<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><atom:link href="http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/campus-rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:43:11 GMT</pubDate><title>Around Campus</title><description /><copyright>UCLA Today</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>UCLA partners with Zócalo to share campus expertise citywide</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uclapartners-with-zocalo-to-share-228892.aspx?link_page_rss=228892</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uclapartners-with-zocalo-to-share-228892.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been 17 years since National Football League teams battled it out on Los Angeles soil. But fans are hoping the dry spell may end soon as momentum builds over two proposals to give an NFL team a berth here.
 
Still, the question of an... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688328" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:43:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>M.B.A. students to help L.A. firms export products, add jobs</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/biz-students-could-create-jobs-228693.aspx?link_page_rss=228693</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/biz-students-could-create-jobs-228693.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For years, UCLA Anderson students have helped foreign companies go international. A new grant will use their expertise to help more Southern California companies export internationally, creating new jobs at home. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688326" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Check off for cancer research on your state tax form</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/tax-check-off-for-cancer-research-228890.aspx?link_page_rss=228890</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/tax-check-off-for-cancer-research-228890.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Supporting cancer research is easy, especially if you're about to complete your California tax form.
 
Simply check box number 405 (California Breast Cancer Research Fund) and/or box number 413 (California Cancer Research Fund).
 
Both... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688324" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:57:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>New Year's greetings from a Chinese lion</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-year-s-greetings-from-a-chinese-228476.aspx?link_page_rss=228476</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-year-s-greetings-from-a-chinese-228476.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A Chinese lion personally delivered New Year's greetings Monday (Feb. 6) to surprised schoolchildren as they watched a free performance of Chinese cultural arts presented by elaborately costumed dancers and acrobats, kung fu swordfighters, folk... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688075" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:34:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Andriana Trang</author><title>The Tao of John Wooden</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/the-tao-of-john-wooden-228422.aspx?link_page_rss=228422</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/the-tao-of-john-wooden-228422.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

A delegation of four Ugandan basketball coaches visited UCLA recently. Their goal? To experience the campus as their mentor, John Wooden, did. From left to right: Ayeet Timothy Odeke, Nicholas Twesigye, Immaculate &quot;Chocho&quot; Nalwadda and Caroline... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688057" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:18:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>It's not easy eating green</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/it-s-not-easy-eating-green-228304.aspx?link_page_rss=228294</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/it-s-not-easy-eating-green-228304.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Across UCLA, the people in charge of feeding the campus are working hard to make eating a greener proposition. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688007" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Lopping off hair for Locks of Love</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/lopping-off-hair-for-locks-of-love-228370.aspx?link_page_rss=228370</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/lopping-off-hair-for-locks-of-love-228370.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Caroline Ennis came to UCLA Thursday for her first-ever big haircut. The UCLA professor's daughter arrived with shining hair that hung to her waist, ready to donate almost a foot of it so that a sick child could have her flowing locks as a wig. It was all part of UCLA's Alumni Scholars Club's fifth annual Locks of Love fundraiser, where every year more than 200 people get a free haircut from Vidal Sassoon Academy students. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=688006" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:15:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thank you for saving my life</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/thank-you-for-saving-my-life-228086.aspx?link_page_rss=228086</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/thank-you-for-saving-my-life-228086.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Last Friday, 17-year-old heart-transplant recipient Donovan Ho thanked the 11 blood and platelet donors whose 72 donations at UCLA helped keep him alive when his heart failed in 2010. The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center organized the reunion, which included five Bruins. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687766" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:57:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>Dickens' 200th birthday gives campus chance to reencounter author</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/dickens-200th-birthday-gives-campus-226899.aspx?link_page_rss=226899</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/dickens-200th-birthday-gives-campus-226899.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 Before Scrooge, the Artful Dodger and Miss Havisham became imprinted on our collective memories with their delightful quirks and singular charm, the imagination that conceived of these and countless other unforgettable characters was... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687688" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:34:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Helping kids cope —one drumbeat at a time</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/beat-the-odds-226854.aspx?link_page_rss=226854</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/beat-the-odds-226854.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I am responsible!&quot;


 

Pum pum puh pum pum pum!

