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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:attachment="attachment" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0"><channel><title>Brief - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Briefs feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:07:11 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:07:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>April 22: Reflection and Healing Space: Honoring Black Lives Lost</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-22-reflection-and-healing-space-honoring-black-lives-lost</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA will host an event that provides a space for people to check in and support one another following the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial and the recent deaths of Daunte Wright and Adam ...]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-22-reflection-and-healing-space-honoring-black-lives-lost</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safiya Noble selected to Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/safiya-noble-aspen-institute-commission-on-information-disorder</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Noble, UCLA associate professor of information studies and African American studies, will serve on 15-member commission to find solutions to disinformation.]]></description><author>Joanie Harmon </author><guid 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poetry</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/apr-20-hayganush-mark-koharig-ghazarosian-friendship</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Hayganush Mark was the leading Armenian feminist writer of her time, and Koharig Ghazarosian was a prominent composer, concert pianist and piano teacher.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/apr-20-hayganush-mark-koharig-ghazarosian-friendship</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>April 21: Identity theft and cybercrimes</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-21-staff-assembly-identity-theft-cyber-crimes</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Paul Wells, UCLA’s crime prevention officer, will give a presentation on how to keep your digital identity safe.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-21-staff-assembly-identity-theft-cyber-crimes</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>April 19: Navigating racism in career advancement</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-19-navigating-racism-in-career-advancement</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[This session, hosted by the UC Alumni Career Network, will focus on sharing strategies for building a trusted network to support career advancement.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-19-navigating-racism-in-career-advancement</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Research team awarded grant to study racism and COVID-19 crisis communication</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/research-team-awarded-grant-to-study-racism-and-covid-19-crisis-communication</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Chandra Ford, professor of community health sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is co-leading the project with Monica Ponder of Howard University.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/research-team-awarded-grant-to-study-racism-and-covid-19-crisis-communication</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shana Redmond elected president of the American Studies Association</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/shana-redmond-president-american-studies-association</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The association is made up of researchers, teachers, students, writers and activists who are dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of U.S. culture and history.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/shana-redmond-president-american-studies-association</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jean Ryoo honored by the American Educational Research Association</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jean-ryoo-jan-hawkins-award-early-career-contributions</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Ryoo, director of research for the Computer Science Equity Project at UCLA Center X, received the Jan Hawkins Award.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jean-ryoo-jan-hawkins-award-early-career-contributions</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Engineering professor receives National Science Foundation CAREER award</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/xiang-chen-nsf-career-award-artificial-intelligence</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Xiang “Anthony” Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, uses artificial intelligence to help doctors analyze medical images.]]></description><author>Matthew Chin </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/xiang-chen-nsf-career-award-artificial-intelligence</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>April 14: Fall planning and the future of working</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-14-faculty-staff-town-hall-fall-planning</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The faculty and staff town hall will include an update on how and when in-person work will return.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-14-faculty-staff-town-hall-fall-planning</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thomas Carmichael elected to the Association of American Physicians</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/thomas-carmichael-association-american-physicians</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The honor society recognizes exemplary physician-scientists who have contributed to clinical medicine through the pursuit of basic science.]]></description><author>Caroline Seydel </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/thomas-carmichael-association-american-physicians</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mackenzie Day receives award to support research and teaching</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/mackenzie-day-national-science-foundation-career-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Day, an assistant professor in the UCLA Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, was honored by the National Science Foundation CAREER program.]]></description><author>Stuart Wolpert </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/mackenzie-day-national-science-foundation-career-award</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>‘Made in L.A. 2020: a version’ at Hammer Museum</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/made-in-la-2020-version-hammer-museum</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The fifth iteration of the acclaimed biennial exhibition will be on display April 17 through Aug. 1.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid 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PRWeek</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/mary-osako-vice-chancellor-for-strategic-communications-honored-by-prweek</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[In her role since September 2019, the alumna helps maintain and enhance UCLA’s reputation as U.S News & World Report’s No. 1-ranked public university.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/mary-osako-vice-chancellor-for-strategic-communications-honored-by-prweek</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Physician-scientist named NextGen Star by cancer research association</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/anusha-kalbasi-physician-scientist-nextgen-star</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Dr. Anusha Kalbasi, assistant professor of radiation oncology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and researcher at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been recognized as a promising young scientist.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/anusha-kalbasi-physician-scientist-nextgen-star</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Computer science professor receives National Science Foundation CAREER award</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/cho-jui-hseih-national-science-foundation-career-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Cho-Jui Hsieh looks to improve how machine-learning models can incorporate the concept of safety as a critical component and make them more accessible to implement and use.]]></description><author>Matthew Chin </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/cho-jui-hseih-national-science-foundation-career-award</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>April 7: #StopAsianHate and Reckoning With Current Events</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-7-stop-asian-hate-panel-discussion</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[This panel will discuss the recent increase in crimes against Asians and Asian Americans.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/april-7-stop-asian-hate-panel-discussion</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Emergency paid sick leave for COVID-19 relief available to UC employees for 2021</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/emergency-paid-sick-leave-covid-19-relief-uc-employees</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[In recognition of the many challenges UC employees continue to face, the University has decided to offer all University employees additional leave.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid 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