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Alex Korb, a postdoctoral researcher at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, has published the book, 'The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.'

On March 11, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is hosting the “Green Building Symposium on Resiliency: Managing Energy, Water, and Seismic Risk, Implications for Property Owners."

'Private Property,' the controversial directorial debut of Leslie Stevens, screens on March 13 as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation.

UCLA professor Stephanie Pincetl, an expert in urban sustainability, has been named to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.

UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections curator Peggy Alexander presents highlights from UCLA’s Gene Roddenberry Star Trek Collection on Wednesday, March 11, noon-1 p.m.

UCLA art history lecturer Gregory Harwell talks about the art, religion and influence of Dutch Renaissance painter Hieronymous Bosch on March 5, 12 p.m., 306 Royce Hall.

On Saturday, March 7, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., on-campus families of UCLA faculty, staff and students get first dibs on coveted spots in UCLA Recreation's popular summer camps.

Nurit Katz, UCLA’s inaugural sustainability officer, took the post of new executive officer of UCLA Facilities Management on Feb. 1.

Melnitz Movies, a program of the UCLA Graduate Student Association, presents a free preview of 'The Iron Ministry,' a new documentary film by director J.P. Sniadecki, on Friday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater.

Contributions to the UC Retirement Plan will not increase in July, as they have in the past few years. Because of reforms recommended by the Post-Employment Benefits Task Force and approved by the regents in 2010, employer and employee contributions now cover the annual cost of the plan.

Donna Coyne, associate director of admissions at UC Santa Barbara, reflects on her two-year term, ending July 1, as staff advisor to the UC Regents.

Only 36 percent of commuters drive alone, according to UCLA’s annual State of the Commute report.

UC chief investment officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher manages the UC pension, endowment, short-term and total-return investment pools.

While war rages in Syria, that country's people can still experience the culture and history of the region’s Mesopotamian roots through an exhibit made possible by a Kurdish nonprofit organization and UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.

'Museum of Endo-luminosity opening on Thursday, Feb. 19, 5-7 p.m. at UCLA's Art|Sci Gallery at the California NanoScience Institute.

UCLA chief privacy officer Kent Wada and professor Christine Borgman have been named to lead a newly created UCLA data governance task force.

Health insurance provider Anthem Inc. is offering identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services, in response to the recent data breach, to current and former members enrolled in 2004 or later.

Professor Carol Bakhos, director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion, will launch her new book with a panel discussion on Thursday, Feb. 19, 12 p.m. at 6275 Bunche Hall.

Troy Ratcliff and Veronica Ochoa were named Medical Assistants of the Year by the UCLA Ambulatory Care nursing team.

UCLA postdoctoral scholar Aomawa Shields of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been named to the 2015 class of TED fellows.

UC Living Well, the university’s wellness initiative, is here to help UC employees who want to lose weight, exercise more or just generally improve their health.

Marcus Anthony Hunter, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies in the UCLA College, will discuss his book, “Black Citymakers: How The Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America” on Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Bunche Center.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive concludes its Kenji Mizoguchi series with “The 47 Ronin” on Feb. 15 in the Billy Wilder Theater.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television welcomes a stellar group of international costume designers, among them this year’s Academy Award nominees, to discuss their craft.

Jayathi Y. Murthy, chair and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, has been appointed dean of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced today.