 

&quot;I do the right thing!&quot;

 

Puh pum puh pum pum! 
 

The lesson that teacher Tina Gilmore chanted to her fifth-grade class — accompanied by the beat of her... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687685" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:09:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Verifying eligibility for health coverage to start in March</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/review-of-health-insurance-to-225746.aspx?link_page_rss=225746</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/review-of-health-insurance-to-225746.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Is your spouse or partner, child or grandchild enrolled in your UC-sponsored health insurance?
 
Beginning in March, all faculty, staff and retirees who have family members enrolled in UC-sponsored medical, dental and/or vision plans will be... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687570" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:48:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>UC, union reach deal on pension, health rates</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-union-reach-deal-on-pension-225707.aspx?link_page_rss=225707</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-union-reach-deal-on-pension-225707.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[OAKLAND &mdash; The University of California announced today (Jan. 23) that it finalized an agreement with the University Professional and Technical Employees that sets health rates and pension contributions for about 8,700 employees systemwide. Of... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687560" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:36:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Applications for 2012-13 TIE-INS Program now being accepted</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/applications-for-2012-13-tie-ins-222938.aspx?link_page_rss=222938</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/applications-for-2012-13-tie-ins-222938.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Applications for the 2012-13 TIE-INS Program are now being accepted through March 30, 2012.
 
Now in its fourth year, the program enables children of UCLA employees to attend four public schools close to campus: Nora Sterry Elementary... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687502" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:28:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>An artistic partnership that transcended borders</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/unequal-partners-the-artist-and-222423.aspx?link_page_rss=222423</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/unequal-partners-the-artist-and-222423.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

Two Afghan women work together on one of Alighiero Boetti's Mappa. Randi Malkin Steinberger, who shot this photograph, was commissioned by the artist to visit the refugee camp in Pakistan where the women lived to document their lives because... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687275" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:49:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Green construction surges at UCLA, cutting energy bills</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/green-construction-surges-at-ucla-222415.aspx?link_page_rss=222415</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/green-construction-surges-at-ucla-222415.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s a big year for green buildings at UCLA, and they’re helping the campus save a bundle. The campus has five LEED-certified buildings so far, but that figure's about to climb, with UCLA poised to gain nine more. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687257" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:44:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Reynolds</author><title>High school students to rack their brains in neuroscience competition</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/high-school-students-wrack-their-221954.aspx?link_page_rss=221954</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/high-school-students-wrack-their-221954.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[High school students from across Southern California will be stretching their synapses and scouring their cerebellums at the Los Angeles Brain Bee, to be held Jan. 21 in the UCLA Neuroscience Research Building. The Brain Research Institute at... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687179" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:20:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Applications to become staff advisor to the regents now being accepted</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/applications-to-become-staff-advisor-221931.aspx?link_page_rss=221931</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/applications-to-become-staff-advisor-221931.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The application period for the next staff advisor-designate to the Board of Regents opens today (Jan. 17), the University of California Office of the President announced. The position's term runs July 2012 through June 2014.
 
The staff advisor... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687168" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:35:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wendy Soderburg</author><title>Fitting Wooden to a T</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/fitting-wooden-to-a-t-221793.aspx?link_page_rss=221793</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/fitting-wooden-to-a-t-221793.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[What Would Wooden Do?
 

