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The research showed that a single session of hookah smoking increased heart rate and blood pressure; and significantly increased measures of arterial stiffness, a key risk factor in heart attack or stroke.

Yearlong program is designed to foster career development, provide skill-building opportunities and support university diversity efforts.

Neurophysicist Mayank Mehta’s work has implications for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases.

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The researchers demonstrated that the device could accurately identify handwritten numbers and items of clothing — both commonly used tests in AI studies.

The findings could lead to new methods to help prevent clots and repair damage that can result from the placement of stents.

UCLA’s Sarah T. Roberts was recently named one of the recipients of the 2018 Pioneer Award for her work on commercial content moderation.

Royce Hall and Powell Library will be illuminated in memory of Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic and UCLA alumnus Jonathan Gold.

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A founding gift from the couple’s foundation established the program in 2013; it is already one of the preeminent programs of its kind.

A new mindfulness workshop called Tree of Life Fulfillment offered at the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology combines art therapy with guided imagery.

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Surgery at UCLA enabled young Yadira Perdomo, who was paralyzed from a fall, to walk again.

Research conducted between 2007 and 2009 showed that many patients were not receiving the recommended doses of three categories of medication.

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Chancellor Gene Block said the gift “signals a new era for the humanities at UCLA and, in particular, for philosophy.”

The campus received the inaugural Excellence in Sustainability award from the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

UCLA Health joins a campaign to promote sun safety with dozens of sunscreen dispenser kiosks at Los Angeles-area beaches.

Peter Kazaras will direct a production of Bernstein’s final work for the stage at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

Beginning in September, the new UCPath system will provide integrated technology to link payroll, HR and benefit information, replacing At Your Service Online.

Susan Bookheimer, the Joaquin Fuster Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCLA, received the 2018 Glass Brain Award from the Organization of Human Brain Mapping.

David Lefkowitz, professor and of composition and theory in the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music, will have his compositions performed in Russia.

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The finding by a UCLA team may lead to new ways to convert petroleum waste into useful compounds.

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