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'It's Always Sunny' at UCLA

Tom Nunan, a visiting assistant professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and a member of the school's steering committee, recently sat down with Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney to talk about their FX show "It's Always Sunny in ...

Chemistry professor named to editorial board of publication

Anastassia Alexandrova, UCLA assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been appointed to the editorial board of Scientific Reports, a research publication within the Nature Publishing Group. The editorial board, composed ...

Political science professor publishes new book

Edmond Keller, professor of political science and director of UCLA's Globalization Research Center, has published a new book, "Identity, Citizenship and Political Conflict in Africa." The book reconsiders how national identity has been understood in ...

Whose version of 'diversity' did the Oscars celebrate?

Hollywood serves as the guardian of public accolades for excellence in film and representation. Yet, its gatekeepers are still overwhelmingly white, male and old, while the world it seeks to depict is the opposite.

Leamer part of L.A. delegation to Mexico

Ed Leamer, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, traveled to Mexico City with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti this week on the first international trade mission of his administration. Leamer, who is also the Chauncey J. Medberry Chair in Management, ...

Out and About: Undergrads learn about whole-person healing

UCLA undergraduates learned about the therapeutic value of yoga for the relief of back pain during the Second Annual Student Conference for Integrative Medicine on March 1 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Participants in the conference, which...

TFT professor creates app available on iTunes

An app created by Stephen Mamber, professor and vice chair of cinema and media studies in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is now available as a free iPad app in the iTunes App Store.The app, titled"Who Shot Liberty Valance?," is an ...

Kominski to give Breslow Lecture

Gerald Kominski, recently named Dean's Distinguished Scholar for 2014 in the Fielding School of Public Health, will deliver the Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on March 17. The lecture, titled "The Affordable Care Act: Will 2014 Finally be the ...

NASA offers UCLA scientists possibility of a lab in space

NASA's chief scientist for the International Space Station visited UCLA labs and talked to scientists about the potential for running experiments in zero gravity onboard the space station with the help of trained astronauts.

Cinco de Mayo: Just as American as Mexican

A recent court ruling banning San Jose high school students from wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo prompted David Hayes-Bautista to write about the roots of Cinco de Mayo, which is, at its heart, a Mexican American holiday.

Motomura to receive UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award

Professor Hiroshi Motomura, the Susan Westerberg Prager professor of Law, has been selected to receive UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award. The award represents the highest attainment of academic and professional excellence at UCLA and honors ...
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