Knowing the iconic and ever modest basketball coach, he might have been a little bit embarrassed to see that phrase &mdash; and his face &mdash; emblazoned on a brand-new line of vintage T-shirts being sold at the UCLA... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=687005" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall/International Institute</author><title>Korean studies scholars teach Latin American students online</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/korean-studies-scholars-teach-221574.aspx?link_page_rss=221574</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/korean-studies-scholars-teach-221574.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
A Korean art exhibit initially sparked student Grecia Pinto&rsquo;s interest in Korean studies. For law student Noelia Berardi, it was a keen interest in international relations. And so the two women from Latin America, who admit they knew very... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686687" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:50:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Katherine Tam</author><title>UC launches website to search systemwide for staff jobs</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-launches-website-to-search-221562.aspx?link_page_rss=221562</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-launches-website-to-search-221562.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California is launching a new systemwide job search website that will provide a snapshot of open staff positions across all its locations, making it easier to search and apply for jobs. The site also provides links to resources... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686669" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:01:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Employees will see reduced payroll tax with next paycheck</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/employees-will-see-reduced-payroll-221486.aspx?link_page_rss=221486</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/employees-will-see-reduced-payroll-221486.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On Dec. 23, President Obama signed into law a provision that temporarily reduces the Social Security withholding rate from 6.2% to 4.2% for the first two months of 2012. Employees will see the change take effect with paychecks (and... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686627" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:27:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>New south campus gym to open soon</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-south-campus-gym-to-open-soon-221412.aspx?link_page_rss=221412</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-south-campus-gym-to-open-soon-221412.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA’s newest gym, the Kinross Recreation Center, is expected to open later this month when it will cater not just to south campus staff and faculty but also to graduate students. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686601" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:03:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Top 10 most-viewed stories of 2011</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/top-10-stories-of-2011-221318.aspx?link_page_rss=221318</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/top-10-stories-of-2011-221318.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[What did Bruins read in 2011? The top 10 stories reflect global, national and local events, but also show UCLA's unique view on the world. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686496" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Dan Gordon</author><title>Seven steps to making good on that New Year's resolution</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-seven-step-program-to-making-221330.aspx?link_page_rss=221330</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-seven-step-program-to-making-221330.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Research psychologist Suzette Glasner-Edwards of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs has figured out why the vast majority of promises we make on New Year's day end up in the gutter by spring. She offers tips and insights on how to fulfill... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686492" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:23:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Amy Albin</author><title>Organ transplant surgeons perform UCLA's first double lung-liver transplant</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/organ-transplant-surgeons-perform-221051.aspx?link_page_rss=221051</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/organ-transplant-surgeons-perform-221051.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Golden, a 19-year-old college student from Las Vegas, got her Christmas gift early this year &mdash; a pair of life-saving lungs and a liver at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Dec. 4.
 

The rare combination surgery, thanks to... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=686097" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:42:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall/International Institute</author><title>Prof helps Vietnamese launch advanced chemistry research center</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/chemis-helps-vietnamese-launch-220867.aspx?link_page_rss=220867</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/chemis-helps-vietnamese-launch-220867.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[An internationally known UCLA researcher is applying his expertise and passion for global mentoring to help bolster scientific capacity and technological infrastructure in a nation that boasts one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685971" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:41:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>UC, clerical union reach 5-year agreement</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-clerical-union-reach-5-year-220537.aspx?link_page_rss=220537</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-clerical-union-reach-5-year-220537.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California announced today (Dec. 12) that it has finalized a five-year agreement with the Coalition of University Employees (CUE) on wages, benefits and other issues for more than 12,500 clerical staff. 
 

As of this past... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685659" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:44:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Westwood Village freshens up with a clean sweep</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/westwood-village-makes-a-clean-220370.aspx?link_page_rss=220370</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/westwood-village-makes-a-clean-220370.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[After years of demoralizing decline, Westwood Village is getting its groove on — and not a moment too soon for the holidays. Sporting scrubbed-down sidewalks, a fresh coat of paint and newly trimmed trees twinkling with lights, the village also... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685589" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:46:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>A centennial education</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-centennial-education-220272.aspx?link_page_rss=220272</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-centennial-education-220272.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA history book immerses readers in the school’s emotional struggle to become a full-fledged university, unveils little-known stories like UCLA’s secret role in the atomic Manhattan Project and dabbles in lighter histories, from mascots to campus life. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685432" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:25:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Today and UC Office of the President</author><title>Finding reliable, trustworthy care for your family</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/finding-reliable-trustworthy-care-220041.aspx?link_page_rss=220041</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/finding-reliable-trustworthy-care-220041.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[For the last 10 years, UCLA staffer Judy Bencivengo has been working &mdash; sometimes frantically &mdash; to piece together a network of round-the-clock eldercare services to support her ailing mother, now 92 years old, so that she can... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685150" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:30:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Michael Stone</author><title>Angel flights</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/l-a-noire-recreates-1940s-los-219969.aspx?link_page_rss=219969</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/l-a-noire-recreates-1940s-los-219969.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Imagine: Los Angeles after the Second World War. A place of unlimited possibilities and opportunities. This sizzling environment is meticulously re-created in &quot;L.A. Noire,&quot; the new, blockbuster video game from Rockstar Games, which brings... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685104" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:49:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Coming soon to south campus: upscale dining</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-student-center-opens-soon-219896.aspx?link_page_rss=219896</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-student-center-opens-soon-219896.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new south campus student center is slated to open early in 2012, with upscale dining and fast food. Tastings this week offer a sneak peek. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685058" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:33:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Athletics</author><title>UCLA head football coach relieved of his duties</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-football-coach-relieved-of-219819.aspx?link_page_rss=219819</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-football-coach-relieved-of-219819.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA Head Football Coach Rick Neuheisel, who compiled a record of 21-28 in his four years at the helm, has been relieved of his duties, it was announced today by UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero.
 
