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SUMMARY:Job Ready Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Job Ready is a virtual career preparation and advancement program that harnesses the expertise and experience of the UCLA Alumni Network. During the winter quarter\, Alumni will lead live video sessions where they will provide insight into what recruiters and hiring managers look for when reviewing resumes and cover letters\, as well as how to effectively build a network within UCLA and beyond.  Through the winter quarter sessions\, students will develop and refine job search materials and will be provided with opportunities to practice their professional communication skills. Upon completion of the alumni-led online modules\, students will go on to be paired with a successful alumnus in the Spring Quarter for a one-on-one coaching session where they will share the “secrets” of their success and provide professional development coaching and resume critique. Job Ready participants can expect the following from their experience:•             Being paired with an Alumni for a one-on-one career coaching session•             Live video sessions led by Alumni career experts•             Resume\, Cover letter and Networking ResourcesApplication Deadline: February\, 14th 2019
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/job-ready-application-deadline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190131T120000
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SUMMARY:Hollywood Connection: Building a Network in Entertainment
DESCRIPTION:As a student looking to get into the entertainment industry you’ve probably heard “network\, network\, network!” but you’re not sure what that really means. Most of us are not born networkers. However\, practice and preparation will help you develop the skills it takes to effectively network within the Entertainment Industry. Thursday\, Jan. 31st 2019  12:00 pm or 2:00 pm at the James West Alumni Center.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/hollywood-connection-building-a-network-in-entertainment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T180000
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Kerri JohnsonChair\, UCLA Department of Communicationinvites you to the 2nd annualBarry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the ArtsbyYuval SharonFounder and Artistic Director\, The Industry2017 MacArthur Fellows Program “Genius Grant” recipientfollowed by a conversation withAlex RossAuthor and Music Critic\, The New YorkerWednesday\, October 10\, 20186:00 p.m.California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)UCLARegistration required; seating is limited.Parking available for $12 in Structure 9About the series: The Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts is a series of lectures that feature prominent thinkers associated with the arts as performers\, visual artists\, composers\, critics\, scientists\, and philosophers. The lectures invite them to write and speak about the process and effects of nonverbal communication in the arts. Speakers will discuss how visual\, auditory\, symbolic\, and other forms of expression convey meaning and create dialogue through their work and the work of others.Learn more about Yuval SharonLearn more about The IndustryLearn more about Alex Ross
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/2nd-annual-barry-a-sanders-lecture-on-communication-and-the-arts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180209T160000
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SUMMARY:Issues in Digital Archiving: Data Management
DESCRIPTION:This speaker series continues with its third session. The following speakers will address the issue of data management as it pertains to digital archiving.FEATURED SPEAKERSKaren Cariani\, American Archive of Public Broadcasting and WGBHRobert Browning\, Purdue University and C-SPAN ArchivesAlan Rubel\, University of Wisconsin iSchoolSamuel Gustman\, Shoah Foundation and University of Southern CaliforniaFEATURED ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTSTim Dennis\, Social Science Data Archive (UCLA Library)Francis Steen\, NewsScape Library (UCLA Communications Department)Matthew Vest\, UCLA Music LibraryLight refreshments will be served.This event is organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective\, a cross-campus organizationwith members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film\, Television\, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library and Digital Library Program; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA Asian American Studies Center; UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.This event is FREE.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/issues-in-digital-archiving-data-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T174500
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SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Martine Rothblatt (B.A. ’77\, J.D./MBA ’81)Chairwoman & CEOUnited TherapeuticsThursday\, January 11\, 20184:45 – 5:45 p.m.Korn Convocation HallUCLA Anderson School of ManagementJoin Dean Judy Olian in hosting Martine Rothblatt\, Chairwoman & CEO\, United Therapeutics. Rothblatt was the co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio in 1990. After she left the company prior to its 1993 IPO\, her daughter was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension\, prompting Rothblatt’s move into biotech. She founded United Therapeutics in 1996\, which now sells five FDA-approved pills to help people with the disease. The publicly traded company is now experimenting with pig cloning and genetic modification to create lung transplants. In September 2017\, Forbes named Rothblatt as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds of the past 100 years.About Martine RothblattMartine Rothblatt is Chairwoman & CEO of United Therapeutics\, a company she started to save the life of one of her daughters. She leads efforts to create novel drug-device combination products\, to decode the pharmacogenomic properties of medicines and to manufacture an unlimited supply of transplantable organs. She previously created and led Sirius XM as its Chairman & CEO\, and launched other satellite systems for navigation and international television broadcasting.In the field of aviation her Sirius XM satellite system enhances safety with real-time digital weather information to pilots in flight nationwide\, and she designed the world’s first electric helicopter\, subsequently setting dual-pilot speed\, altitude and endurance records in it. Dr. Rothblatt also led the first efforts to create transgender health law standards\, and to protect privacy and autonomy rights in genetic information via an international treaty.She has Bachelor’s (Communications Studies\, Summa Cum Laude)\, JD and MBA degrees from UCLA\, and a Ph.D. in Medical Ethics from the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry. Her patented inventions cover aspects of satellite radio\, prostacyclin biochemistry and cognitive software. Dr. Rothblatt’s recent books are on xenotransplantation (Your Life or Mine)\, non-binary gender identity (Transgender to Transhuman) and cyberethics (Virtually Human).Instagram: @transbinary\, Twitter: @skybiomeHave a question for Martine Rothblatt? #AskRothblatt
