Posts Tagged ‘UCLA’
View 25 |
50 |
75 |
100 posts (100 is default)
October 29, 2009
Patient Medical Home Linked to Reducing Health Disparities – Studies Find Chronic Disease Awareness Lacking Among US Latinos without Usual Source of Care
Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US – Undocumented foreign-born Latinos face serious financial and language barriers to quality health care
Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare – New Facts Uncovered to Advance Healthcare Systems and Policy for US Latinos
Health Insurance Status Among US Latinos Affects Perception of Quality of Health Care – Researchers Link Socioeconomic and Other Factors to Health Insurance Coverage
UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act
September 11, 2009
Program Puts Sidelined Doctors Back in the Game – As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice. – UCLA’s International Medical Graduate Program
September 1, 2009
UCLA running back Christian Ramirez proud of heritage
August 13, 2009
Vintage Mexican Sci-Fi Beams a Blast From the Past, con Queso – upcoming free film series “Aztec Mummies & Martian Invaders: Mexican Sci-Fi Classics.” – UCLA
July 20, 2009
Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy – Study commissioned by newly-formed Latino Business Chamber shows Latino businesses are positioned to grow – Strengthening Latino Businesses in Greater Los Angeles
July 13, 2009
Undocumented people live in a shadowy world of high fear and stress — fear of deportation and stress brought on lack of economic, linguistic and educational resources. – study from UCLA
June 2, 2009
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually – Health services sought equally by Mexican, non-Mexican residents
May 7, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives UCLA Hispanic physician recruitment program $2 million
March 24, 2009
School Matters: Putting an Accent on Latino Students’ Needs – interview with Patricia Gándara, a professor of education at UCLA, and co-author of “The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies.”
March 3, 2009
With over 200 pieces of work from the 1930s-70s, “Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda” at UCLA’s Fowler Museum is a stunning retrospective and the first for the famed silversmith.
December 28, 2008
How to end a ‘decade of neglect’ in U.S.-Latin America relations – UCLA professor Sebastian Edwards discusses missed opportunities and ways to improve ties.
November 3, 2008
Latino vibe at UCLA’s Fowler Museum
October 17, 2008
Income gap between whites, Latinos has grown at universities – Advancing in Higher Education: A Portrait Of Latina/o College Freshmen At Four Year Institutions, 1975–2006
A Portrait of Latina/o College Freshmen at Four-Year Institutions, 1975-2006 :: Official Research Brief (pdf)
July 30, 2008
Mexican Nostalgia Takes Over Los Angeles With ‘100 Years of Mexican Music’
July 15, 2008
New Report Defines Phantom Population: The Latino Baby Boomers – A “Cumulative Disadvantage” Plagues Latino Elders
July 10, 2008
Undocumented students have a degree of anxiety
June 26, 2008
Fox Sports en Espanol and Time Warner Cable Honor Latino Teens
June 24, 2008
Tequila 100 Anos(TM) Celebrates Mexico in ‘100 Years of Mexican Music’
June 23, 2008
La Bloga: Spotlight on Aurora Anaya-Cerda and La Casa Azúl Bookstore
Hispanic Public Relations Association’s 3rd Annual Professional Development Seminar Uncovers Rise in Social Media as Networking Tool for Latino Professionals
June 17, 2008
UCLA recognizes an early backer who had been largely forgotten – Reginaldo del Valle’s political work played a crucial role in founding the institution that became the university, but few know of him. Research and Latino activists are putting him back in the story.
June 11, 2008
Conference on US-Mexican Issues Caps Off Term – UCLA
June 4, 2008
Programs succeed in reducing risky sex among HIV-positive minority men – UCLA
June 3, 2008
La Bloga: Evaluation of the 6th Annual National Latino Writers Conference
May 27, 2008
Music, Flavor and Nostalgia Debut Together in ‘100 Years of Mexican Music’
May 21, 2008
Roberto Yanez Named Vice President of News for Los Angeles #1 News Station, KMEX Univision 34
May 7, 2008
Author inspires Latino community – Maria Amparo Escandón in Oregon
April 30, 2008
National Society of Hispanic MBAs :: Business Executives and Entrepreneurs Convene for NSHMBA’s 5th Annual Hispanic Executive Summit
April 28, 2008
New study builds on old one to track Mexican American progress – After finding questionnaires from a 1965 survey in a UCLA basement, two professors followed up with about 700 of the participants and their children. The news is good and bad.
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Names Patricia Romero Cronin 2008 Ultimate Hispanic Executive
April 25, 2008
A three-day conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernández, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara in May. “The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference” will also celebrate the work and memory of composer and vocalist Lalo Guerrero.
April 22, 2008
Ruben Salazar, RIP
April 14, 2008
Are Illegal Immigrants Entitled to Organ Transplants in the U.S.?
March 26, 2008
Armando Torres Morales, 75; UCLA scholar, activist on Latino issues
March 25, 2008
Public Counsel Names Hernan D. Vera New President and C.E.O.
