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‘On Display in the Walled City’ runs until March 8, 2020 and features 38 objects from the British Empire Exhibition staged almost a century ago.

At a Zócalo/UCLA event in Washington, D.C., experts discussed how technology will uncover the causes of the disease and offer new therapies.

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The publication ranked more than 1,300 of the world’s leading research-intensive universities in 92 countries.

UCLA-led analysis of U.S. Transgender Survey showed that 40% of respondents have attempted suicide at some point in their lives.

“We have never seen anything like this in the 24 years we have studied the supermassive black hole,” said UCLA professor Andrea Ghez.

Melioidosis claims an estimated 90,000 lives worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine, and the bacterium that causes it can usually resist even the strongest antibiotics.

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Research brief: A new report recommends 26 strategies, including rent control, anti-eviction protections, renter-education workshops and property-tax freezes.

Featured among the 200-plus events: Lari Pittman, Lucinda Childs, Wendy Whelan and Ain Gordon.

Having led led successful teams at Amazon, Yahoo and Activision Blizzard, she will be the first person to hold the newly created post.

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The prominent cancer researcher is honored for his invention of the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

Michael Stenstrom, distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, has been awarded the Fair Medal.

Dana Cuff, professor of architecture and urban design, has been recognized by Architectural Record magazine.

An expert in work-related health issues, Dr. Linda Rosenstock was honored by the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association.

The award recognizes UCLA’s Ninez Ponce and the California-wide health survey she helped create.

James Rosenzweig, UCLA distinguished professor of physics, has been selected to receive one of 13 research awards for work on particle accelerator science.

UCLA’s Dan Froot’s goal is to to have everyone start thinking about income disparity and the systems that conspire to create food insecurity.

Arginase deficiency, which is caused by a missing or mutated version of the arginase gene, ARG1, affects about one of every 1 million babies in the U.S.

UCLA engineering professor Ximin He said the design could be adapted to use other forms of energy — acoustic waves, or electronic or magnetic signals, for example.

The study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that “connectedness” and volunteerism varied by race and income.

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At just 100 years old, UCLA is the youngest of any public or private institution in the ranking’s overall Top 33.

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