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While pediatric patients oohed and aahed, Batman, Captain America, the Hulk, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman appeared outside the windows to brighten their days.

Since 1934, counselors at the student-run camp have learned that volunteering at the camp for low-income kids is life-altering experience.

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Hosea Nelson, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, which honors excellence in organic chemistry.

The advance could lead to more reliable analytical tools for biochemical laboratories and environmental monitoring.

UCLA alumna Erika Hirugami and the Chicano Studies Research Center curated “On Their Backs: Latinx Labor in the US.”

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Their research group has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to work on reducing the carbon footprint of making concrete.

Chris Tilly, professor of urban planning, and Françoise Carré, of the University of Massachusetts received the 2019 Distinguished Scholarly Monograph Award,

The stretch of road from Dickson Court to Westholme Avenue will be open to traffic on August 26 and August 28, but closed to traffic on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

A study by Laura Abrams and Dr. Elizabeth Barnert has been recognized by the 2019 Emerald Literati Awards as a “high commended paper."

Amada Armenta, assistant professor of urban planning, has received two awards from the American Sociological Association.

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Douglas Kellner talks about gun culture in the United States, societal changes that need to be made and the media’s contributions to violent culture.

Wescom and Coolghaus are hosting the inaugural event to show their appreciation for staff and faculty.

In 47 countries, the minimum legal age for employment is below 15, despite evidence that work at an early age is associated with negative effects on health and education.

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The degree will help position graduates to be more competitive for graduate programs and performance careers.

The invention relies in part on another UCLA invention, photonic time stretch.

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UCLA’s Meteorite Gallery lecture series will present an event titled “Before They Were Meteorites: The Discovery and Characterization of Near-Earth Asteroids”

The approach could offer a way to manufacture more effective filters that use high-performance plastics and carbon materials.

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