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The annual reception underscored the university’s partnership with the VA and commitment to helping service members. “Today’s event is all about connection,” Chancellor Frenk said. “It brings us together to listen, learn and celebrate how veterans contribute to every part of our university’s life.”
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CellXpress.AI, a fully-automated robotic system for growing and experimenting with cells and tissue, is now in operation at the Molecular Screening Shared Resource, located at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
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A decade after the largest methane leak in U.S. history, a new study by UCLA and NYU researchers sheds light on the mental health impacts of the disaster on residents of Porter Ranch and surrounding communities, revealing persistent mental health issues.
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cityLAB-UCLA’s new Altadena Prefab Housing Handbook and public showcase provide wildfire survivors with fast and affordable rebuilding options.
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“The combination of academic research by UCLA and VA faculty, many of whom also deliver care to veterans at the VA, is really a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” said adjunct professor of health policy and management Elizabeth Yano.
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Daria Bahtina, a linguistics lecturer at UCLA, thinks ”lol” is a true linguistic chameleon ― and used a truly millennial comparison to make her point. “It’s been around for so long that its meaning evolved, like a Pokémon,” Bahtina told HuffPost. “And yet ‘lol’ clearly belongs to the digital realm that some people still find confusing.”
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“The developing brain is an incredibly enigmatic structure because it is hard to access, made up of so many distinct cell types and rapidly changes. While we knew the big-picture shifts that happen during brain development, we now have a much more detailed understanding of what the pieces of the developing brain are because of this set of atlases,” said UCLA neuroscientist Aparna Bhaduri.
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Many popular apps use powerful attention-hacking techniques that can hook young people, said Julia Powles, an Australian researcher who is the executive director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy. This keeps users online longer, she notes, and makes the companies more money from advertising.
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“UCLA represents the very best of what a public university can be — an institution that transforms lives and brings good to the world through knowledge, discovery and service. At a time when higher education faces profound challenges, leading a university with such a deep public mission is both a privilege and a responsibility,” Chancellor Julio Frenk told Latino Leaders Magazine.
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Latest from Chancellor Frenk
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We are at a consequential moment — not just for UCLA, but for higher education across the country. Like many of our peers, we are navigating structural budget deficits, federal and state funding uncertainties, and rising costs that challenge how we sustain our academic mission. See my message to the campus.
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Nov
14
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7:30 p.m.
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Billy Wilder Theater
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A Place of Rage delivers candid interviews with activists Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker where they talk through their experiences with the civil rights, Black Power, feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Nov
15
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Jlin (Jerrilynn Patton) electrifies The Nimoy for a set that showcases why she has quickly become one of the most distinctive composers in America and one of the most influential women in electronic music whose music has garnered global acclaim. Purchase tickets on the event website.
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Nov
17
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Sprinkle some connection and good health into your holiday season. Enjoy four weeks of in-person and online activities, receive weekly emails with healthy holiday resources and be registered to win raffle prizes. Register for this event.
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Nov
18
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Conceptual artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has spent six decades exploring technology, identity and surveillance. Her prescient art warned of technology’s perils while celebrating transformation. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Nov
20
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UCLA students, faculty and staff are invited to this hands-on workshop exploring the ethical and practical uses of generative A.I. tools. The 90-minute workshop will focus on writing effective prompts, evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing and explore ways to use A.I. tools to improve research strategies. Register for this free event.
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UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture alumna Susan Aparicio (MFA ‘22) is a visual artist from Southeast Los Angeles who works across stained glass, experimental video and site-specific installation. This fall, Aparicio returned to UCLA to debut “Millions of Dreams Ago: at the UCLA Planetarium.” The multimedia installation brought together stained-glass sculpture and video as a series of star-shaped stained-glass forms reflected and projected footage onto the planetarium’s domed ceiling — creating a constellation of moving images.
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