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With a grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Gerald Lipshutz, surgery and medical pharmacology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine, is aiming to develop a one-time gene therapy for creatine transporter deficiency, which can help treat children like Lucas Allen, pictured above with his dad, who suffer from the condition.
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The direct economic output of the country’s Latino population now exceeds $4 trillion, and new findings from researchers at UCLA and California Lutheran University show that a quarter of that came from Latinos in one state: California.
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A majority of surveyed UCLA students reported using generative AI tools to brainstorm, research a topic or study for exams. Now, a committee of students, faculty and staff will work to guide and advance the use of AI technology in teaching and learning.
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On Oct. 29, 1969, UCLA engineering grad student Charley Kline typed a brief message and sent it to colleagues at Stanford Research Institute, making it the first time two networked computers communicated at a distance — a moment that many now consider the dawn of the internet.
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It’s summer! Hop in your ride, put the windows down and turn the volume up. We have just the playlist to accompany you on your journey.
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Parreñas Shimizu, who is a UCLA alumna, started her new role July 1. She comes to Westwood via UC Santa Cruz, where she served as dean of the division of arts and was a professor in the department of film and digital media. She plans to share her vision for the school on Sept. 25 at a special convocation with “all of our alumni, all of our students, our families, our industry friends, our independent nonprofit community friends,” she says, noting that she is also reaching out to those same stakeholders and gathering their input and ideas.
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UCLA researchers have launched 20 new air pollution monitors across northwest Los Angeles County to better understand how much fine ash and coarse dust are being kicked up in the Palisades fire burn area as reconstruction advances. The network stretches from Topanga State Park through Brentwood and Santa Monica, updating every five to ten minutes on an online map. “We heard clear community needs — real-time data, user-friendly design and granular neighborhood coverage,” said Yifang Zhu, a professor in the UCLA Department of Environmental Health Sciences and director of the project.
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UCLA anthropologist Stephen Acabado is exploring the traces of a potential Filipino influence on the invention of tequila. The galleon trade brought thousands of Filipino sailors and laborers to Mexico, particularly along the Pacific coast. In places such as Guerrero, Colima and Jalisco, Filipino migrants introduced methods for fermenting and distilling coconut sap into lambanog, the coconut-based spirit.
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The success of “K-Pop Demon Hunters” shows it is possible for fans to connect with non-human idols, said UCLA Theater and Performance Studies Professor Suk-Young Kim, who has written a book about K-pop. It will likely spawn copycats. “This is a long-running dream for K-pop companies,” Kim said. “Here we have idols who never sleep, never get sick, never age.”
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July
25
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7:30 p.m.
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Billy Wilder Theater
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This bold, poetic visual essay channels James Baldwin’s final book proposal, Remember This House, and draws from The Devil Finds Work to examine how cinema shapes racial consciousness. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
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July
28
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This session builds on the Ally: Instructor Training 1 while introducing more technical functions of Ally’s accessibility tools. Attendees will learn about the new course accessibility report and compare its benefits with WYSIWYG editor and the Canvas Accessibility Checker. Register for the session.
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July
29
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12 p.m.
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Lani Hall or Virtual
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The first concert in this year’s festival features the Webern Quartet, founded in 2022 and praised by the New Yorker as having “found the through line of Schoenberg’s personality.” Admission is free, and all festival events will be livestreamed.
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July
31
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This summer, see live concerts in the Hammer’s courtyard! Enjoy happy hour, late gallery hours, art-making and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and performances start at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP on the event website.
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