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Dr. Rinaldo Canalis was honored for his post-retirement service to the university and will receive the award at the UCLA Emeriti Association dinner.

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The event, to be held Oct. 10 at Royce Hall, will be part of the Luskin Lecture Series, which fosters public discussion on issues related to the betterment of society.

Engineers and medical professionals together won an award from the UCLA innovation fund for their work in advancing efforts to image structures of the eye using lasers.

Jason Cong was honored by the Association for Computing Machiner/Special Interest Group on Design Automation.

The event, titled “Indigenous Self-determination in Defense of the Earth,” will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at UCLA School of Law.

The award honors outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching and service performed by an emeritus or emerita professor since retirement.

“Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria” features a collection assembled by David and Elizabeth Reisbord and will be on view March 17 through Aug. 18.

The aggregate yearly loss to the U.S. economy from the trade war is about $7.8 billion, according to a working paper by a team of economists that includes UCLA professor Pablo Fajgelbaum.

Energy created by the movement of two materials can be harvested from the surrounding environment and converted to electricity by a triboelectric nanogenerator.

The program was created to help staff become prepared to move into leadership positions by fostering career development and building professional networks.

Jennifer Silvers received the 2019 Biennial Early Career Research Contributions Award from the Society for Research in Child Development.

Valorie Kondos Field is retiring after 29 years as head coach of gymnastics. Pauley was packed with alumni, fans and friends to celebrate her.

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Chancellor Gene Block sent this message to the campus community regarding the shootings at two mosques in New Zealand.

Class of 2019 medical students across the country learned which hospital has accepted them for residency, or advanced training in their chosen specialty.

Featured among the 150-plus events: Maggie Nelson, Stan Douglas, Sarah Lucas and Kyle Abraham.

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Ecologist Jeff Holmquist explains why there are so many painted lady butterflies in Southern California this year — and why he’s betting on this species despite climate change.

The prize is a $25,000 award that will be given annually to honor a cultural practitioner who has significantly contributed to the advancement, and care of artists in society.

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“The Growing YIMBY Movement” event at the Hammer Museum will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive is crowdfunding an effort to preserve their work.

“If young infants are able to pick up social information from such brief clips of vocal behavior, it suggests a biologically evolved sensitivity,” said UCLA professor Gregory Bryant.

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