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The campus is her stage

Oct 3, 2008 Profile of new Staff Assembly President Kyrie Bass.

Anthropologist rises from outcast to academic

Oct 1, 2008 a professor of anthropology and co-director of Chinese studies at UCLA, Yan has returned many times to northeastern China to conduct fieldwork in Xiajia, where he lived for seven years. Among anthropologists, he is known for studies of villagers’ private and emotional lives that would not have been possible without his own hopeless days spent on society’s bottom rungs.

Plastic ducky furniture? It's a symbol of a revolution

Sep 30, 2008 UCLA architecture professor Greg Lynn's puzzling end table, with its pedestal made of intersecting toys, is a symbol of more than fun and games, and also the winner of a Golden Lion, one of architecture's most prestigious international awards.

White House presents Leonard Kleinrock with National Medal of Science

Sep 29, 2008

Senate leader is guardian of shared governance

Sep 24, 2008 As the new chair of the UCLA Academic Senate, Michael Goldstein is watching to see whether the foundations of shared governance will start showing cracks under the pressure of tight funding.

Prized Faculty

Sep 19, 2008 Gold Shield Faculty Prizewinners

Chicana/o Studies professor wins Gold Shield Faculty Prize

Sep 19, 2008 Alicia Gaspar de Alba has won her the prestigious 2008 Faculty Prize from Gold Shield, Alumnae of UCLA — a $30,000 award given annually to a mid-career faculty member who has achieved excellence in teaching, research and community service.

Bingo! How gaming wealth has influenced the Seminole tribe

Sep 19, 2008 UCLA anthropologist Jessica Cattelino examines new gaming wealth.

Genetic research points to better ways to study complex diseases

Sep 11, 2008 Recent research using DNA to determine people’s geographic origins with great accuracy could also lead to better ways to study genetic links to disease.

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Sep 5, 2008 Honors and accolades.

Seeking ‘spatial justice’ for world’s disabled

Sep 4, 2008 Victor Pineda, a UCLA urban planning graduate student, combats stereotypes about people with physical, sensory and mental limitations.

'Bilingual’ healer helps cancer patients navigate alternative approaches

Sep 4, 2008 Mary Hardy serves as medical director for the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Taking health care to rural India brings lesson in life's harsh realities to undergrads

Aug 29, 2008 UCLA undergraduates have traveled to India as volunteers for Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement), a nonprofit organization committed to developing and transforming the poorest of Indian villages into progressive and modern communities.

Robert D. Grey named interim UC provost

Aug 18, 2008 Longtime UC administrator Robert D. Grey was named interim UC provost by UC President Mark Yudof.

Leadership award winner shares management tips

Aug 18, 2008 Amazon.com and your local bookstores are full of readings on management tips. But with all of the management experts among UCLA staff, who needs advice books?

New dean arrives at School of Nursing

Aug 12, 2008

In Memoriam

Aug 12, 2008 Eleanore Reznikoff, Carolyn Kimme-Smith, Gerald J. Popek

He's living life’s lessons on stage

Aug 12, 2008 Screenwriting program co-leader Hal Ackerman chronicles his experience with prostate cancer in his play, "Testosterone: How Prostate Cancer Made a Man of Me."

Names & Faces

Aug 12, 2008 Faculty and staff honors

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Aug 12, 2008 Honors and awards

East and West divided by long, bitter history

Jul 28, 2008 Q&A with UCLA History Professor Anthony Pagden, author of "Worlds at War: The 2,500-year struggle between East and West."

New rules for rehiring retirees considered

Jul 18, 2008 UC officials discussed possible changes to the way the UC system handles rehiring employees who have already retired and begun collecting retirement benefits.

Last, but not least: The old hospital's final patient

Jul 15, 2008 As UCLA's old hospital closed and all the patients were transferred to the new hospital across the street, one mother in labor remained. That's how Annika Lindberg became the last baby born in the old hospital.

Rescuing forgotten treasures for the archive

Jul 11, 2008 UCLA archivists find dusty treasures in cardboard boxes, preserve languishing data stored on outdated technology, and hound professors for their notes.

