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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>UCLA in the Community - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>UCLA in the community feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:07:19 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:07:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Using art and technology, proposal aims to increase bike commuting in L.A. </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/bicycle-project-art-technology-commute</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A project by UCLA faculty envisions collaborative bicycle ‘flows’ that generate digital exhibitions.]]></description><author>Jonathan Van Dyke </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/bicycle-project-art-technology-commute</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA’s enormous economic impact: 108,000 jobs and $16.6 billion </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-2020-economic-impact-report-108000-jobs</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A report by Beacon Economics demonstrates that the campus is a major contributor to California’s economy.]]></description><author>Sean Brenner </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-2020-economic-impact-report-108000-jobs</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA professors win $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles communities</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/professors-grant-rising-heat-los-angeles-communities</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The researchers will engage with local communities to design cooling structures and choose the best locations to install them.]]></description><author>Katharine Davis Reich </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/professors-grant-rising-heat-los-angeles-communities</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2020 reflections: A year of accomplishments, challenges and compassion</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-reflections-on-2020</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez won a Nobel Prize, we were the No. 1 public university again, faculty carried on with important research and students continued to achieve the amazing.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-reflections-on-2020</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What goes well with tacos? Toothbrushes!</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-dentistry-tacos-toothbrushes-outreach-event</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Despite the pandemic, UCLA Dentistry students and faculty found a way to continue their mission of promoting oral health in the community.]]></description><author>Brianna Aldrich </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-dentistry-tacos-toothbrushes-outreach-event</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Even amid COVID-19, UCLA programs continue to serve those who served</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-veterans-programs-serve-in-pandemic</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Online social activities, remote counseling and drive-up food drives are among the resources offered to veterans.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid 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Yosses and the LAUSD to create an appetizing virtual summer school course.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-lausd-food-science-remote-summer-class</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>For UCLA Volunteer Day, virtual participation provides real help</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/for-ucla-volunteer-day-virtual-participation-provides-real-help</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Bruins answered the call to serve for the 12th annual day of service, which pivoted from in-person tasks to primarily online events and projects. ]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/for-ucla-volunteer-day-virtual-participation-provides-real-help</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Answering the call to serve: UCLA Health’s humanitarian aid to Beirut takes off</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-health-operation-beirut</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[A team of volunteers gathered hundreds of pounds of supplies — including masks, gurneys and robotic surgical arms — to assist those in need, now two months after the explosion. ]]></description><author>Delan Bruce </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-health-operation-beirut</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Volunteer Day goes virtual: Learn to protest, make ‘how-to’ videos for kids and more</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/virtual-volunteer-day-2020</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[This year’s adapted day of service includes eight different kinds of activities, and volunteers can join in as many as they have time for.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid 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need</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/amid-pandemic-new-ucla-bruin-tutor-network-steps-up-to-help-students-in-need</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[500 UCLA students volunteer to provide academic support to K-12 students across L.A. County through the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families.]]></description><author>John McDonald </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/amid-pandemic-new-ucla-bruin-tutor-network-steps-up-to-help-students-in-need</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High school students attend UCLA TFT’s summer institutes</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/high-school-students-attend-ucla-tfts-summer-institutes-thanks-to-benefactors</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The Nicholas Endowment and Gluck Foundation provide opportunities for teens from underrepresented communities.]]></description><author>Noela Hueso </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/high-school-students-attend-ucla-tfts-summer-institutes-thanks-to-benefactors</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Securing safety: Law clinic helps persecuted immigrant family win asylum</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/law-clinic-helps-immigrant-family-win-asylum</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The case is among the initial successes for the UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic, which opened last year on the RFK Community Schools campus.]]></description><author>Joshua Rich </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/law-clinic-helps-immigrant-family-win-asylum</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bringing indigenous perspectives into L.A. classrooms</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/bringing-indigenous-perspectives-into-classrooms</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[A new Latin American Institute workshop aims to help teachers inspire their students to think about how history gets written.]]></description><author>Jessica Wolf </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/bringing-indigenous-perspectives-into-classrooms</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Students provide a direct line to help struggling county workers </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/students-provide-direct-line-for-struggling-county-workers</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Seven days a week, UCLA volunteers staff a well-being call-in line, offering support, resources and a compassionate ear.]]></description><author>Mary Braswell </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/students-provide-direct-line-for-struggling-county-workers</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA creates multilingual website for coronavirus information</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-creates-multilingual-website-for-coronavirus-information</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[TranslateCovid.org is an effort by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center to help vulnerable communities.]]></description><author>Jessica Wolf </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-creates-multilingual-website-for-coronavirus-information</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 21:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA study finds strong support for LAPD's community policing program</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/strong-support-for-lapd-community-policing-effort</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Researchers say crime declines and trust increases when officers work alongside residents to build relationships.]]></description><author>Les Dunseith </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/strong-support-for-lapd-community-policing-effort</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>‘Simple, accessible and fun’: Teaching experts’ tips for parents</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/teaching-experts-share-advice-and-encouragement-for-parents</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Educating kids at home can seem overwhelming. Just remember to keep it simple, says UCLA's Center X.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/teaching-experts-share-advice-and-encouragement-for-parents</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>