The story is available here. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=685018" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:40:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Steve Ritea</author><title>Coming home: Statue of John Wooden slated to grace new Pauley Pavilion</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/coming-home-statue-of-john-wooden-219581.aspx?link_page_rss=219581</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/coming-home-statue-of-john-wooden-219581.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[When Pauley Pavilion reopens its doors next season, the newly renovated arena will feature a statue of the legendary coach credited with transforming UCLA into a basketball powerhouse, John Wooden.
 

The statue will adorn the new plaza on... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684351" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:11:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>From live bears to the Victory Bell: a century of spirited rivalry</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-century-of-school-spirit-219504.aspx?link_page_rss=219504</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/a-century-of-school-spirit-219504.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The UCLA-USC rivalry that climaxes each year with the big football game started with name calling, but pranks, mascots and even cooperation are part of the story. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684339" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kathleen Micham</author><title>More than 1,000 drop by to explore universe with faculty, students</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/more-than-1-000-drop-by-to-explore-219531.aspx?link_page_rss=219531</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/more-than-1-000-drop-by-to-explore-219531.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Kids and teens learned about rockets, fossils, weather forecasting and even fluid dynamics at UCLA's annual "Exploring Your Universe" event, headed by science grad students. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684336" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:24:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>International Bruins band together to celebrate their first Thanksgiving</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/international-students-scholars-219506.aspx?link_page_rss=219506</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/international-students-scholars-219506.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jan Haraslin, a visiting scholar from the University of Hamburg, has plenty in his life to be thankful for &mdash; &quot;a great family, wonderful friends and all the nice people I&rsquo;ve met around here,&quot; he said thoughtfully. &quot;I&rsquo;m really... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684334" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:34:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Katherine Tam, UC Office of the President</author><title>C Space an oasis of calm for medical center staff, faculty</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/c-space-an-oasis-of-calm-for-medical-219468.aspx?link_page_rss=219468</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/c-space-an-oasis-of-calm-for-medical-219468.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The door that leads to C Space looks much like any other door along the hallway of offices.
 
But step inside and you'll find no desks cluttered with paperwork, no computers, no ringing phones. Instead, you&rsquo;ll discover yoga mats,... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684309" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:50:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Meg Sullivan</author><title>'Contested Visions' unveils contrasting histories of colonial Latin America</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/contested-visions-unveils-contrasting-219456.aspx?link_page_rss=219456</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/contested-visions-unveils-contrasting-219456.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Did Spanish conquistadors massacre the Aztec rulers who received them with a gracious welcome in 1521? Or did the Aztec people rise up and kill their rulers for willingly submitting to Spanish rule?
 
