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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>Story - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Stories feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:21 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>This will get your head spinning (all the way around)</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/thatll-get-your-head-spinning-all-the-way-around</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[With the Oct. 6 release of “The Exorcist: Believer,” UCLA doctoral student Arranne Rispoli looks at the intersection of exorcism and history.]]></description><author>UCLA College </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/thatll-get-your-head-spinning-all-the-way-around</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chancellor Block visits White House to talk about diversity on college campuses</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-white-house-diversity-in-higher-ed</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[As part of a panel discussion co-hosted by White House domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona]]></description><author>Eric Greene </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/chancellor-block-white-house-diversity-in-higher-ed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2,000 volunteers bring UCLA spirit of service to the L.A. community</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/2000-volunteers-bring-ucla-spirit-service-la-community</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The fall tradition marking the return to campus hosted 46 volunteer projects across greater Los 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UCLA for more than two decades.]]></description><author>Mary Goodstein </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/laurie-steven-gordon-fiat-lux-award</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>With open house and ribbon cutting, UCLA Nimoy Theater opens its doors to the public</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-nimoy-theater-opens-its-doors-to-the-public</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The venue, which expands the footprint of UCLA and the arts deeper into the Westwood neighborhood, will host more than 50 performances during the 2023–24 season.

]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-nimoy-theater-opens-its-doors-to-the-public</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Read, watch, listen</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/hispanic-heritage-month-2023-read-watch-listen</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA faculty, staff and alumni share some of their favorite books, shows, podcasts and other media picks.]]></description><author>Barbra Ramos </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/hispanic-heritage-month-2023-read-watch-listen</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>9 reasons UCLA Dining is the best in the nation </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/9-reasons-ucla-dining-is-the-best-in-the-nation</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[For the fifth consecutive year, UCLA has topped Niche.com’s list of Best College Food in America. Find out what makes us such a culinary standout.]]></description><author>Rebecca Kendall </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/9-reasons-ucla-dining-is-the-best-in-the-nation</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inaugural UCLA Barbra Streisand Center lecture examines truth in the public sphere</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/barbra-streisand-center-lecture-truth-in-public-sphere</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Streisand personally kicked off the event with remarks about the current American landscape.]]></description><author>By Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/barbra-streisand-center-lecture-truth-in-public-sphere</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Jason De León sees full picture – and price – of unauthorized immigration</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/jason-de-leon-unauthorized-immigration</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The UCLA professor hopes to open minds, change the conversation and help save lives.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/jason-de-leon-unauthorized-immigration</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Conversations to offer up-close, unscripted discussions with leading scholars</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-conversations-series-faculty-emeriti</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The events will be curated and hosted by Stuart Wolpert, a 40-year veteran of UCLA’s media relations office.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-conversations-series-faculty-emeriti</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: New UCLA Law dean aims to build investment and excitement</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/interview-law-school-dean-michael-waterstone</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Michael Waterstone was a Bruin long before he returned to campus in August.]]></description><author>Joshua Rich </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/interview-law-school-dean-michael-waterstone</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In memoriam: Allen Parducci, 97, influential cognitive psychologist and early windsurfing pioneer</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-allen-parducci-psychologist-windsurfing-pioneer</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The professor emeritus was known for his key contribution to windsurfing as well as his predictive theory of happiness. ]]></description><author>Jeannie Barber-Choi </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-allen-parducci-psychologist-windsurfing-pioneer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebrate Star Trek Day the Bruin way</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/celebrate-star-trek-day-september-8-roddenberry-collection</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Sept. 8 is the anniversary of the TV show’s debut. We asked 2 UCLA scholars to talk about the generation-spanning galactic phenomenon.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/celebrate-star-trek-day-september-8-roddenberry-collection</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bringing the history of L.A. workers’ movements into the present — and future</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/tobias-higbie-labor-history-students-community-engagement</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.]]></description><author>Lucy Berbeo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/tobias-higbie-labor-history-students-community-engagement</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who wins in a fight: Blue Beetle, the Beatles or Beetlejuice?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/blue-beetle-latino-representation-superhero</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[We ask UCLA doctoral student Kevin Cruz Amaya about Latino film representation getting a superheroic charge.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/blue-beetle-latino-representation-superhero</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA Transportation receives Green Fleet Award for environmental responsibility</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-transportation-top-ranked-green-university-fleet-operations</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The campus services provider, which continues to add electric vehicles, earned a No. 1 ranking among university fleet operations.]]></description><author>Karen Hallisey </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-transportation-top-ranked-green-university-fleet-operations</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>