Women hone leadership skills

Jul 1, 2008 A two-day UC women's leadership conference on June 5 and 6 drew 400 women from the campuses to San Francisco to attend career development and communications workshops.

Former faculty member endows chair

Jun 27, 2008 The UCLA School of Dentistry has named Associate Professor Mo Kwan Kang to a chair endowed by Dr. Jack A. Weichman and his wife, Geraldine.

In Memoriam

Jun 24, 2008 Paula Gunn Allen

The baby whisperer

Jun 24, 2008 UCLA pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp talks about his method for calming seemingly inconsolable babies in seconds, using the Five S's, described in his book The Happiest Baby on the Block.

UCLA's movement coach to the stars

Jun 24, 2008 Moving isn't as instinctive as you think. Movie stars and UCLA students alike turn to Jean-Louis Rodrigue.

She 'grows' leaders among staff

Jun 24, 2008 Marsha Coutin has touched the lives of thousands of staff campuswide.

10 Questions for Claudia Parodi

Jun 24, 2008 Claudia Parodi, professor of linguistics, discusses how Los Angeles is home to one of the many dialects of Latin American Spanish.

Names & Faces

Jun 24, 2008 Ines Boechat, Robin L. Garrell, Ernest Morrell, David N. Myers...

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Jun 24, 2008

Alumni of the Year named

May 29, 2008 UCLA's Alumni Association has named five Alumni of the Year.

2008 Alumni Awards go to outstanding teachers, students

May 29, 2008 A select group of faculty and students are being honored by UCLA's Alumni Association for their outstanding achievement, commitment to excellence, and service to the university and the greater community.

2008 UCLA Medal honors four for outstanding public service

May 27, 2008 UCLA will bestow the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, on four people this commencement season in recognition of their leadership in the fields of archaeology, engineering, real estate and community development.

Wooden brings basketball to Coliseum

May 21, 2008 Legendary coach John Wooden became the first basketball figure inducted into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum's Court of Honor.

A passion for learning while serving

May 20, 2008

Retirement? Not on his horizon

May 20, 2008

Names & Faces

May 20, 2008 Mae Jenniffer Shores, Jack Raab, Kuo-Nan Liou, Sherin U. Devaskar

A fiddle's deep roots

May 6, 2008 Professor Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, chair of the Department of Ethnomusicology, is an expert on the roots of African fiddle music.

Reaching out to students with special needs

May 6, 2008 Profile of Kathy Molini, director of UCLA's Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD).

Names and Faces

May 6, 2008 Honors and awards.

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May 6, 2008

In Memoriam

May 6, 2008 Murray E. Jarvik

Students, fans adore him

Apr 22, 2008

10 Questions for Richard Baum

Apr 22, 2008

Names and Faces

Apr 22, 2008

In Memoriam

Apr 22, 2008

Making belief: neuroscientist Sam Harris

Apr 8, 2008

Fate helped prof find his destiny

Apr 8, 2008

After Hours: The Civil War Reenactor

Apr 8, 2008

Applause

Apr 8, 2008

Names and Faces

Apr 8, 2008

In Memoriam

Apr 8, 2008

In Memoriam

Mar 18, 2008

Courtney H. Lyder named dean of School of Nursing

Mar 18, 2008 Courtney Lyder of the University of Virginia has been named to succeed Marie Cowan as Dean of the UCLA School of Nursing

Rhea Turteltaub named UCLA's vice chancellor for external affairs

Mar 18, 2008

10 Questions for Bill Propst

Mar 18, 2008

Names and Faces

Mar 18, 2008

In Memoriam

Mar 18, 2008

Applause

Mar 18, 2008

Making space for Chicano art

Mar 18, 2008

In Memoriam: Marie Cowan

Feb 29, 2008

Marie Cowan:
a message from Chancellor Gene Block

Feb 25, 2008

Digital project that preserves lost history of cities wins major award from MacArthur Foundation

Feb 21, 2008

10 Questions for Christine Borgman

Feb 20, 2008

Family strives to keep hope alive

Feb 20, 2008 Annabel and Isabel Stenzel recount their triumph over Cystic Fibrosis, and how their father Reiner Stenzel was a great help.

