susanna Park</author><title>UCLA Anderson hosts global business leadership competition</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leadership-talent-cultivated-at-48067.aspx?link_page_rss=48067</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/leadership-talent-cultivated-at-48067.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[M.B.A. students from the world's top management schools will go head to head on April 11 and 12 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management's inaugural Global Business Leadership Competition (GBLC), a unique forum designed to foster leadership thiking in today's global economy. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=26734" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 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>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>UCLA med students brace for news at residency 'Match Day'</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-match-day-47063.aspx?link_page_rss=47063</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-match-day-47063.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Match Day, March 20, is the fun and frenzied day on which medical students nationwide learn which hospitals have accepted them for residencies — advanced training in their chosen specialty. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=23349" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Bruins set to make dance marathon a million-dollar success</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/super-driven-bruins-make-dance-45145.aspx?link_page_rss=45145</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/super-driven-bruins-make-dance-45145.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Over Presidents Day weekend, Dance Marathon at UCLA will officially surpass the $1 million mark for funds raised for pediatric AIDS. Now in its seventh year, the annual event draws students, faculty, staff and their supporters to UCLA's Ackerman Union, which is temporarily transformed into an all-night dance hall for the 26-hour marathon. 
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=17304" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Claudia Luther</author><title>UCLA tops nation again, with more than 55,000 freshman applicants</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-again-tops-the-nation-in-43872.aspx?link_page_rss=43872</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-again-tops-the-nation-in-43872.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Applications for freshman enrollment at UCLA jumped by more than 9 percent for fall 2008, with a record 55,369 applications received, making UCLA once again the most popular university in the country among new high school graduates. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=14622" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Students prep for Super Tuesday with parties, mock election</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-gear-up-for-super-43728.aspx?link_page_rss=43728</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-students-gear-up-for-super-43728.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On the UCLA campus, politically active Bruins are working to engage the entire student body in the political process. Activities include a campus-wide mock election, Republican and Democratic debate-watching parties, drives to get students to pledge to vote in the primary, and results-watching parties on February 5, Super Tuesday. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=14410" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathy Wyer</author><title>Survey finds most college freshmen satisfied with parent involvement</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/xx-42995.aspx?link_page_rss=42995</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/xx-42995.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[While college officials nationwide have seen an increase in parents who are heavily involved in the college experiences of their children, a strong majority of today's college freshmen believe that their parents are involved "the right amount," according to UCLA's annual survey of the nation's entering undergraduates. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=14257" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:43:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Teri Bond</author><title>Bruins make an impact at Sundance Film Festival in Park City</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-at-sundance-43595.aspx?link_page_rss=43595</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-at-sundance-43595.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A wide range of films made by Bruins are screening in Park City, Utah this week during the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals. Faculty and staff from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television are bearing the chilly weather to support students and alumni presenting their latest works. Interviews, photographs and video are online at the UCLA Magazine Web site. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=13819" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:55:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Students undergo 'significant' spiritual growth in college years</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/spirituality-42478.aspx?link_page_rss=42478</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/spirituality-42478.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[While their attendance at religious services declines, college students nationwide show significant growth in a wide spectrum of spiritual and ethical considerations during their first three years of 
college, according to a UCLA study that is the first longitudinal research project of its kind. “Many students are emerging from the collegiate experience with a desire to find spiritual 
meaning and perspective in their everyday lives,” said UCLA Emeritus Professor Alexander W. Astin.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=6664" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:19:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Media Relations</author><title>World AIDS Day</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-aids-day-40675.aspx?link_page_rss=40675</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/world-aids-day-40675.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Continuing a tradition started in 2004, thousands of students will mark World AIDS Day at UCLA on Friday. Events include a morning procession, noon rally and evening programs of music, spoken word, dance, theatre, visual art, and video. The AIDS virus was identified by researchers at UCLA more than 25 years ago.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=5145" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:14:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>UCLA holds Beat 'SC parade, rally and bonfire Nov. 29</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beat-sc-parade-rally-and-bonfire-40543.aspx?link_page_rss=40543</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/beat-sc-parade-rally-and-bonfire-40543.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Bruins and Bruin fans, joined by the UCLA Spirit Squad and the Bruin Marching Band, will parade through the UCLA campus to Wilson Plaza for the traditional Beat 'SC rally and bonfire. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=4758" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Media Relations</author><title>Law grad passes California's tough bar exam on first try - at 18</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/law-grad-passes-bar-at-18-40531.aspx?link_page_rss=40531</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/law-grad-passes-bar-at-18-40531.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Holtz graduated from the UCLA School of Law this year at age 18. Now she has achieved another milestone by passing the notoriously rigorous California bar exam on the her first try. Already working on trials at a Century City law firm, once admitted to the bar she will become the youngest lawyer in California and possibly the youngest in the nation. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=4243" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:12:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>UCLA ranked in top 10 for numbers of foreign students and studies abroad</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-one-of-top-schools-for-foreign-40353.aspx?link_page_rss=40353</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-one-of-top-schools-for-foreign-40353.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In a new nationwide report, UCLA ranked eighth in the number of foreign students it hosted during the 2006–07 academic year and was seventh in the number of students who traveled abroad to study during 2005–06. UCLA was the only University of California campus listed in the top 10 in both categories. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=3425" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:51:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Death of Bruin soldier in Iraq inspires campus memorial</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/death-of-bruin-soldier-in-iraq-40239.aspx?link_page_rss=40239</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/death-of-bruin-soldier-in-iraq-40239.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On Friday, Nov. 9, the UCLA departments of aerospace studies, military science and naval science will honor those UCLA ROTC graduates and UCLA alumni, faculty and staff who have died while on active duty in our country's wars by dedicating a plaque at the north side of the UCLA Student Activities Center. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=1682" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz</author><title>Proposition 209 pioneer to discuss affirmative action Nov. 5</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prop-209-pioneer-ward-connerly-40165.aspx?link_page_rss=40165</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/prop-209-pioneer-ward-connerly-40165.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On the 11th anniversary of the implementation of California's Proposition 209, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute and former University of California regent Ward Connerly will join UCLA law professor Richard Sander and former chairman of the board of the Ayn Rand Institute Peter Schwartz for a panel discussion on affirmative action. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=772" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Liz Kivowitz</author><title>Inner-city kids visit dorms for safe trick-or-treating Oct. 24</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/trick-or-treat-ucla-residence-39660.aspx?link_page_rss=39660</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/trick-or-treat-ucla-residence-39660.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of UCLA's 19th annual "All Hill Halloween," campus residence halls will host more than 3,000 underprivileged kids for trick-or-treating and other Halloween activities.
 <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=238" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:12:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathleen Wyer</author><title>More Asian Americans meeting obstacles to academic success</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/counter-to-popular-belief-majority-39558.aspx?link_page_rss=39558</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/counter-to-popular-belief-majority-39558.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Collectively, more Asian American college and university students are experiencing obstacles to academic success in U.S. higher education than in the past, according to a new UCLA report. 
 
