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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>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:23 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Adam Bradley co-curates Grammy exhibit celebrating 50 years of hip hop</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/adam-bradley-grammy-museum-hip-hop-exhibit</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The immersive exhibit, which opens Oct. 7 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, invites visitors to explore the past, present and future of hip-hop culture.]]></description><author>UCLA College </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/adam-bradley-grammy-museum-hip-hop-exhibit</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Researchers awarded $2.8 million to develop AI models</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/researchers-awarded-2-8-million-develop-ai-models</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Team led by professor Kyung Sung hopes to improve identification of prostate cancer in Black men.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/researchers-awarded-2-8-million-develop-ai-models</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tanya Stoyanova receives Department of Defense award to find new lung cancer treatments</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/tanya-stoyanova-defense-department-grant-lung-cancer</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The funds will advance the professor’s work in blood-based approaches to combating small cell lung cancer.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/tanya-stoyanova-defense-department-grant-lung-cancer</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Paul Vespa elected president of Neurocritical Care Society</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/paul-vespa-elected-president-neurocritical-care-society</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The professor and care specialist focuses on treating people with conditions or injuries affecting the central nervous system.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/paul-vespa-elected-president-neurocritical-care-society</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vickie Mays receives lifetime achievement award</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/vickie-mays-receives-lifetime-achievement-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Her research focuses on mental and physical health disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/vickie-mays-receives-lifetime-achievement-award</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl wins Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in MS</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/rhonda-voskuhl-rachel-horne-prize-womens-research-ms</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[She is being honored for her work looking at sexual differences in susceptibility and progression in multiple sclerosis. ]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/rhonda-voskuhl-rachel-horne-prize-womens-research-ms</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staff news: Andrew Cottone joins ASUCLA as director of UCLA trademarks and licensing</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/staff-news-andrew-cottone-asucla-director-trademarks-licensing</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The alumnus will lead all domestic, international and trademark operations for the UCLA brand.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/staff-news-andrew-cottone-asucla-director-trademarks-licensing</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA, Hebrew University receive grants to deter school violence</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/ucla-hebrew-university-receive-grants-deter-school-violence</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[Top scholars, educators and practitioners will join forces to foster safe and welcoming schools.]]></description><author>Mary Braswell </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/ucla-hebrew-university-receive-grants-deter-school-violence</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA joins consortium of nation’s high-power laser facilities</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/ucla-joins-lasernetus-nations-large-laser-facilities</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The Phoenix Laser Laboratory will support experiments relevant to laser-fusion as a potential future energy source.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/ucla-joins-lasernetus-nations-large-laser-facilities</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staff news: Dorothy Tu named dental school’s associate dean of finance and administration</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/staff-dorothy-tu-dental-school-associate-dean-finance</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The UCLA alumna, who started Sept. 1, helped establish UC Irvine’s nursing school as an assistant dean.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/staff-dorothy-tu-dental-school-associate-dean-finance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Melissa Lechner receives grant from Doris Duke Foundation</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/melissa-lechner-grant-doris-duke-foundation-immunotherapy</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[She will help develop ways to reduce immunotherapy-related side effects in people diagnosed with cancer.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/melissa-lechner-grant-doris-duke-foundation-immunotherapy</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Researchers awarded $2.5 million to develop brain cancer treatment</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/researchers-win-award-to-develop-brain-cancer-treatment</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The team honored by the Department of Defense includes David Nathanson, Benjamin Ellingson and Dr. Timothy Cloughesy.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/researchers-win-award-to-develop-brain-cancer-treatment</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Benjamin Santer wins American Meteorological Society’s Rossby Medal</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/benjamin-santer-american-meteorological-society-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The award is the society's highest honor for atmospheric scientists.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/benjamin-santer-american-meteorological-society-award</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New UCLA College webpage highlights books by Bruin authors</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/bruin-bookshelf-ucla-authors</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The Bruin Bookshelf catalogs books published by faculty, students, alumni and staff.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/bruin-bookshelf-ucla-authors</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Jihane Benhammou receives grant from Veterans Affairs Research</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jihane-benhammou-grant-veterans-affairs-office-research-development</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The professor and her team will study how statins can be used as chemoprevention for the most common form of primary liver cancer.]]></description><author>Denise Heady </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jihane-benhammou-grant-veterans-affairs-office-research-development</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Through Nov. 5: ‘Becoming Van Leo’ exhibition at the Hammer Museum </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/becoming-van-leo-exhibition-hammer-museum</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The renowned Armenian Egyptian studio photographer’s camera work, which traces his career from the 1930s to the 1990s, is on display.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/becoming-van-leo-exhibition-hammer-museum</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Jeffrey Veale receives Terasaki Medical Innovation Award</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jeffrey-veale-receives-terasaki-medical-innovation-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The professor is being honored by the National Kidney Registry for his contributions in kidney transplantation.]]></description><author>Enrique Rivero </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/jeffrey-veale-receives-terasaki-medical-innovation-award</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>David Leibrandt receives Moore Foundation award to push the boundaries of particle physics</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/david-leibrandt-moore-foundation-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The five-year, $1.25 million grant will fund research that could help solve a longstanding problem called the symmetry violation. ]]></description><author>Ben Paul </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/david-leibrandt-moore-foundation-award</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA receives $1 million NSF grant to develop quantum sensors </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/nsf-grant-quantum-sensors</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[The funds will support research on technologies to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/nsf-grant-quantum-sensors</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. E. Dale Abel receives lifetime achievement award from Endocrine Society</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/e-dale-abel-endocrine-society-lifetime-achievement-award</link><contentType>brief</contentType><description><![CDATA[His research on diabetes-related cardiovascular complications has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health.]]></description><author>David Sampson </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/e-dale-abel-endocrine-society-lifetime-achievement-award</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>