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/deans-distinguished-speaker-series/
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SUMMARY:Issues in Digital Archiving: Access & Outreach Strategies
DESCRIPTION:FEATURED SPEAKERSAudra Eagle Yun\, UC Irvine Special Collections & ArchivesThuy Vo Dang\, UC Irvine Southeast Asian ArchiveEric Hoyt\, University of Wisconsin Media History Digital LibraryMark Williams\, Dartmouth College Media Ecology ProjectFEATURED ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS Dalena Hunter\, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies Tom Nguyen\, UCLA Asian American Studies CenterMark Quigley\, UCLA Film & Television ArchiveThis event is organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective\, a cross-campus organization with members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film\, Television\, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library and Digital Library Program; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; UCLA Asian American Studies Center; UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/issues-in-digital-archiving-access-outreach-strategies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171013T160000
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SUMMARY:Issues in Digital Archiving: Collection Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:The theme\, “Collection Sustainability\,” will center around issues of long-term collection\, reformatting\, and storage of digital and analog media materials challenges of securing effective equipment\, personnel\, and technical training strategies for locating relevant collections and cultivating relationships with collectors and donor organizations competing demands of larger archives and smaller institutions catering to narrower constituencies potential partnerships for sharing knowledge and resources between and across archiving institutions. Speaker presentations will be followed by a roundtable session with members of the Digital Archiving Collective and a closing Q&A session. Light refreshments will be included.Featured Speakers Arnold Hirshon (Case Western Reserve University Library)David Seubert (UC Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive)Mark Turner (Case Western/International Distributed Little Red Hen Lab)Pamela Vadakan (UC Berkeley/California Revealed).Featured Roundtable ParticipantsAaron Bittel and Maureen Russell (Ethnomusicology Archive)Callie Holmes and Matthew Vest (Music Library)Tim Groeling and Francis Steen (Department of Communication Studies)Michelle Caswell (Department of Information Studies)Xaviera Flores (Chicano Studies Research Center)T-Kay Sangwand (Charles E. Young Research Library)Presenter InformationArnold Hirshon – Case Western Reserve UniversitySince August 2010\, Arnold Hirshon has been the Associate Provost and University Librarian at Case Western Reserve University\, a highly research-intensive university located in Cleveland\, Ohio. He brings a rich set of expertise on issues of digital collection sustainability and has published extensively on topics such as strategic planning\, outsourcing\, technology applications in higher education\, organizational leadership\, service integration\, operations assessment and optimization\, and non-profit organizational management.David Seubert – UC Santa Barbara\, Cylinder Audio ArchiveOverseeing one of the largest digital audio archives in the country\, David Seubert has been the curator of the Performing Arts Collection at UCSB since 1998\, where he manages the performing arts archives and the recorded sound collections. He is project director of the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive\, the library’s online collection of early sound recordings\, and the Discography of American Historical Recordings\, a research project documenting early sound recordings. Both are internationally recognized projects to make early sound recordings more widely accessible to scholars and the public. David is also a Past President of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections\, a professional association of audio archivists and librarians and an appointment member of the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board.Mark Turner – Case Western Reserve UniversityA professor of cognitive science\, Mark Turner serves as chair of the advisory board for the NewsScape International Television News Library and is co-director of the Red Hen Lab\, overseeing development of tools and services to enhance long-term usability and sustainability of digital collections. Mark Turner is also Founding Director of the Cognitive Science Network\, and has won many distinguished awards\, including the Anneliese Maier Research Prize from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises from the French Academy.Pamela Vadakan – UC BerkeleyAs Project Manager for the NEH and IMLS-funded California Revealed project\, Pamela Vadakan will discuss strategies she has developed to assist their 130 local and university member archives with assessment and digitization of at-risk collections. Vadakan has managed the California Revealed Project since its inception in 2010. She also teaches audiovisual preservation workshops and assesses archival collections for a variety of institutions across California for the California Preservation Program. She has a Masters of Arts in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation from New York University. This event is hosted by the World Music Center at UCLA\, Department of Ethnomusicology (Herb Alpert School of Music) and organized by the UCLA Digital Archiving Collective\, a cross-campus organization with members from UCLA’s Department of Information Studies; Department of Communication Studies; Department of Film\, Television\, and Digital Media; Center for Digital Humanities; UCLA Film and Television Archive; UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive; UCLA Library; UCLA Music Library; Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies; and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. Funding is provided by UCLA’s Interdisciplinary and Cross-Campus Affairs Office.For questions\, please contact project assistant Jeannie Chen (jingpiano@ucla.edu).