Names & Faces

Feb 20, 2008

Applause

Feb 20, 2008

A fresh start for a veteran Bruin

Feb 5, 2008

Engineer gives up building cars to build careers

Feb 5, 2008

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Feb 5, 2008

Names and Faces

Feb 5, 2008

In Memoriam

Feb 5, 2008

After Hours: The Fred Fan

Jan 23, 2008

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Jan 23, 2008

Names and Faces

Jan 23, 2008

In memoriam

Jan 23, 2008

She's out on the campaign trail

Jan 18, 2008 Lynn Vavreck, political science, is an expert on presidential elections.

10 Questions for Lynn Hunt

Dec 11, 2007

Sharing her love for fitness and fun

Dec 11, 2007

Names & Faces

Dec 11, 2007

In memoriam

Dec 11, 2007

Applause

Dec 11, 2007

The legacy of Franklin D. Murphy

Nov 20, 2007

UCLA's solid gold music man

Nov 20, 2007 Bruin marching band director, Gordon Henderson recalls many accomplishments throughout his career.

Names and Faces

Nov 20, 2007

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Nov 20, 2007

In Memoriam

Nov 20, 2007

Sewing a salute to soldiers' sacrifices

Nov 7, 2007 UCLA nurse Patti Taylor leads a project to create quilts for members of the military who come to UCLA medical center for treatment.

Memorial ceremony: Russell O'Neill

Nov 6, 2007

Dean's achievements make her a living legend in nursing

Nov 6, 2007 Marie Cowan wins the Living Legend Award, one of the highest honors in the field of nursing.

10 Questions for Owen Witte

Nov 6, 2007 Owen Witte, director of the Eli and Edythe Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research talks about cancer.

Names and Faces

Nov 6, 2007

In Memoriam: Anne Wuerker

Nov 6, 2007

New chair takes reins

Oct 23, 2007 Elizabeth Bjork, professor of cognitive psychology, is the new chair of UCLA's Academic Senate.

Tree spirit in garden inspires dance

Oct 23, 2007 M.F.A. student Waewdao Sirisook of the World Arts and Cultures Department, found inspiration in her "Grandmother Tree" at the Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden.

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Oct 23, 2007 Gary Blasi, Kenneth Klee, Eva Baker, and more....

Names & Faces

Oct 23, 2007 Names and Faces: Patricia A. Ganz, Kris Gutierrez, Judy D. Olian, Mark Q. Sawyer

In memoriam: Russell O'Neill

Oct 23, 2007 Russell O'Neill, professor emeritus of engineering, died Oct. 13

Patricia Ganz: Expert on cancer survivorship

Oct 11, 2007 Patricia Ganz, considered the top national expert on quality of life after breast cancer, has been elected to the National Academies' Institute of Medicine.

A new journey for Carol Block

Oct 10, 2007 Carol Block, wife of Chancellor Gene Block, is profiled.

10 questions for Saul Friedlander

Oct 10, 2007 Ten questions with Saul Friedlander, who will receive the 2007 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Frankfurt Book Fair's top award, in recognition of his acclaimed narratives of the Holocaust.

Names & Faces

Oct 10, 2007 Honors and awards

In memoriam

Oct 9, 2007

He flees Iran to fulfill his destiny

Sep 25, 2007 Cancer researcher Siavash Kurdistani escaped religious discrimination in Iran.

Strengthening connections between staff and the campus

Sep 25, 2007 New Staff Assembly president Sabrina Lux seeks to cultivate campus community.

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Sep 25, 2007

Names & Faces

Sep 25, 2007

In Memoriam

Sep 25, 2007

Names & Faces

Aug 13, 2007

In Memoriam

Aug 13, 2007

Applause

Aug 13, 2007

She survives tribal travails to (almost) win

Aug 13, 2007 Little did Cassandra Rigmaiden-Franklin know that when she showed up for traffic school last September at Santa Monica's Doubletree Hotel, she would soon be on her way remote Fijian island of Saba to hold her own on CBS' 'Survivor.'

