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The gift from Haleh Emrani honors her late husband, Ahmad Gramian, who spearheaded the Iranian Music Program at UCLA.
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A UCLA-led research team is monitoring a massive nationwide text outreach effort.
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Findings could help pinpoint cell types most vulnerable to conditions like schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.
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A collaboration between interdisciplinary fiber artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Porfirio Gutiérrez at the Fowler is just one constellation in the powerhouse galaxy that is PST ART.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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Latest from Interim Chancellor Hunt
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A strong campuswide culture of inclusive excellence is essential if UCLA is to thrive as an institution and if we are to prepare students to succeed in an increasingly globalized world. With this in mind, we are announcing a structural change within our university and the evolution of our Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion into the new Office of Inclusive Excellence. Our search for a vice provost to head the office will include listening sessions with the Bruin community this fall. Read my message to the campus community.
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UCLA First Thursdays was launched in the 2021-22 academic year by UCLA’s Strategic Communications team with the goal of fostering community engagement and revitalizing businesses in Westwood Village. Mary Osako, creator of the event and vice chancellor for Strategic Communications at UCLA, said the event is growing in popularity and brings positive energy to the community, with people lining up around the block for some of the event’s attractions.
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“When it comes to precipitation, this is really one of the more slam-dunk climate change connections. The simple reality is that this just comes down to fundamental thermodynamics,” says UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain.
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UCLA established its Tribal Legal Development Clinic more than 25 years ago as a class to help law school students learn the legal needs of Native Americans and encourage more students to become tribal lawyers. It’s come a long way: On Monday, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians presented the clinic with a $2.2 million grant to support its work. “This grant is extraordinary,” said Mica Llerandi, the clinic’s director and one of the professors.
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Oct
19
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12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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707 Tiverton Drive
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Discover the many wonders of UCLA’s Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at this year’s Fall Fest, featuring music, food trucks and horticultural activities like seed-bomb making. Bruins and the public are welcome to join! Admission is free and RSVP is not required.
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Oct
19
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7:30 PM
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Billy Wilder Theater
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After years of use and misuse, the technological materials we rely on to communicate become obsolete and are thrown away to rot. The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Science Fiction Against the Margins series continues tomorrow with a program imagining an era in which these discarded materials take their own course, at times seeking revenge against their creators. Admission is free; no advance reservations. Seats are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Oct
21
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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
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Optimize your workouts with the power of nutrition. This free workshop is led by registered dietitian Monica Rogers and hosted on Zoom.
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The last day for Californians to register to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election is Oct. 21. Members of the Bruin community can register to vote, re-register to vote and check their registration status at the California Online Voter Registration website. For more information about the voting process, and eligibility requirements for Conditional Voter Registration if you miss the deadline, please visit the BruinsVote website.
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This weekend, UCLA has several special events involved in a regional push to help art lovers navigate the massive PST ART project from West L.A. to South L.A.:
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Tomorrow at 1 p.m., Tanya Aguiñiga and Porfirio Gutiérrez, the two artists from the Fowler Museum’s “Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal” exhibition will be on site for an in-gallery conversation and collaborative weaving demonstration.
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Take some time to commune with nature at Sage Hill tomorrow (also at 1 p.m., RSVP required) with Instructions for Our Love: Tongva | ‘Eyoo’wiishmen ‘Ahoo’echon, featuring Amber Stucke and Citlali Arvizu who will create a live version of Stucke’s PST ART piece “Talking to Plants,” currently on view in the UCLA Art|Sci Center gallery in the CNSI building.
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On Sunday, you’ll get a rare chance to hear directly from Hammer Museum guest curators Mika Yoshitake and Glenn Kaino will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition “Breathe: Through Climate and Social Justice.”
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Meanwhile, “Bee Week” comes to a close at the Hammer this weekend with three screenings of “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” by wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohr.
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