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/issues-in-digital-archiving-collection-sustainability/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171004T183000
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SUMMARY:1st Annual Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the ArtsbyGustavo DudamelMusic & Artistic Director\, Los Angeles PhilharmonicWalt and Lilly Disney ChairMusic & Artistic Director\, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuelawith introduction byDarnell HuntDean\, UCLA Social SciencesWednesday\, October 4\, 20176:30 p.m.Schoenberg Hall\, UCLARegistration required; seating is limited.About the series: The Barry A. Sanders Lecture on Communication and the Arts is a series of lectures that feature prominent thinkers associated with the arts as performers\, visual artists\, composers\, critics\, scientists\, and philosophers. The lectures invite them to write and speak about the process and effects of nonverbal communication in the arts. Speakers will discuss how visual\, auditory\, symbolic\, and other forms of expression convey meaning and create dialogue through their work and the work of others.Click to learn more about Gustavo Dudamel
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/1st-annual-barry-a-sanders-lecture-on-communication-and-the-arts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161109T140000
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SUMMARY:CS Information Session @ 2pm in Royce 362
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URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/cs-information-session-2pm-in-royce-362/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160612T103000
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SUMMARY:Graduation! Sunday\, June 12th\, 2016 at 10:30am - Royce Hall
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URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/graduation-sunday-june-12th-2016-at-1030am-royce-hall/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T110000
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SUMMARY:Professor Mario Biagioli on Tuesday\, May 3 from 11-12noon in 2125 Rolfe Hall.
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Communication Studies presents Professor Mario Biagioli on Tuesday\, May 3 from 11-12noon.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/professor-mario-biagioli-on-tuesday-may-3-from-11-12noon-in-2125-rolfe-hall/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160225T120000
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SUMMARY:Professor Von Blum featured presenter in UC-AFT Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Librarians\, lecturers\, and other non-senate faculty engage in research\, develop innovative teaching methods\, create academic resources\, and much more. This may take the form of books\, articles\, online resources\, graphic arts\, sound recordings\, films\, edited volumes\, plays and other theatrical works\, articles about scholarly work in trade/popular magazines\, and websites. 
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/professor-von-blum-featured-presenter-in-uc-aft-showcase/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160218T140000
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SUMMARY:UCLA vs. Chinese Debate Team
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Debate Team vs. UCLA Debate Team! Debating the entry of Syrian refugees into the U.S. With an afterword by Comm Studies Professor Paul Von Blum\, J.D.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/ucla-vs-chinese-debate-team/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160218T120000
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SUMMARY:China versus UCLA Debate on Syria
DESCRIPTION:Admitting Syrian Refugees Debate with the Chinese International Debate TeamOn February 18th\, from 12-2 PM\, the UCLA Debate Team will engage the Chinese International Debate Team at the UCLA School of Law\, Room 1457.  The topic: whether or not the United States should continue to allow Syrian refugees into the country. The debate will feature an afterword by UCLA Communications Studies professor Paul Von Blum\, JD.For more information click the link
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/china-versus-ucla-debate-on-syria/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160217T110000
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SUMMARY:CS Information Session
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URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/cs-information-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160208T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160208T170000
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SUMMARY:Methods Workshop with Professor Tim Groeling
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URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/methods-workshop-with-professor-tim-groeling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150609T150000