Collegiality comes naturally to him

Aug 13, 2007 Associate Professor Charles Corbett is honored with UCLA Staff Assembly's 2007 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award.

Unsung Heroes: The Custodian

Aug 13, 2007

Majority world finds its voice in photos

Jul 19, 2007 Acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam has long been concerned that most photographic images of this vast region are taken not by locals but by Western photographers.

In Memoriam

Jul 13, 2007 Tung-Hua Lin, Joseph Miller, Peter Marris

Gold Shield winner empowers undergrads

Jun 26, 2007

Names & faces

Jun 26, 2007

The king of classrooms

Jun 26, 2007

In Memoriam

Jun 26, 2007 Kenneth L. Sokoloff

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Jun 26, 2007

New student regent to work for diversity, affordability

May 31, 2007 D'Artagnan Scorza new student regent 2008-09

In Memoriam

May 22, 2007 Eugen Weber

A mentor to minorities

May 22, 2007

Transgender lawyer's appeal for justice

May 22, 2007

Names & Faces

May 22, 2007

Unsung Heroes: The Lab Safety Inspector

May 21, 2007

The cellist

May 8, 2007

She motivates troubled teens to change

May 8, 2007

Names & Faces

May 8, 2007

In Memoriam

May 8, 2007 Nancy Papalexis, Chauncey Starr

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May 8, 2007

Staff Assembly nominations due April 30

Apr 26, 2007 Nominations for the 2007 Staff Assembly Awards & Scholarships are due April 30.

In memoriam

Apr 24, 2007 Charles (Chuck) W. Sundberg

Names & Faces

Apr 24, 2007

The Action Hero

Apr 24, 2007

Applause

Apr 24, 2007

Chasing a dream pays off

Apr 24, 2007

Prof shares what he didn't learn in law school

Apr 10, 2007

Controversial therapy helps couple deal with her long-term depression

Apr 10, 2007

Names & Faces

Apr 10, 2007

In Memoriam

Apr 10, 2007 Carroll Johnson

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Apr 10, 2007

Chancellor's Town Hall May 8

Apr 9, 2007 Chancellor Norman Abrams talks with staff about key topics of interest and relevance.

Kitty Dukakis campaigns for better understanding of depression, treatment

Mar 23, 2007 Kitty Dukakis, wife of former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, has written a book promoting a better understanding of electroconvulsive shock therapy as a treatment for chronic depression.

Chicano studies center salutes crusader for women's rights

Mar 20, 2007 Activist Lupe Anguiano, fought for women's rights with Gloria Steinem, gives her archive to UCLA.

Anatomy of a teaching career

Mar 20, 2007

She rebuilds strife-torn lives of people in crisis

Mar 20, 2007

Names & Faces

Mar 20, 2007

In Memoriam

Mar 20, 2007 Kimberly Gehring, George F.J. Lehner

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Mar 20, 2007

Dean seeks to innovate, collaborate

Feb 21, 2007 Education as opportunity is a road that Cathy Sandeen has traveled all her life.

10 Questions for Joshua Foa Dienstag

Feb 21, 2007 "Pessimism" is not a word Americans traditionally relate to. But pessimism has many advantages, says Political Science Professor Joshua Foa Dienstag. Author of a widely reviewed book, "Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit," he talks to Today Staff Writer Ajay Singh.

Names & Faces

Feb 21, 2007 Vickie Mays; Brigitte Gomperts; Carol Felixson; Dorothy Wiley; Amy Bullock

Chancellor-designate Gene Block interviewed in the Chinese People's Daily

Feb 13, 2007

He brings international issues to public's attention

Feb 6, 2007 Kal Raustiala, a professor at the School of Law and the International Institute, was a natural to write about Saddam Hussein's trial for The New Republic.

She's a true hero to transplant patients

Feb 6, 2007 She may not have won the top "Hospital Hero" award, but Lea Ann Cook, a registered nurse for 28 years, is still a larger-than-life hero in the eyes of the organ transplant community.

