Since 1919
With six solo albums that have sold more than 100,000 copies and the Grammy Award
nomination for Best Soloist with Orchestra along with a plethora of other major musical
accolades, Richard O’Neill balances his time between solo-based projects, concertos with
orchestras, and lecturing for the viola at UCLA. He recounts the highlights of his musical career
as a solo artist, from performing with the Camerata Pacifica to commercial modeling.
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Feb. 1, 2012 – Arturo “Tudy” Tisnado, a third-year American Indian studies student, shares his passionate devotion to revitalizing Yaqui, the language of his Yoeme kin in Arizona. Proud of his traditional Native American identity, Tisnado wears colorful scrunchies to tie his long, sleek pony tail together; a thin mustache neatly paints his upper lip and a colorful beaded necklace hangs around his neck. Since fall quarter, he’s been studying a Yaqui grammar book to learn the indigenous language of his culture to eventually teach it in schools.
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Jan. 26, 2012 – Fourth-year student Kyler Murlas and fifth-year student Jamie Irvine have been cooking meat since before MEAT started. They discuss their tried-and-true tips on properly cooking a steak, their favorite cuts of meat and what proteins they would like to appreciate next.
Read more about MEAT here.
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Jan. 20, 2012 – The UCLA Breathmobile, a self-styled “asthma clinic on wheels,” has been making trips to the Long Beach area for more than two years. Originally funded by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the 33-foot-long RV stays at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA while it’s not being used to diagnose and treat children with asthma symptoms. The Breathmobile’s crew and a school nurse reflect on the program’s goals, its challenges and its achievements. [3:11]
http://www.aafa-ca.org/Breathmobile_Breathmobile.php
Jan. 18, 2012 – Four college leaders, including UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, gathered at a public forum on Jan. 11 to discuss the challenges that their institutions are currently facing. At the heart of several issues that were addressed was the impact of repeated budget cuts and tuition hikes on the future of higher education. Larry Mantle, who hosts KPCC’s news talk show, “AirTalk,” moderated the event. USC president Max Nikias, California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott, and the president of Pitzer College, Laura Skandera Trombley, also participated. The forum was recorded and played on AirTalk the next day.
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Jan. 12, 2012 – Analyzing wolf DNA goes far beyond a stroll through the forest with a field journal. It involves lab work, processing data and computer science. The Wayne and Novembre Labs in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department are sequencing the wolf genome to observe how natural selection has impacted the wolf’s behavior and appearance. The project gives students an opportunity to use new, affordable sequencing technologies. [3:46]
Dec. 1, 2011 – Professional choreographer Peggy Hickey has worked extensively in theater, film and television productions across the country. She has choreographed musicals and operas from New York to Los Angeles, won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, and worked with some of the biggest talent of this generation. She is currently teaching theater dance at UCLA on Mondays and Wednesdays. Hickey is battling stage two breast cancer and has become an advocate of a treatment option called Penguin Cold Caps; gel skull caps worn during chemotherapy that prevent hair loss.
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