These are the kinds of provocative... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684305" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:20:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jessica Nazar</author><title>Buy holiday cards created by patients at Mattel Children's Hospital</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/buy-holiday-cards-to-support-mattel-219424.aspx?link_page_rss=219424</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/buy-holiday-cards-to-support-mattel-219424.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

&quot;Sweet Gingerbread Man&quot; by Nathan, who writes, &quot;I have been in and out of the hospital since the day I was born. One day I would like to go to college and study something in the medical field.&rdquo;

&quot;I have been in and out of the hospital since... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684278" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:57:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Postponed regents meeting set for Nov. 28</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/postponed-regents-meeting-now-219423.aspx?link_page_rss=219423</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/postponed-regents-meeting-now-219423.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California Board of Regents meeting, postponed this week because of public safety concerns, has been rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 28. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684275" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:14:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Need child care in a pinch? Help is on the way</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/need-child-care-in-a-pinch-help-219407.aspx?link_page_rss=219407</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/need-child-care-in-a-pinch-help-219407.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Jill Fuss, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, was working on a grant proposal due the next day when her daughter got sick at day care. Despite the urgent deadline, she had to leave work and go home, coordinating the final... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684265" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:17:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Faculty, staff will need to sign patent amendment</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/faculty-staff-will-need-to-sign-219384.aspx?link_page_rss=219384</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/faculty-staff-will-need-to-sign-219384.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[University of California employees, as well as visiting professors, researchers and others who use UC research facilities or resources, will be required to sign an amendment to a patent document that they signed when first coming to... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684261" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:22:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Egyptian activist shares evolution of a revolution</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/activist-ahmed-maher-on-campus-219353.aspx?link_page_rss=219353</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/activist-ahmed-maher-on-campus-219353.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

Ahmed Maher is co-founder of Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement, which helped topple the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.


As Egyptians continue to demonstrate their anger in the streets of Cairo over their nation's slow progression... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684255" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Mark Wheeler</author><title>UCLA Health System goes smoke-free, offers smokers help in quitting</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/health-system-smoke-free-219317.aspx?link_page_rss=219317</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/health-system-smoke-free-219317.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
The smoke will clear on the UCLA campus tomorrow, Nov. 17, when the UCLA Health System and UCLA Health Sciences implement a policy establishing a completely smoke-free environment. Timed to coincide with the 36th annual Great American... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684226" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:37:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Target: Westwood store to open July 2012</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/target-westwood-store-to-open-219199.aspx?link_page_rss=219199</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/target-westwood-store-to-open-219199.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[More than a year after Westwood began buzzing with the news that a Target store would take over the former EXPO Design Center, Target announced plans to open in July. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684185" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Rebecca Kendall, UCLA International Institute</author><title>New African Studies Center director seeks to dispel stereotypes</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/fran-oise-lionnet-219047.aspx?link_page_rss=219047</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/fran-oise-lionnet-219047.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
African Studies Center Director Françoise Lionnet wants to promote greater awareness of the continent’s rich culture and contributions.When Americans hear the word “Africa,” what often comes to mind are images of famine, war and... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684135" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:17:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wendy Soderburg</author><title>Pulling off the feat of Feast, where East meets Westwood</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/pulling-off-the-feat-of-feast-218740.aspx?link_page_rss=218740</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/pulling-off-the-feat-of-feast-218740.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

The success of Feast, UCLA's newest restaurant on the Hill and one of the only campus restaurants of its kind in the nation, relied heavily on the intense planning and training of Dining Services team members. They spent weeks learning about the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684020" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:42:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>Higher ed experts: paving a path to success in the job market</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/higher-ed-experts-finding-path-218732.aspx?link_page_rss=218732</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/higher-ed-experts-finding-path-218732.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[With countless college graduates joining the ranks of the unemployed and underemployed in this country, educators at colleges, universities and community colleges, as well as policymakers, are asking whether students are being adequately prepared... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=684014" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:55:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Chancellor Gene Block</author><title>Chancellor Block: Program offers educational options to children of faculty, staff</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/chancellor-block-neighborhood-218689.aspx?link_page_rss=218689</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/chancellor-block-neighborhood-218689.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[To Faculty and Staff:
 
I am pleased to announce the 2012-13 Together In Education In Neighborhood Schools program. Launched in 2009, TIE-INS enables children of UCLA employees to attend four public schools near our campus: Nora Sterry... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683997" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:58:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Rock luminaries give back to their fan base by creating UCLA center for teens with cancer</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/roger-daltrey-pete-townsend-218546.aspx?link_page_rss=218546</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/roger-daltrey-pete-townsend-218546.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[


British rocker Roger Daltrey of The Who expressed gratitude to UCLA for launching a cancer program that focuses on teens' unique needs. 