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Feb 6, 2007 A memorial service will be held for William J. Dignam, founding member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and former senior associate dean of academic affairs at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Names & Faces

Feb 6, 2007 Robert Kaplan; Shelley E. Taylor; Mark Greenberg; Jorja Leap; Fernando Torres-Gil

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Feb 1, 2007 Ernest M. Wright, professor of physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, has been elected to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in recognition of his scientific achievements in the field of transport proteins, which carry essential molecules in and out of cells.

Names & Faces

Jan 23, 2007 Eric J. Sundquist; Rhoda Weiss; Paul Mischel; Terence Tao; Stephen Bainbridge

His legacy? Just look around you

Jan 23, 2007

Inspiring students to invoke social change

Jan 23, 2007 Sául Sarabia returned to UCLA in 2003 with a desire to inspire students to work for social change in much the same manner professors motivated him years ago.

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Jan 23, 2007 Computer Science Professor Judea Pearl and American University's Akbar Ahmed have joined forces to promote understanding in the Middle East while defying the terrorists who murdered Pearl's son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, in 2002.

Neuman to create intellectual 'salon' out East

Dec 12, 2006

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Dec 12, 2006 After 25 years at UCLA, Roslyn Haley retired as Director of Student Counseling and Recruitment for the School of Theater, Film and Television.

Scholar examines influence of the American musical on nation

Dec 12, 2006 Growing up in North Dakota, Raymond Knapp looked on as other kids sang and danced in high school musicals.

In Memoriam

Dec 12, 2006 William J. Dignam

IT expert protects campus from cyber attacks

Nov 21, 2006 Ross Bollens - who came on staff Aug. 4 as director of IT security in the Office of Information Technology - has deep roots at UCLA.

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Nov 21, 2006 Eric Fonkalsrud, professor of surgery and emeritus chief of pediatric surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, received the 2006 William E. Ladd Medal from the Surgery Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In Memoriam

Nov 21, 2006 Marvin Weiner

Roles abound for opera singer

Nov 7, 2006 What could Dianne Feinstein and Pat Nixon possibly have in common with Carmen, Joan of Arc and Mimi in La Bohème? They’re all featured roles in Juliana Gondek’s extensive opera repertoire.

After Hours: Teacher of Future Electricians

Nov 7, 2006 For office remodels, classroom upgrades and building repairs, Gordon Webster is the man on campus to call. But away from UCLA, this electrician by trade spends two nights a week passing on his skills, work ethic and passion to a new generation of tradespeople.

Names & Faces

Nov 7, 2006 Helmut Anheier; Paul Finn; Leah A. Lievrouw; Richard R. Muntz; Gary E. Strong

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Nov 7, 2006 At its first annual recognition event, the UC Police Department at UCLA commended employees for stellar achievement throughout the year.

A lifetime of curiosity about the human body

Oct 24, 2006 Physiology Professor Ernest Wright’s education began in a two-room schoolhouse in Northern Ireland, 20 miles from Belfast, during World War II.

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Oct 24, 2006 Three UCLA faculty were among 65 new members named recently to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.

In Memoriam

Oct 24, 2006 George Bartholomew, William Oliver Bright, Tommy Johnson

Names & Faces

Oct 10, 2006 Peter W. Blackman; Michael Phelps; Lane Ryo Hirabayashi; Karol Watson; Michael "Mick" Deluca

New Senate chair bridges south, north campus

Oct 10, 2006 Although a denizen of South Campus, Vivek Shetty, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the School of Dentistry, personally knows UCLA as a one-of-a-kind community of exceptional scholars north and south of Bruin Plaza.

10 Questions for Henry Kelly

Oct 10, 2006 Henry Ansgar Kelly, professor emeritus of English, trained as a Jesuit for 13 years before coming to UCLA. He is the author of three books on the Devil, the most recent of which, “Satan: A Biography,” has been getting a lot of press lately. He talks to UCLA Today Staff Writer Ajay Singh about his fascination with the Devil.

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Oct 10, 2006