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Cronin becomes the 14th head coach of UCLA men’s basketball, agreeing to a six-year contract.

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Amit Sahai was cited for his fundamental contributions, including to secure computation, zero knowledge and functional encryption, and for service to the association.

Sudhakar Pamarti, Puneet Gupta and Kang Wang are working on system that can process massive amounts of data at speeds much faster than currently possible.

Economists explore in a working paper whether parental gender attitudes have an effect on math aptitude.

Catherine Clarke, professor of biochemistry in the UCLA College, was awarded a research grant from the Barth Syndrome Foundation.

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Expect heavy traffic on routes near campus Friday afternoon.

Veteran journalist urged the media to re-commit to basic reporting at annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is honoring A.J. Racy for his 40 years of teaching. International scholars, alumni, students and faculty will explore the topic of music and ecstasy during the conference.

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“Guatemalan Masks: Selections from the Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection” is an exhibition of 80 remarkable carved wooden faces depicting animals, folk personae, and historic figures.

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Through the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation, the couple have been prolific philanthropists who have supported medical and environmental research, as well as education, arts and children’s welfare programs.

The project, which used a feature film and a text messaging prompt, led a record number of Nigerian citizens to report acts of misconduct.

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A conversation with composer Wadada Leo Smith, the world premiere of the opera, “Lost Childhood,” and the annual Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz are among the highlights.

Jennifer Jay, professor of environmental engineering, is being honored for innovative teaching that incorporates service learning.

The donation from alumna Stacey Nicholas create a permanent funding source for WE@UCLA, which was founded in 2017.

UCLA is asking the Bruin community to contribute to the annual campaign to support services and programs that help the most vulnerable people in Los Angeles County.

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Artists who donated works include Mark Bradford, Judy Chicago, Barbara Kruger, Catherine Opie, Christina Quarles, Ed Ruscha and Ai Weiwei.

The foundation, established in 1954 by the founder of Superior Oil, is one of the most prolific funders of scientific, engineering and biomedical research.

The assessments, on April 9 and May 15, will include movement screens and muscular endurance tests.

Jeffrey Inaba, Neil Denari, Claus Benjamin Freyinger and Jimenez Lai were recognized in Architect’s Newspaper’s top 50 interior architects list.