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The Protein Society  is a nonprofit scholarly society that seeks to advance state-of-the-art science through international forums that promote communication, cooperation and collaboration among scientists involved in the study of proteins.

UC Walks is a systemwide UC Living Well program that is coordinated by the wellness programs at each campus.

Join the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center for a special research presentation by UCLA Institute of American Cultures visiting researcher and Ford fellow Vanessa Díaz, who will explore the racial politics of the paparazzi.

UCLA researcher Andrew Goldstein has been awarded a research scholar grant from the American Cancer Society to fund his research on prostate cancer. Goldstein is an assistant professor-in-residence in the departments of Urology and Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, and a member of the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA.

UCLA’s first vertical garden is tended to by patients from the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital — from pH testing and pest control to germinating seeds, harvesting plants, drying herbs and cooking.

UCLA research staff, investigators, university partners and study participants have a new tool called ResearchGo to guide them through the often confusing process of pursuing and maintaining research studies and clinical trials.

For the first time since 2005, the UCLA Department of English will be reprising the marathon reading at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, in the Rolfe Courtyard, with "Beloved," by Toni Morrison.

Professor Ursula Heise has been awarded the British Society for Literature and Science prize for best book published in 2016 in the field of literature and science.

As part of the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin lecture series, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs invites you to examine the socio-political factors that provoked the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, as well as its impact on the racial and economic climate in L.A.

Patricia Oliver, director of nutrition services at UCLA Health, has received the 2017 Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association for her work at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.

Thomas Minor, 64, a professor in the departments of psychology and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, died from bladder cancer Monday, March 27, in Burbank, California, with his family at his bedside.

Robert Cooper, associate professor of education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, has been selected by social justice leadership committee to receive the Teacher of the Year Award.

UCLA Transportation is launching its annual Be Alert Bruins driver safety campaign. This year, the focus is on utility cart safety on the UCLA campus. According to UCLA’s vehicle loss data, 13 incidents have occurred since 2011.

Each year, the committee honors one undergraduate student, graduate student, staff and up to four faculty members for their contributions to furthering a diverse, impartial and inclusive environment at UCLA.

As part of its “Open Mind” lecture series, the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior will host award-winning author, journalist and mental health specialist Maia Szalavitz.

Margaret Peters, who joined UCLA in fall 2016 with a joint appointment to the department of political science and the UCLA International Institute, will release a new book with the University of Princeton Press in May.

The Broadway musical “Spring Awakening” was produced by Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre, which has been performing theatrical productions for 26 years.

The Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Language project, co-directed by UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures professor, Robert Englund, is now funded as part of Trans-Atlantic Platform’s Digging into Data challenge and grant program.

Leonardo Scarabelli, a UCLA postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Professor Paul Weiss is among five winners of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists, presented for the best Ph.D. theses in the chemical sciences.

“Stigma — Lead the Change,” presented in partnership with the nonprofit organization Bring Change 2 Mind, will include presentations from three internationally known mental health experts, who will explore the current challenges and opportunities within the community, on college campuses and beyond.

Stupid F#@king Bird” is a play about a young director and a young actor raging against an older generation of artists.

UCLA lecturer David Stein has been awarded the Maria Stewart Prize from the African American Intellectual History Society for the best journal article in black intellectual history written in 2015 or 2016.

Two faculty members have been awarded 2017 fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies. Out of nearly 1,200 applicants, only 71 fellows were selected.  

Hiroshi Motomura, Michelle Huneven and Aydogan Ozcan were selected for the distinguished prizes that go to scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.

The grant will assist in the completion of research for Robert Chao Romero's current book project, “The Brown Church: Towards a Latina/o History and Theology of Liberation.”