There were hints that this wasn&rsquo;t just any news conference.
 
The Who&rsquo;s rock opera... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683840" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:03:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Elaine Schmidt</author><title>His seed grants yield bountiful crop of new findings, funding</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/his-seed-grants-yield-bountiful-218482.aspx?link_page_rss=218482</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/his-seed-grants-yield-bountiful-218482.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
Dr. Eugene Washington (left), dean of the medical school, presents philanthropist Gerald Oppenheimer with a UCLA lifetime commendation for his tremendous impact on research and health care around the world.Some of the top minds in research and... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683755" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:06:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>Archive illuminates UCLA's place in Internet history</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/kleinrock-internet-heritage-site-218426.aspx?link_page_rss=218426</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/kleinrock-internet-heritage-site-218426.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ The first ARPANET host-host connection through BBN systems marked its 42nd anniversary last Saturday, Oct. 29.



A blackboard shows the strategy UCLA computer scientists laid out in 1969 for sending the first-ever message across the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683599" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt and Aaron Zarrow</author><title>Parents' Weekend: from hugs to Homecoming</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/parents-weekend-2011-218252.aspx?link_page_rss=218252</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/parents-weekend-2011-218252.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

For thousands of families, Parents' Weekend offered an excuse for spontaneous hugs. (Photos by Todd Cheney, UCLA Photography.)

UCLA's largest Parents' Weekend ever filled the campus last Friday through Sunday with more than 3,800... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683491" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:44:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>Old-time singing tradition puts novices at ease</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/old-time-singing-tradition-puts-218034.aspx?link_page_rss=218034</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/old-time-singing-tradition-puts-218034.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Keating leads a singing at the 2008 All-California Sacred Harp Convention in San Pedro.

Audio: Keating leads her fiat lux course in a rendition of &quot;Sacred Harp #63 (Coronation)&quot; - first by singing the shape-notes, then by beginning again with the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683205" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:27:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Today</author><title>Help for parents in need of backup sitters, caregivers</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/help-for-parents-in-need-of-back-217947.aspx?link_page_rss=217947</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/help-for-parents-in-need-of-back-217947.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new resource to help faculty and policy-covered staff find emergency backup care for their children, elderly parents or other household assistance will be offered as a new work-life benefit in 2012.
 
Acting on a recommendation by the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683153" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:33:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Vice Chancellor Steven Olsen appointed chief financial officer</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/steve-olsen-vc-cfo-217810.aspx?link_page_rss=217810</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/steve-olsen-vc-cfo-217810.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Vice Chancellor Steven Olsen has been appointed to the expanded post of UCLA chief financial officer, Chancellor Gene Block announced in a letter to campus leaders.
 

Olsen&rsquo;s new role, which became effective Oct. 1, will... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683066" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:35:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>UC to verify eligibility for dependents in your health care plan</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-to-verify-eligibility-for-dependents-217765.aspx?link_page_rss=217765</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-to-verify-eligibility-for-dependents-217765.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Is your ex-spouse or former domestic partner still enrolled in your UC medical plan? What about your son or daughter, now 27 years old? Have you enrolled your girlfriend or boyfriend in your medical plan?
 

