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SOME TEXTMay 02, 2005
UCLA news and feature leads -- May 2005
Growing support for rehabilitation over
jail time
Thirty years after the advent of the first war on crime and the resulting emphasis on punishment
over rehabilitation, public and political sentiment increasingly supports
rehabilitation a...
April 01, 2005
News and feature leads -- April 2005
Revamped SAT produces concern
An essay requirement and other changes to the Scholastic Aptitude Test,
being administered this spring to high school students across the country, is a
reminder of the long-standing debate about the SAT's effectivenes...
March 01, 2005
News and feature leads March 2005
UCLA study: Children exposed to
pornography and other online dangers on Internet
Children who are not seeking pornography often are
inadvertently exposed to it when conducting Internet searches on perfectly
appropriate subjects, said Patrici...
February 17, 2005
Russian Baritone Vladimir Chernov, UCLA Regents’ Lecturer, Presents Public Recital and Master Classes in March
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Russian Baritone Vladimir
Chernov, UCLA Regents' Lecturer,
Presents Public Recital and
Master Classes in March
(Note to editors: An electronic image of Vladimir Chernov
is available online and may b...
February 01, 2005
News and feature leads -- February 2005
UCLA clinic evaluates childhood cancer
patients
Not so long ago, a diagnosis of childhood cancer was
considered a death sentence. Prior to 1970, most children and young adults who
were diagnosed with cancer had little hope of being cured...
January 03, 2005
News and Feature Leads, January 2005
Silicon laser breakthrough offers multiple applications
While silicon is the bread and butter of the electronic
industry, scientists for many years believed it was impossible to create a
silicon laser. But UCLA researchers, led by electrica...
November 29, 2004
News and feature leads, December 2004
UCLA professor studies burgeoning drug abuse problem in
Middle East
One in 10
adult males in Iran are addicted to heroin or opium. Thirty percent of the
nation's 1.5 million injection users are HIV positive. Meanwhile, opium
production in Afghanista...
November 04, 2004
UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures Events for Fall 2004
The UCLA department of world arts and cultures offers a variety of
events for the
public's enjoyment throughout the year. The department's emphasis is threefold:
cross‑cultural research, dance and community outreach. The events include
studen...
November 01, 2004
News and feature leads, November 2004
Launch of UCLA Year of the Arts proves
how cultural programming drives success
Universities all over the country have discovered that
the arts are the prerequisite for attracting major donors, recruiting student
and faculty, and enriching th...
October 01, 2004
News and feature leads, October 2004
Wildfires devastated Southern California one year ago
October marks
the first anniversary of the wildfires that stormed across Southern California,
charring more than 738,000 acres, destroying more than 3,600 homes and
businesses, and killin...