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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>Public Outreach - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Public outreach feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:27 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>UCLA’s workshop in Oaxaca immerses L.A. teachers in Indigenous Mexican culture</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-workshop-brings-teachers-to-oaxaca</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.]]></description><author>Peggy McInerny </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-workshop-brings-teachers-to-oaxaca</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>‘He helped define the potential of African Americans for a generation’</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/conversation-delves-into-rafer-johnson-s-inspriational-legacy</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[In a virtual conversation, alumni Valorie Kondos Field, Kaiya McCullough and Damion Thomas, reflect on the legacy of Rafer Johnson.]]></description><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/conversation-delves-into-rafer-johnson-s-inspriational-legacy</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nobel laureates Andrea Ghez and Jennifer Doudna in conversation</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/nobel-laureates-andrea-ghez-and-jennifer-doudna-in-conversation</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA’s Ghez won for the prize for physics and UC Berkeley’s Doudna won for chemistry. 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Homeless people are your neighbors</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-public-outreach-homelessness</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[During a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown program panelists discussed what everyday Angelenos can do about homelessness.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-public-outreach-homelessness</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why immigrants make us healthier</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/why-immigrants-make-us-healthier</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA professor Dr. Michelle Bholat spoke at Zócalo about the need to license more foreign-trained doctors and of how hospitals are adapting to the cultures of patients.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid 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justice</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/athletes-and-entertainers-urged-to-use-their-platforms-to-advocate-for-social-justice</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Activists on a panel co-sponsored by UCLA preached the roles of persistence, patience and bipartisan cooperation in getting the FIRST STEP Act through Congress.]]></description><author>Jonathan Van Dyke </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/athletes-and-entertainers-urged-to-use-their-platforms-to-advocate-for-social-justice</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rising sea levels will leave California with fewer beaches – and more hard decisions</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/rising-sea-levels-will-leave-california-with-fewer-beachesand-more-hard-decisions</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[At a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, experts discussed how much sea level rise we can expect, how we balance public and private concerns, and how we can reduce additional risk.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/rising-sea-levels-will-leave-california-with-fewer-beachesand-more-hard-decisions</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beware the propagandist you see in the mirror </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/beware-the-propogandist-you-see-in-the-mirror</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Americans are overwhelmed by persuasive messaging, even as they bombard each other, panelists agreed at a Zócalo/UCLA Anderson School of Management event. ]]></description><author>UCLA Public Outreach </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/beware-the-propogandist-you-see-in-the-mirror</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why California will matter more in the 2020 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presidency</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/voters-not-mueller-or-congress-will-end-trump-presidency</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[At a Zócalo Public Square/UCLA Downtown event scholars said legal and political realities make it difficult to remove a president, even if he’s broken the law.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/voters-not-mueller-or-congress-will-end-trump-presidency</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>All-star panel examines race, politics and activism in sports</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/all-star-panel-examines-race-politics-and-activism-in-sports</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The discussion, which featured alumni, a professor and a current student athlete, was held as part of 100th birthday tribute to Jackie Robinson.]]></description><author>Mike Fricano 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