All of these individuals are... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683038" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:15:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Where science means business</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/business-of-science-217762.aspx?link_page_rss=217762</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/business-of-science-217762.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In labs and workspaces around campus, UCLA scientists are making discoveries that hold the potential for life-saving treatments and game-changing technologies. But moving these discoveries into the marketplace and into the hands of the public takes... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=683051" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:53:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Explained: Why is the Sunset ramp only closed during rush hour?</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/explainer-why-is-the-sunset-ramp-217600.aspx?link_page_rss=217600</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/explainer-why-is-the-sunset-ramp-217600.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Because the detour can’t handle morning rush-hour traffic. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682901" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:39:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Managers invited to apply for leadership programs</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/managers-invited-to-apply-for-217562.aspx?link_page_rss=217562</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/managers-invited-to-apply-for-217562.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA managers interested in snagging a free seat in an Anderson leadership development program have until Nov. 18 to apply for one of seven scholarships or fellowships. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682853" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:50:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>UC, lecturers' union finalize agreement</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-lecturers-union-finalize-agreement-217561.aspx?link_page_rss=217561</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-lecturers-union-finalize-agreement-217561.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California announced today (Oct. 17) that the American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) has ratified a three-year agreement on wages, health benefits and other important workplace issues for the university's more than 3,000... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682851" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Today</author><title>Warning system to be tested during statewide earthquake drill</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/emergency-communication-system-217556.aspx?link_page_rss=217556</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/emergency-communication-system-217556.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
In conjunction with the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, the UCLA Emergency Management Office will be testing several components of the campus emergency communication system between 10:20-10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct.... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682848" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:45:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Today</author><title>Parents, undergrads to experience best of UCLA together</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/parents-undergrads-to-converge-217539.aspx?link_page_rss=217539</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/parents-undergrads-to-converge-217539.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

Students and their families gathered last year in the quadrangle in front of Powell Library and Royce Hall for Parents' Weekend.

More than 3,800 undergraduates from all class years, their parents and siblings will be coming to campus Oct. 28-30... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682834" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:36:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Jessica Nazar</author><title>Director brings Clark Library, campus closer together</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/clark-library-opens-doors-to-campus-217496.aspx?link_page_rss=217496</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/clark-library-opens-doors-to-campus-217496.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Since being donated to UCLA in 1926, the William A. Clark Memorial Library has served as one of the rare places that the public can actually handle a Shakespeare folio, an inscribed first edition of Jean-Jacques Rousseau&rsquo;s &quot;Social Contract&quot; or... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682754" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:43:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Wendy Soderburg</author><title>John Wooden: Up close and personal in pictures</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/john-wooden-up-close-and-personal-217417.aspx?link_page_rss=217417</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/john-wooden-up-close-and-personal-217417.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a wonderful photo in &quot;Wooden: Basketball &amp; Beyond &mdash; The Official UCLA Retrospective,&quot; a brand-new book by ASUCLA and UCLA Athletics being released today. The photo, taken shortly after UCLA won its first NCAA championship in... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682739" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UCLA Transportation</author><title>Southbound Sunset off-ramp to close for two weeks</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/southbound-sunset-off-ramp-to-217353.aspx?link_page_rss=217353</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/southbound-sunset-off-ramp-to-217353.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Campus drivers can expect serious traffic delays driving to work in the morning on the southbound 405 for the next two weeks, when the Sunset Boulevard exit will be closed. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682709" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:28:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Campus carpools get free ride on hydrogen fuel</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/campus-carpools-get-a-free-ride-217308.aspx?link_page_rss=217308</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/campus-carpools-get-a-free-ride-217308.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A new UCLA Transportation program partners with Toyota to put a few Bruin commuters into hydrogen fuel-cell cars. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682644" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>UC librarians' union ratifies agreement</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-librarians-union-ratifies-agreement-217204.aspx?link_page_rss=217204</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/uc-librarians-union-ratifies-agreement-217204.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The University of California announced Monday that the American Federation of Teachers union has ratified an agreement that provides merit increases for the university&rsquo;s more than 350 librarians. 
 

About 112 employees at UCLA are... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682575" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:54:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>UC Office of the President</author><title>Webchat set to answer questions on layoff policy, health care rates</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/webchat-set-to-answer-questions-217199.aspx?link_page_rss=217199</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/webchat-set-to-answer-questions-217199.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you have questions about the revised layoff policy? Are you wondering about health care rates for 2012? Did you know that UC is expanding its family-friendly programs? 
 

