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UCLA students and faculty are trying to break through the limitations of juvenile delinquency through education.

The personnel use a screening process for determining whether to “medically clear” patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies. The cleared patients are taken to a special psychiatric emergency service facility.

The research, conducted at the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program, also shows that the program was cost-neutral after accounting for its costs.

Dr. Linda Liau, UCLA professor of neurosurgery, has been awarded the Abhijit Guha Award for her pioneering work on treating brain tumors.

Dr. Reza Ardehali, Dr. Siavash Kurdistani and Dr. Maureen Su have joined one of the oldest and most esteemed nonprofit honor societies of physician-scientists.

Legal scholars on Zócalo/UCLA Downtown panel see corporations and defendants gaining protection, while reproductive rights and affirmative action wither.

Thomas Belin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, delivered the Lowell Reed Lectureship during the association’s annual meeting.

The drug, previously developed to treat depression, was found to increase levels of an enzyme that may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms and the buildup of a toxic protein.

Shapiro was an associate professor with appointments in the psychology department and the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Meredith Monk, Allen Ruppersberg, Batsheva and Lars Müller are among those featured among the 150-plus events, which include exhibitions, lectures, screenings and performances.

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In its decade of work, the clinic has trained 400-plus volunteers and helped more than 2,800 people secure things like employment, housing, and education.

Some operations, like the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and police and fire departments, remain open. Normal operations will resume Jan. 2.

The UCLA report calls for conservation, policy and infrastructure improvements.

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Researchers discover a significant gap by race and income between those who are interested in and those who participate in civic activity.

Margaret Kivelson, professor of earth, planetary and space physics in the UCLA College, was honored for a lifetime of achievements in planetary and space sciences.

Jimenez Lai was recognized for his design studio “Bureau Spectacular.”

Oliver Hankinson, distinguished research professor of environmental health sciences at UCLA, has been named recipient of the 2019 Society of Toxicology Education Award.

The study also found that people who were more conservative tended to have a higher “conspiracy mentality.”

UCLA has earned the top spot on Money’s list of “10 Best Colleges for Transfer Students.”

The framework takes images from a simple, inexpensive microscope and produces images that mimic those from more advanced and expensive ones.

To help the new system “learn” more like people do, the engineers immersed it in an internet replica of the real world.

Formed in partnership with the Waitt Foundation, the Blue Prosperity program works with local governments, businesses and communities.

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