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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:attachment="attachment"><channel><title>Centennial Campaign for UCLA - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>UCLA Centennial Campaign feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:16 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Professors Sherie and Donald Morrison pledge $15.4 million to UCLA</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/don-sherie-morrison-pledge-15-4-million-to-ucla</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20238/65133fc82cfac224930937c8_Morrisons+by+Todd+Cheney+UCLA/Morrisons+by+Todd+Cheney+UCLA_thmb.jpg" alt="Sherie and Don Morrison " align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Proceeds from the sale of real estate owned by the couple will benefit the life sciences division, the Anderson School of Management, UCLA Athletics and the Faculty Club.]]></description><author>Ben Stephens </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/don-sherie-morrison-pledge-15-4-million-to-ucla</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA honors Laurie and Steven Gordon with Fiat Lux Award</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/laurie-steven-gordon-fiat-lux-award</link><contentType>stories</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20238/651322092cfac2249510dd35_Chancellor+Block+Laurie+Gordon+Steven+Gordon+Julian+Gold/Chancellor+Block+Laurie+Gordon+Steven+Gordon+Julian+Gold_thmb.jpg" alt="Chancellor Block with Laurie Gordon and Steven Gordon and Julian Gold" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The couple’s philanthropic support and volunteer leadership have enriched UCLA for more than two decades.]]></description><author>Mary Goodstein </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/laurie-steven-gordon-fiat-lux-award</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Library receives $4.2 million political cartoon collection spanning centuries</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-library-michael-susan-kahn-political-cartoon-collection</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20238/64ffa64c2cfac25d7af1a185_Congressional+pugilists+cartoon+Kahn+Collection+UCLA+Library+Special+Collections/Congressional+pugilists+cartoon+Kahn+Collection+UCLA+Library+Special+Collections_thmb.jpg" alt="Congressional Pugilists cartoon from the Kahn Collection " align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The gift from Michael and Susan Kahn will include additional funding for classes and workshops.]]></description><author>Ariane Bicho </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-library-michael-susan-kahn-political-cartoon-collection</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA receives $4.1 million commitment to atmospheric and oceanic sciences department</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/atmospheric-oceanic-sciences-gift-larry-harding</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20236/64a5f3a52cfac278e771adea_Harding+Sr._portrait_corrected/Harding+Sr._portrait_corrected_thmb.jpg" alt="Wayne Harding" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The gift, from adjunct professor Larry Harding, honors his late father, UCLA alumnus Wayne Harding.]]></description><author>Margaret MacDonald </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/atmospheric-oceanic-sciences-gift-larry-harding</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Personal archive of composer James Horner donated to UCLA Library </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/james-horner-archive-ucla-library</link><contentType>stories</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20236/64ac7dd92cfac278e78e4d6c_Horner+conducting+final/Horner+conducting+final_thmb.jpg" alt="James Horner conducting" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The James Horner Collection includes thousands of personal notes, scores, and orchestrations from over a hundred films.
]]></description><author>Sally Márquez </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/james-horner-archive-ucla-library</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leonardo DiCaprio teams with UCLA Lab School to launch scholarships, climate project for kids</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/leonardo-dicaprio-supports-kids-at-ucla-lab-school</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20236/64aca5db2cfac20e7778ecff_LAB+SCHOOL+2/LAB+SCHOOL+2_thmb.jpg" alt="Three students from the UCLA Lab School holding signs" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/leonardo-dicaprio-supports-kids-at-ucla-lab-school</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Affordability Initiative aims to reduce need for student loans, with donors’ support</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/affordability-initiative-merlone-gift-undergraduate-scholarships</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20233/6442b2b32cfac278e890679e_Group+of+students+on+UCLA+Ackerman+steps+UCLA/Group+of+students+on+UCLA+Ackerman+steps+UCLA_thmb.jpg" alt="Group of students on UCLA Ackerman Union steps " align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[A $15 million commitment for undergraduate scholarships from alumnus Peter Merlone serves as the lead gift. ]]></description><author>Sandra Shagat </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/affordability-initiative-merlone-gift-undergraduate-scholarships</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Anderson receives $3 million from Riordan Foundation for namesake outreach programs</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-anderson-3-million-gift-riordan-foundation</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20232/641a36a62cfac278e838fdc7_Riordan+with+Riordan+scholars+in+2017+UCLA+Anderson/Riordan+with+Riordan+scholars+in+2017+UCLA+Anderson_thmb.jpg" alt="Richard Riordan with Riordan Scholars at 30th anniversary celebration" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The Riordan Programs, founded in 1987, provide mentorship and support for high school and college students and recent college graduates.]]></description><author>Paul Feinberg </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-anderson-3-million-gift-riordan-foundation</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$5 million gift from Nancy and Howard Marks endows chair in women’s health research at UCLA</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/nancy-and-howard-marks-gift-beth-karlan-chair</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20232/640a38732cfac278e8b8e13b_Beth+Karlan+MD/Beth+Karlan+MD_thmb.jpg" alt="Dr. Beth Karlan" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The inaugural chair holder is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.]]