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“Making pre-primary education available at no cost is a critical element in efforts to reduce educational and economic inequalities,” said co-author Alison Earle.

All are welcome and no reservations are required for the session, which will begin at 11 a.m. and last until 12:15 p.m.

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In a lab test, half of the mice that received the treatment after having a tumor removed survived for at least 60 days without the tumor regrowing.

Dr. John Clemens, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been selected as co-recipient of the 2018 Prince Mahidol Award.

Sociologist Stefan Timmermans co-writes a piece sharing what happens to unclaimed remains of those who die in Los Angeles.

The acclaimed biennial will be co-curated by Tunisian-French writer and curator Myriam Ben Salah and Lauren Mackler, a curator based in Los Angeles.

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E. Tendayi Achiume serves as the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

Adnan Darwiche, Mario Gerla and Amit Sahai have been elected as fellows of the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.

Justin Barton has been named president and chief investment officer of the company, which oversees the The UCLA Foundation’s endowment and other assets.

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“The Passion of Yeshua,” by Richard Danielpour, will be performed for free on Dec. 9 in Royce Hall.

The report highlights needed improvement in housing policies and employment opportunities to ensure that incarcerated women and their families successfully adapt.

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Dr. Inma Cobos is one among just 17 young researchers in the United States to receive the award, which she will use to study Alzheimer’s disease.

The five-year award Elaine Hsiao will support her research into mapping cellular networks to better understand how the microbiome contributes to neurodegenerative diseases.

If future research identifies changes in how lipid behavior influences certain conditions, scientists might be able to stimulate or inhibit phospholipid-reactive T cells to treat them.

The report’s authors write that the big question for the California economy is how long the state’s tech industry boom can continue.

Kelly Lytle Hernández was announced today as one of two 2018 Local Heroes honored by KCET.

An experiment on the latest SpaceX launch will measure how microgravity affects the brain.

The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is hosting “Botany of the Holidays” on Friday, Dec. 7.

A report by UCLA, UC Berkeley and California Food Policy Advocates found that the state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits.

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The American Academy of Nurses has recognized four nurse practitioners from the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program.