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JOIN DYNES FOR A RUN

Students, staff and faculty who share an enthusiasm for fitness and running are being invited to join University of California President Robert C. Dynes on his morning run Dec. 2, beginning in Wilson Plaza. Warm-up for the four-mile run around the campus perimeter will begin at 6 a.m., followed by the run at 6:30 a.m. For more information, call (310) 794-6217.

NEWLY TENURED

For the third consecutive year, the UCLA Alumni Association held a reception to honor newly tenured faculty. Since faculty are one of UCLA’s greatest strengths and an enduring source of pride for students and alumni, the association’s Board of Directors came together Nov. 13 with department chairs and deans to honor the professors who received tenure in the previous academic year. Each professor was recognized during a brief ceremony at the James West Alumni Center. They are:
Abbas Ardehali, Professor of Surgery; Alison Bailey, Professor of Education; Michael K. Bourdaghs, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Daniel Buring, Professor of Linguistics; Paulo Camargo, Professor of Dentistry and Periodontics; Mitchell Chang, Professor of Education; Jane Pei-Chen Chang, Professor of Chemical Engineering; Charles Corbett, Anderson School Professor; Robert Fink, Professor of Musicology; David Gere, Professor of World Arts and Cultures; Joe Hines, Professor of Surgery; Steve Jacobsen, Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; Anahid Jewett, Professor of Dentistry; Jack Judy, Professor of Electrical Engineering; Alex Kusenko, Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Miwon Kwon, Professor of Art History; Linda Liau, Professor of Surgery; Seiji Lippit, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Mark McGurl, Professor of English; Heinrich Mintrop, Professor of Education; Jack Needleman, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services Professor; Jennifer Obidah, Professor of Education; Joseph Olivieri, Professor of Theater; Randall Peerenboom, Professor of Law; Susan Perry, Professor of Anthropology; Jian Rao, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Pedro Santa-Clara, Anderson School Professor; Carson Schutze, Professor of Linguistics; Olav Sorenson, Anderson School Professor; Bjorn Stevens, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences; Jonathan P. Stewart, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ren Sun, Professor of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology; Mary Terrall, Professor of History; Sotirios Tetradis, Professor of Dentistry; Dominic Thomas, Professor of French and Francophone Studies; Sarah Tolbert, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Peter Tontonoz, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Hong Wu, Professor of Molecular and Medical Pathology; Haiping Yan, Professor of Theater.

DIRTY AIR AND ASTHMA

UCLA researchers have shown for the first time that diesel exhaust particles alone may be enough to induce acute asthma attacks. A new testing method used in an animal model helped researchers better isolate the effect of diesel exhaust particles, a component of air pollution, on asthma. Previously, doctors thought air pollution alone was not enough to trigger acute asthma attacks. “However, this new experimental study shows that we need to pay closer attention to the intrinsic abilities of the air pollutant particles to induce asthma,” said Andre Nel, the study’s principal investigator and a professor of medicine in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

CROSSTOWN RIVALS

Thousands of Bruin fans will gather Nov. 20 at an annual bonfire and rally, being held the week before the football team takes on its crosstown rivals, the USC Trojans, at the Coliseum. Sponsored by the UCLA Student Alumni Association, the Beat ’SC Bonfire and Rally will take place 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Wilson Plaza at the bottom of Janss Steps in front of the Student Activities Center (formerly the Men’s Gym). The UCLA Spirit Squad and band will lead the rally, featuring Bruin football players and coaches. A concert will follow. The event wraps up a week of related student activities, including a car smash and blood drive.