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Dr. Rachel Mednick Thompson is the inaugural chair holder.

Civic leader, social justice advocate, decorated U.S. Navy veteran and UCLA alumnus D’Artagnan Scorza will deliver the keynote address.

The funds will support clinical and basic medical research under Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, director of the UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program.

The gift is from the estate of Lee Oetzel, who earned three degrees from UCLA, including a doctorate in psychology in 1953.

The online event is free and open to the public.

Kenneth Lange has written four advanced textbooks and published more than 200 scientific papers in the areas of genetic epidemiology, population genetics and other subjects.

Under the proposed policy, the university would require students, faculty, academic appointees and staff who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against SARS-CoV-2.

The academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

The scholarship and equity funds are in memory of alumnus Matthew Palazzolo.

Researchers led by Gaurav Sant developed technology to turn carbon dioxide into concrete.

Chancellor Gene Block shared plans for celebrating the members of the class of 2021 this spring.

Messages from professors and administrators also provide links to a wide-range of resources for all Bruins seeking comfort and help, and to learn more.

Christie focuses her research on understanding evaluation as a method for facilitating social change.

The agreement will double the number of articles covered by UC’s open access agreements while supporting the mission to make research freely available.

The program is a UCLA initiative associated with the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity.

Leading the research for UCLA are Istvan Mody, Varghese John and S. Thomas Carmichael.

Zhan, who is an expert on health equity for the vulnerable, will start Aug. 1. She succeeds Linda Sarna.

The gift, from longtime donors Maxine and Eugene Rosenfeld, supports care for older adults.

Dr. Arash Naeim, an oncologist and bioengineer, has been selected to hold the new endowed chair.

Tony DeFrancesco looks to build on a partnership that extends back 70 years.

Leading the project for UCLA are Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl and Professor Michael Jung.

The Worker Equity Initiative will explore how government agencies and their partners help workers thrive in quality careers.

Chancellor Gene Block encourages those who have experienced an incident of discrimination or harassment to report it to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Courses will pair social justice teaching with community engagement and instruction in data literacy, statistics and computational research methods.

The gift will “strengthen our vibrant community of faculty and students dedicated to studying Taiwan,” said Min Zhou, director of the UCLA Asia Pacific Center.