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Inna Faliks: Music, history and identity
The renowned concert pianist and UCLA professor reflects on how music helped her connect more deeply with her Jewish heritage.
Research aims for best ways to treat COVID-19 at home
Investigators will explore the experiences of people dealing with the disease without hospitalization.
Overdose deaths up 42% in 2020; largest increases among Black and Latino communities
Research brief: The study is based on near-real-time data from U.S. emergency medical service calls.
Biosolids used as fertilizer could contain more plastic than previously thought
Microplastics could be present in greater-than-expected concentrations in crops around the world.
UCLA In the News May 26, 2021
Highlights from USA Today, National Geographic, the Associated Press and others.
Alden Young awarded Berggruen Institute Fellowship
UCLA historian will be part of the institute’s globalization and geopolitics program.
Thomas Mason named Society of Rheology fellow
Professor was selected for his work in complex fluids, including the development of thermal-entropic passive microrheology.
Two professors receive Amazon Research Awards
Suhas Diggavi and Yizhou Sun will receive $80,000 grants to help fund their research proposals.
UCLA analysis reveals need to break down COVID-19 data for ethnic subgroups
A better understanding of specific communities’ death rates could help officials better allocate resources.
UCLA Division of Physical Sciences’ Centennial Awards honor faculty, alumni
Chancellor Block and actor Kal Penn will welcome attendees to the May 26 event.
UCLA Health clinic helps mom heal after near-death birth experience
Resources include therapy sessions and a moms support group.
New digital exhibit explores Jewish history in Boyle Heights
The UCLA-led project is part of Mapping Jewish L.A., a partnership between the Leve Center, community archives.
In memoriam: William Hinds, 82, scholar of airborne contaminants
Professor emeritus was founding chair of UCLA’s environmental health sciences department.
May 27: We Shine Together concert
UCLA Health presents a free virtual concert with John Legend, Black Pumas and Joy Oladokun.
UCLA In the News May 24, 2021
Highlights from CBS News, New York magazine, NPR’s “All Things Considered” and others.
Can TV shows help teens navigate bullying, depression and other mental health issues?
Yes, says a new report by the UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers, but only when they approach these topics in a credible, supportive way.
UCLA administrators, students team up to create new campus hub for Black students
Years of activism and organizing delivered the new Black Bruin Resource Center.
Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center to honor Lakers’ Jeanie Buss
The UCLA event will also feature panel on health equity and social justice.
UCLA receives $1 million to support foster youth in Bruin Guardian Scholars Program
The program provides financial assistance, mentoring and other support for more than 200 students.
May 26: Panel discussion on health equity and social justice
The panelists include Metta Sandiford-Artest, NBA world champion, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
UCLA Law celebrates 70th commencement
The event featured remarks from U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, Dean Jennifer Mnookin, UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton, as well as law school alumni Judge Paul Watford and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
May 27: BruinTech Connect conference
Chandra Bhatnagar, UCLA’s assistant vice chancellor for civil rights, will speak at the event.
Mother honors daughter’s memory by endowing UCLA chair in liver transplantation
Dr. Fady Kaldas has been named the inaugural holder of the Kelly Lee Tarantello Endowed Term Chair in Integrative Liver Transplantation.