More Asian American students now... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=7" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:34:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kevin Roderick</author><title>Chancellor greets students</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-greets-students-39531.aspx?link_page_rss=39531</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/chancellor-greets-students-39531.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Gene Block greeted students moving into residence halls on The Hill. He gave his business card to Freshman Albert Hu, who didn't recognize the new campus leader.  <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=239" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:15:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Letisia Marquez</author><title>Bunche Center Hosts Welcome for New African-American Students</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bunche-center-hosts-welcome-for-39503.aspx?link_page_rss=39503</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/bunche-center-hosts-welcome-for-39503.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[WHAT: The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies will hold the 

2007 Black Convocation, which is the center’s official welcome event for

UCLA’s black freshman, students, faculty and staff. This year’s event is

significant because the... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=240" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:51:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Stuart Wolpert</author><title>Science students will do research in labs</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/UCLA-Science-Students-in-Pilot-8231.aspx?link_page_rss=39372</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/UCLA-Science-Students-in-Pilot-8231.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

The college educational experience is being redefined by a new federal pilot program in which UCLA is participating. Instead of sitting in lecture classes and reading textbooks, UCLA life sciences undergraduates will conduct new research in laboratory... <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=241" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:56:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Shaena Engle</author><title>Foundation supports LAUSD educational leadership training</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/Pearson-Foundation-Provides-Fellowship-8216.aspx?link_page_rss=39357</link><guid>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/Pearson-Foundation-Provides-Fellowship-8216.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Pearson Foundation has made a $50,000 gift in support of fellowships for education professionals from Los Angeles public schools to attend the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies' Educational Leadership Program. <img src="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=242" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>