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Even with unprecedented ratings for streaming content featuring diverse casts, the path to mainstream success is shrinking for filmmakers of color and women, according to UCLA’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report.
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The Billion Cell x Cell Project is an ambitious effort to decipher how cells communicate, which could transform our understanding of cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases.
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‘Heat ambassadors’ are on the front lines, bringing lifesaving resources directly to vulnerable residents in partnership with L.A. County.
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An $11 million gift from alumnus Jeffrey Cunard will establish the UCLA Jeffrey P. Cunard Center for Global Antiquity.
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In this installment of our “My Very Own UCLA” column, current staffer Ben Paul recalls what it was like to literally have the campus as his playground.
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Read more of the latest research & news stories
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An experimental drug for healing heart tissue recently green-lighted for pilot trials in humans may have promise for healing kidney tissues as well, lab experiments suggest. The drug under development at UCLA is designed to help avoid heart failure after a heart attack by blocking a protein that disrupts healing and prevents full recovery.
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Safiya Noble, professor and director of UCLA’s Center on Resilience & Digital Justice, says current AI is not safe, and that stereotypes and biases are being built into training data. She added that companies are starting to turn away from using AI because it is too expensive and labor-intensive to check accuracy — and comes with large environmental costs.
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“It’s a mixed story and I don’t really know why that is,” said UCLA professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences Dr. Michael Irwin. The treatment studies “should be working,” he added, “because experimental data showing that inflammation drives this depression is really quite convincing.”
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UCLA’s Dr. Steven J. Jonas uses nanotechnology in his lab to explore pediatric cancer and other disease-fighting tools.
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Jun
28
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Co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. In a world sharply divided by fear between bears, who live above, and mice, who live below, an unlikely bond blooms between a grumpy, music-loving bear and a spirited little mouse with big dreams. This event is free!
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Jun
29
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In this talk series presented by the UCLA Library, Shandong University professor of classical philology Zhaohui will analyze why movable-type printing flourished during the Ming Dynasty. Presented in Chinese with simultaneous English interpretation. Register to attend this free virtual talk.
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Jun
30
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This training session with the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence will show instructors how to create and grade assignments and discussions, save time in the Gradebook, and provide student extensions and accommodations. Sign up for this free session.
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Jul
1
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The Hammer’s curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on artist Guadalupe Maravilla is led by curatorial assistant Azul Silverio.
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Jul
7-30
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This summer, learn to manage stress, build resilience and support your well-being through meditation, breathwork, gentle movement and mindfulness. Join a 30-minute session once a week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Session recordings will be available. Visit the event website to sign up for free sessions.
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