Dwaine B. Duckett, UC&rsquo;s vice president for Human... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682573" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:23:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Carnesale: Economic woes push climate change to back burner</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/carnesale-economic-woes-force-217184.aspx?link_page_rss=217184</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/carnesale-economic-woes-force-217184.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Climate-change expert Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale speaks Wednesday about his congressionally commissioned report recommending action on climate change, and observes that the recent recession degraded public belief in global warming. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682541" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:54:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin and UC Office of the President</author><title>Campuses unite to bring medical breakthroughs to patients more quickly</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-uc-braid-217183.aspx?link_page_rss=217183</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/ucla-uc-braid-217183.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
 
Envision UCLA medical researchers and their colleagues at other campuses seamlessly collaborating in clinical studies and fast-tracking their discoveries to advanced drugs, treatments and cures for disease &mdash; a vision that, at... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682632" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:49:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Cynthia Lee</author><title>Student health center posts advisory on mumps</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/student-health-center-offers-advisory-217115.aspx?link_page_rss=217115</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/student-health-center-offers-advisory-217115.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center has asked that students, staff and faculty be aware of a recent outbreak of mumps at UC Berkeley. Although no case of mumps has been reported at UCLA, the Ashe center has sent out an... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682490" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:04:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Bike (Re)cycling Day promisesfree-wheeling, good time</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/first-bike-re-cycling-day-promises-216937.aspx?link_page_rss=216937</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/first-bike-re-cycling-day-promises-216937.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[One person&rsquo;s trash could be another&rsquo;s sweet ride.
 
UCLA Transportation is hosting the first campus Bike (Re)cycling Day Sunday, Oct. 16, to give away abandoned bicycles and bike parts found around campus. Every... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682480" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:04:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Alison Hewitt</author><title>Grad students help undergrads get most out of UCLA</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/college-academic-mentors-216883.aspx?link_page_rss=216883</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/college-academic-mentors-216883.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[UCLA grad students mentor undergrads, acting as a human guide to the ins and outs of campus. The office is "a hub of campus information where you can find all the resources you need," says one. <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682433" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>Go 'bald' for cancer patients</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/go-bald-for-cancer-patients-no-216852.aspx?link_page_rss=216852</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/go-bald-for-cancer-patients-no-216852.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[No matter what you&rsquo;re doing on Friday, Oct. 21, whether it&rsquo;s teaching on campus or working at an office on Wilshire, make sure to be &quot;bald&quot; while doing it! The Be Bold, Be Bald! fundraiser is coming to UCLA, and it&rsquo;s the best... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682576" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:56:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Free screening for faculty and staff women</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/breast-cancer-awareness-month-216851.aspx?link_page_rss=216851</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/breast-cancer-awareness-month-216851.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

To celebrate the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center is inviting employees, their family members and friends for a free screening on Saturday, Oct. 15, between 9 a.m. and noon. 
 
To show the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682390" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:54:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Judy Lin</author><title>Faculty partnering across campus win first Transdisciplinary Seed Grants</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/faculty-partnering-across-campus-216844.aspx?link_page_rss=216844</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/faculty-partnering-across-campus-216844.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Can the self-esteem of children struggling with congenital facial deformities be enhanced by teaching them to create art using photography and video? Seeking to answer this question are internationally renowned photographer Catherine Opie of the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682387" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:31:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Design of new outpatient building wins architectural honor</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/architectural-prize-216841.aspx?link_page_rss=216841</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/architectural-prize-216841.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[A Santa Monica architectural firm has won a major architectural award for designing the UCLA Outpatient Surgery and Oncology Building, part of UCLA Health System&rsquo;s new hospital campus in Santa Monica. The award comes from the... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682385" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:15:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><author>Kelsey Sharpe</author><title>Former ambassador to discuss U.S. foreign policy in Middle East, East Asia</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/former-ambassador-to-discuss-u-216824.aspx?link_page_rss=216824</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/former-ambassador-to-discuss-u-216824.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[On Oct. 13 the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations will host &ldquo;The Urgent vs. The Important: U.S. Policy in the Middle East and in East Asia,&rdquo; an hour-long talk featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill.... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682473" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:37:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter holiday closure for 2011-12</title><link>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/winter-holiday-closure-for-2011-216555.aspx?link_page_rss=216555</link><guid>http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/winter-holiday-closure-for-2011-216555.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Based on the results of consultation, UCLA will close between Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, and Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, with plans to reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The annual closure has allowed UCLA to achieve significant energy savings and continues to be a... <img src="http://today.ucla.edu/rss.ashx?id=682318" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:55:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
