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Most stranded vehicles at UCLA can be retrieved this weekend
About 300 vehicles that were in lower levels of flooded structures remain to be cleared for removal. Owners should await email instructions.
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Chancellor Block issues update on flood recovery efforts
UCLA's chancellor acknowledges the UCLA family for coming together in the face of the challenges created by Tuesday's water main break.
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Pauley Pavilion floor to be replaced before fall season
The floor suffered water damage in the flooding that followed a major water main break under Sunset Boulevard just off campus on July 29.
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Decriminalizing prostitution linked to fewer STDs and rapes
A study co-authored by a UCLA public policy professor found some positive effects in Rhode Island after the state accidentally made prostitution legal for seven years.
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First drivers reunited with stranded vehicles at UCLA
First 267 cars affected by Tuesday's water main break are being moved to Lot 36 in Westwood Village.
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UCLA Engineering to lead new NSF-funded cybersecurity research center
The center will advance the study of “program obfuscation,” the use of new encryption methods to make a computer program invisible to an outside observer while preserving the way it works.
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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block updates campus community on clean-up work
As crews continue cleaning up from Tuesday’s water main break, Block thanks everyone for their patience, hard work, and generous assistance to their colleagues and strangers.
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UCLA campus dries out, begins assessing damage from water main break
Campus crews and contractors worked throughout the night to remove water from UCLA buildings and clear debris. Officials pledge that Pauley Pavilion will be ready for basketball season.
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Diverticulitis patients reveal psychological and physical symptoms long after acute attacks
The study adds to growing evidence that, for some patients, diverticulitis goes beyond isolated attacks and can lead to a chronic condition that mimics irritable bowel syndrome.
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Chancellor Block’s statement regarding water main break near campus
UCLA’s chancellor issued an announcement to the campus following a burst water main near campus Tuesday afternoon.
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Mercury's magnetic field tells scientists how its interior is different from Earth's
While both planets are rocky with iron cores, the complex dynamics of Mercury's interior create an unusual magnetic field that is three times stronger at its northern hemisphere than its southern one.
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UCLA, EDF identify opportunities to curb climate pollution, spur clean energy jobs in L.A.
Nearly 4 in 10 Los Angeles County residents live in environmentally vulnerable communities burdened by air pollution and other risk factors, according to a study by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and The Environmental Defense Fund.
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Three of four California children with mental health needs don't get treatment
More than 300,000 California children ages 4 to 11 need mental health care, but only one in four is treated, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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‘Textiles of Timor, Island in the Woven Sea’ opens Sept. 7 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA
The first major exhibition to focus on Timor’s rich textile arts presents the stories and works of artists from villages throughout the Southeast Asian island.
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California is building once again, according to commercial real estate survey
The outlook is based on the recent Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey, which analyzes the three-year outlook for real estate development activity in California.
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UCLA geographer Glen MacDonald named to John Muir Endowed Chair
Glen MacDonald, formerly the director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, is the first holder of a new chair named after legendary conservationist John Muir. Mark Gold is now acting director of IoES.
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UCLA researchers find mechanism that clears excess of a pancreatic protein linked with Type 2 diabetes
In people with Type 2 diabetes, the cellular process autophagy appears to not work properly, contributing to the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.
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UCLA faculty contribute to international study on the biology behind schizophrenia
The largest-ever genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, and it could lead to new approaches to treatment.
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Low-income students in high-performing high schools less likely to engage in risky behaviors
A new UCLA-led study suggests that a higher quality educational environment may help reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes.
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UCLA-led effort to improve medical computing gets $3M boost from public-private partnership
The NSF and semiconductor giant Intel Corp. have partnered to support UCLA research that could reduce radiation from CT scans and lead to the development of new cancer treatments.
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Experts urge new discipline combining benefits of neuroscience and psychology treatments
Taking advantage of the recent dramatic advances in neuroscience, the authors write, could lead to new and improved psychological treatments.
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Developed by UCLA team, new terahertz modulator could lead to more advanced medical and security imaging
Unlike many of today's other imaging technologies that use light waves and radio waves, the device uses terahertz waves, which provide high efficiency and signal clarity.
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UCLA-led study finds personalized approach enhances communication skills in children with autism
The three-year study found that language skills among children with autism greatly improved when spoken- and social-communication therapy was tailored based on their individual progress and delivered using computer tablets.
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Men with prostate cancer and depression have lower survival rates than those who aren't depressed
Men with prostate cancer who were also depressed were more likely to be diagnosed with more aggressive prostate cancer, receive less effective treatments and survive for shorter times.
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UCLA Health System hospitals ranked among nation's best in U.S. News' annual survey
UCLA was ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 1 in both California and the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and was highly ranked in 15 of the 16 specialties evaluated in the survey.
- Saturday, August 02, 2014