></description><author>Joe Donahoo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/nancy-and-howard-marks-gift-beth-karlan-chair</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital board of advisors funds endowed chair </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/resnick-neuropsychiatric-hospital-board-advisors-artha-gillis</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20231/63ea8cd72cfac20c691fd756_Dr+Artha+Gillis+UCLA/Dr+Artha+Gillis+UCLA_thmb.jpg" alt="Dr. Artha Gillis " align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Dr. Artha Gillis, who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural chair holder.]]></description><author>Joe Donahoo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/resnick-neuropsychiatric-hospital-board-advisors-artha-gillis</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-establishes-goodman-luskin-microbiome-center</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20231/63ed30dc2cfac20c681bb922_Goodmans+and+Luskins+at+UCLA+by+Todd+Cheney/Goodmans+and+Luskins+at+UCLA+by+Todd+Cheney_thmb.jpg" alt="Goodmans and Luskins at UCLA" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fuel research in one of the most promising areas of scientific inquiry.]]></description><author>Joe Donahoo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-establishes-goodman-luskin-microbiome-center</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vital philanthropic contributions strengthened UCLA in 2021-22</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/philanthropic-contributions-strengthened-ucla-in-2021-22</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20228/6335e4132cfac20f57e0c3d7_EOY+Gifts-Hero/EOY+Gifts-Hero_thmb.jpg" alt="Four Bruins" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Support, in the form of more than 74,000 gifts totaling $658 million, came from donors throughout the U.S. and around the world.]]></description><author>Sandra Shagat </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/philanthropic-contributions-strengthened-ucla-in-2021-22</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA receives $1.5 million to further waterworks project at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gift-waterworks-project-mildred-mathias-botanical-garden</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20228/63345b422cfac20f5214f289__DSC2225-3/_DSC2225-3_thmb.jpg" alt="Peggy and Charlie Norris" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The gift from Charlie and Peggy Norris will allow UCLA to bring sustainable practices to the garden and campus.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gift-waterworks-project-mildred-mathias-botanical-garden</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/oral-health-care-services-at-long-term-care-facilities-delta-dental</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20228/631253bf2cfac20f56060329_Dentist+working+on+patient/Dentist+working+on+patient_thmb.jpg" alt="Dentist working on a patient" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.]]></description><author>Ben Alkaly </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/oral-health-care-services-at-long-term-care-facilities-delta-dental</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$1.6 million from UCLA professors Sherie and Donald Morrison will help revitalize Faculty Club</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/gift-from-ucla-professors-to-revitalize-faculty-club</link><contentType>stories</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20227/630539432cfac26a082acd65_Morrisons_ToddCheney/Morrisons_ToddCheney_thmb.jpg" alt="Medium-range photo of Sherie and Donald Morrison" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The gift is the latest from the esteemed scholars, whose philanthropy has supported programs and initiatives across campus for decades.]]></description><author>Lucy Berbeo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/gift-from-ucla-professors-to-revitalize-faculty-club</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everyone belongs, everyone thrives: $1 million gift creates new UCLA center for students’ basic needs </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gift-creates-new-ucla-center-for-students-basic-needs</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20226/62d598f22cfac222396b28af_Basic+Needs+Center-Final/Basic+Needs+Center-Final_thmb.jpg" alt="BruinHub in the John Wooden Center" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The funds from alumni Ann Daly and John Gustafson will help expand student resources, access and success.]]></description><author>Sandra Shagat </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/gift-creates-new-ucla-center-for-students-basic-needs</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In memoriam: Alumnus Mo Ostin, 95, music industry legend and philanthropist</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-mo-ostin-music-industry-legend-and-philanthropist</link><contentType>stories</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20227/62e83bcd2cfac2223adbedbe_Mo+Ostin+at+basketball+center/Mo+Ostin+at+basketball+center_thmb.jpg" alt="Mo Ostin at the basketball center" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Ostin, who reshaped American popular music and later became a major supporter of his alma mater, died July 31 from natural causes.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-mo-ostin-music-industry-legend-and-philanthropist</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/bequest-establishes-ucla-lectureship-in-armenian-studies</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20226/62d648e92cfac222514de71a_Kachigian+Siblings/Kachigian+Siblings_thmb.jpg" alt="Black-and-white portraits of Kachigian siblings" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/bequest-establishes-ucla-lectureship-in-armenian-studies</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$1 million gift endows UCLA faculty chair in piano performance</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/shapiro-family-chair-piano-performance-david-kaplan</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20217/6112fe282cfac27234821cde_David+Kaplan+UCLA/David+Kaplan+UCLA_thmb.jpg" alt="David Kaplan UCLA" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.]]></description><author>Ariel Okamoto </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/shapiro-family-chair-piano-performance-david-kaplan</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA’s Clark Library receives centuries-old rare books from longtime donor</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/clark-library-rare-books-paul-chrzanowski</link><contentType>releases</contentType><image>&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/173/files/20225/62b5de4b2cfac2223a47f15c_0024/0024_thmb.jpg" alt="Certaine errors in navigation interior pages" align="left" hspace="15" vspace="5" /&gt;</image><description><![CDATA[The donation of 40 historical texts from Paul Chrzanowski further bolsters an already remarkable collection of early English texts.]]></description><author>Margaret MacDonald </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/clark-library-rare-books-paul-chrzanowski</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>