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Homeowners in Pacific Palisades and Altadena remain concerned about the soil quality on their properties and in their neighborhoods after the L.A. fires. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sanjay Mohanty is using his laboratory to provide victims of the blazes with information and answers, aiming to expedite the recovery process.
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“This gift has the potential to revolutionize the way UCLA Health cares for GI diseases and transform the patient experience,” said UCLA Health President Johnese Spisso. “The Wangs’ investment will have a profound benefit to generations of patients with digestive conditions.”
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Marilyn Raphael, Heather Maynard, Sorin Popa and the late Edward Leamer were selected for their achievements in original research. Membership in the academy is among the most prestigious honors in the United States scientific community, requiring election by a scholar’s peers.
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To develop therapies for complex and devastating conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, scientists need to first understand how the brain works — and how it came to be. A new UCLA study leverages computational methods and vast troves of data to bring us closer to finding out how the brain builds itself.
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Alumni Celia Ward-Wallace, Isaac Bryan, Joanna Doran, Scout Bassett, Ron Yee and Ricardo Barboza will be recognized for their inspired leadership, dedication to Bruin values and far-reaching contributions to society in a ceremony on May 17.
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When Google needed someone to oversee its boldest, most cutting-edge new ventures, it turned to UCLA Anderson alumnus Steven Kan, who is now the director of Other Bets, the arm of Google that oversees its most ambitious ventures: self-driving cars (Waymo), drone package delivery (Wing), AI pharmaceutical discovery (Verily), and research into aging (Calico), among other endeavors.
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“We’ve known for a long time that California is a very powerful economy. We have 40 million people. We have very productive workers and we have some unicorn businesses that have started here and continue here, such as Apple and Google,” said Lee Ohanian, an economics professor at UCLA.
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Conflict is “inevitable and normal in intimate relationships,” said Andrew Christensen, a distinguished research professor at the UCLA department of psychology. But the way that couples manage it is a key to a healthy bond, he added. There’s a productive way to deal with conflict — attacking the problem rather than each other, for example — and an unhelpful way that fails to resolve the fight or makes it worse.
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Itzhak Fried, a UCLA neurosurgeon and lead author of newly published research on time and space cells in the brain, has been at the forefront of major discoveries in this field. Over the past two decades, his lab, and the postdoctoral researchers trained there, have contributed significantly to our understanding of specialized neurons, including concept cells, that help encode and represent how we experience the world.
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May
5
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7:30 PM
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Billy Wilder Theater
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Spring into Motion! Represent UCLA or UCLA Health in our systemwide 4-week movement and activity challenge. Be entered to win prizes in weekly drawings by recording physical activity from May 5 through June 1 with your favorite tracker, mobile or desktop device. Register for UC Moves today.
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May
6
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Abundance is an emerging policy framework that emphasizes affordability through increasing supply, overcoming regulatory burdens, and promoting innovation in transportation and housing. At this event, policy experts Paavo Monkkonen Juan Matute from UCLA will present frameworks for identifying scarcity problems and policy levers to improve housing and transportation affordability and supply. Register on the event website.
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May
8
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Some of America’s most effective reformers have fused their own struggles with the Bible’s narratives, seeing themselves as part of a cosmic divine battle within history. In this virtual event, Claudia Setzer will have us consider how abolitionists, civil rights leaders and others used multiple methods of biblical interpretation to make sense of their struggles and reject despair. Register on the event website.
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May
8
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Discover the multi-faceted world of Grammy Award-winner Cécile McLorin Salvant, an artist whose talents span composition, vocal performance, and visual art. Lauded by the legendary Jessye Norman for her “unique voice” and deep musicality, Salvant captivates audiences by weaving together the rich tapestries of vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque, and folk music. Purchase tickets at the event website.
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