Cozen O’Connor Member Blanca Quintero Named Managing Partner of San Diego Office
March 10, 2008
New major mixes Spanish, service at UCLA
February 28, 2008
Nielsen Establishes National Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council
February 26, 2008
Hispanic Public Relations Association Kicks Off ’08 with New Leadership Board
February 25, 2008
La Bloga: Max Benavidez comes to the Web
Program helps Hispanic IMGs qualify for U.S. residencies – Officials say UCLA’s innovative three-step course will increase the number of Spanish-speaking physicians for California’s underserved.
February 21, 2008
Club tries to keep Mexican folklore alive – Cal State Fullerton introduces a new organization on campus — Ballet Folklorico de CSUF.
February 13, 2008
Study details California’s first statewide Latino service organization
February 5, 2008
New LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Album RAICES Set For March 4th Release
January 23, 2008
Val Zavala, veteran journalists to join Public Affairs panel on “Real News”
December 12, 2007
UCLA Class Analyzes Rise of “Hegemonic Humor” – (aka anti-Latino humor)
December 4, 2007
Latino health workshop for journalists – Saturday, Dec. 8, at UCLA.
November 28, 2007
Kaplan University Dean Shares Insights On Hiring And Retaining Latino Talent – With the Latino population booming and Boomers retiring, it’s critical for companies to develop a Latino talent strategy, according to Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D.
November 23, 2007
A marketing puzzle in any language – Media companies use English, with a Spanish accent, to reach a growing bilingual audience.
November 17, 2007
Shakira has a new fixation – Forget the flash. She embraces a gentle folk style for her songs for ‘Love in the Time of Cholera.’
November 6, 2007
National, State and Local Officials, Business and Community Leaders and Health Professionals to Attend the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Summit
October 25, 2007
Richardson’s Latin America Policy Address « Platicando
October 24, 2007
“Migration, Health & Work– Facts Behind the Myths” is our site of the day – California Progress Report
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Honors Comcast Executive with 2007 Corporate Citizen Award
October 16, 2007
Hyundai Motor America Launches National Hispanic Outreach Program on Financial Planning and Business Development
October 15, 2007
La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON EDUARDO SANTIAGO
September 26, 2007
Racism’s toll may be physical
LA84 Foundation Unveils Spanish Language Coaching Manuals For Youth Soccer
September 15, 2007
Queda impactado profesor de la UCLA luego de impartirle curso a Shakira
September 13, 2007
Women In Film & General Motors Announce Five Winners of the 2nd Annual 2007 Emerging Latina Filmmakers Grant – Outstanding Latina Women Pursuing Careers in Entertainment Will be Given Inside Track to Network With Industry Leaders
September 12, 2007
Shakira Not Getting Married: Studying at UCLA Instead
August 28, 2007
Bienvenidos al Mundo Maravilloso de Español (Hey Kids, That Means Welcome to the Wonderful World of Spanish)
August 2, 2007
Latino youth look to future – They attend Capitol Day as part of a weeklong program on leadership. – California
July 26, 2007
Won’t Your Spanish Hurt Their English? – Spanish, of all languages, is nearly missing from the landscape of heritage language schools around the city, writes a Los Angeles parent struggling to bring up bilingual children.
July 10, 2007
Being born in the USA may not be good for Hispanic health
May 15, 2007
Los Angeles Tenants (mainly low income Latino and Korean families and seniors) to Confront Landlord Professor About Illegal Evictions
May 8, 2007
LATV Hits National Airwaves & Launches in 14 Key Markets
May 1, 2007
Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Launches Spanish-Language Web Site
April 23, 2007
Cheech Marin donating digital prints of Mexican-American art collection to museums, schools
April 13, 2007
Study Finds Severe Shortage of Latino Dentists
March 30, 2007
UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero paid dues en route to UCLA
March 29, 2007
Bruin’s Lorenzo Mata Hopes to Inspire Latinos
March 26, 2007
Biography adds to understanding of Chicano art
March 25, 2007
Activist Lupe Anguiano honored at UCLA
March 15, 2007
New Study by UCLA Researcher Examines Needs of English Learners in California Schools
March 12, 2007
La Bloga: GRONK by Max Benavidez
March 7, 2007
AIDS Cases Continue To Rise Among Hispanics
March 2, 2007
Few Primary Care Practitioners Offer HIV Tests to Hispanic Patients in Los Angeles, New UCLA AIDS Institute Study Finds
February 23, 2007
Hispanic PR Wire – Hispanic Public Relations Association Announces 2007 Officers
February 16, 2007
UCLA program teaches Spanish to children in South Los Angeles
November 30, 2006
Hollywood’s Race/Ethnicity and Gender-Based Casting: Prospects for a Title VII Lawsuit
Study: Whites get majority of acting jobs (Is anyone surprised by these findings?)
November 16, 2006
Coors Brewing Company Honors Hispanic Leader of the Year
November 15, 2006
Coors Brewing Company Honors Hispanic Leader of the Year – Rosa Navejar
October 26, 2006
Linda Griego Named to City National’s Boards of Directors
October 11, 2006
K-12 Teachers Seek Out Lesson in African-Latin American Links – UCLA International Institute, California