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SUMMARY:UCLA Department of Statistics Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kirk E. LohmuellerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUCLAWhy do deleterious mutations persist in populations?Many mutations that arise in protein coding regions of genes are deleterious\, resulting in a decrease in reproductive fitness. While such mutations are often eliminated from the population by natural selection\, sometimes they can remain. In this talk I will examine the population genetic factors leading to the accumulation of deleterious mutations. First I will use Wright-Fisher population genetic simulations to show how recent demographic history has affected patterns of deleterious variation across different human populations. Second\, I will present an analysis of deleterious genetic variation across dog and wolf populations using more than 80 genomes. I will describe a maximum likelihood approach to estimate heterozygosity from next-generation sequencing data that we used on these low-coverage genomes. These data show that the ratio of amino-acid changing to silent genetic variants is significantly higher in dogs than wolves\, suggesting that\, compared to the reduction of neutral levels of variation\, less deleterious variation has been removed than expected. Finally\, I will show how the artificial selection for specific traits during domestication and breed formation has affected patterns of deleterious variation in dogs. In sum\, this work demonstrates how population history and strong positive selection can shape deleterious variation across genomes.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/ucla-department-of-statistics-seminar-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T133000
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SUMMARY:BEC Speaker Series: Aurelio Figueredo - "A Sequential Canonical Cascade Model of Social and Cognitive Biogeography"
DESCRIPTION:Aurelio FigueredoUniversity of Arizona\, Department of Psychology “A Sequential Canonical Cascade Model of Social and Cognitive Biogeography” “A sequential canonical cascade model\, detailing the hypothesized biogeography of human life history (LH) and intelligence (IQ)\, derives elevated levels of IQ through a series of causal steps\, starting with the evolution of slower LH strategies based on both the physical ecology (climatological factors) and community ecology (population density and parasite burden). This model then examines the social ecology of slow LH strategy through the establishment of cooperative and mutualistic social systems with enhanced levels of social equality\, within-group and between-group peace\, and sexual equality. These social sequelae\, in turn\, lead to the strategic differentiation of resource allocation profiles among slower LH strategists (the SD-IE effect) that foster socioecological niche-splitting through intraspecific character displacement and produce mutual competitive release among individuals in saturated\, resource-limited environments. By producing cooperative systems of specialists that each efficiently exploit different social micro-niches\, the mutual exchange of resources so derived inevitably triggers the action of Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage\, producing greater aggregate wealth through these emergent social properties than would otherwise be attainable to equal numbers of generalists. We track this hypothesized mediating mechanism through the relations among three major macroeconomic indicators at the national level of aggregation. Finally\, we explain how this combination of powerful macroeconomic forces inevitably produces massive increases in aggregate wealth that elevate the collective human capital of the entire society\, enhances physical brain volume\, and contributes to higher overall levels of human cognitive abilities.” 12:00-1:30 PM Monday June 1st\, 2015Haines Hall 352Lunch will be served on a first come\, first serve basis; we request a $6 donation.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/bec-speaker-series-aurelio-figueredo-a-sequential-canonical-cascade-model-of-social-and-cognitive-biogeography/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150630T160000
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SUMMARY:Comm Studies Application
DESCRIPTION:Application ProcedureThe Communication Studies Application will be available on June 1\, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. and will close on June 30\, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.The Admissions Committee will arrange to receive your UCLA transcripts from the Registrar through the end of Summer Session A 2015.  General Information Students not admitted at the sophomore or junior level may reapply the following year. If you have 140 units or more\, please consult with a counselor before applying. Prospective double majors must be independently accepted into the CS Department; there is no automatic acceptance. The Admissions Committee gives detailed attention to every application it receives\, and its decisions each year are final.  Other than to correct an error in the information it originally evaluated\, the Admissions Committee is not able to comply with appeals from applicants for a second review.Please DO NOT submit letters of recommendation — they will not be accepted.Dear prospective Comm Studies majors:We are delighted to announce a major improvement in the way in which UCLA students apply to the Comm Studies major. As you already know\, Comm Studies has been one of the most sought-after majors at UCLA since its creation nearly 40 years ago\, with more and more outstanding students applying each year. Choosing our students from among the very best people at UCLA has been our privilege\, but also our great challenge\, so we have decided to improve our admissions decisions by…Giving students an incentive to take more challenging courses prior to entering the major. In our discussions with students\, many told us that they had delayed taking difficult classes prior to applying for fear that receiving a lower grade might harm their chances of getting into the major–a strategy that had the unfortunate effect of making them less prepared for some of the difficult courses within the major. To ensure that students are well-prepared for the major\, we have adjusted the way we evaluate the GPA of applicants\, ensuring that students who take challenging courses are not penalized compared to students who take so-called “Easy A” classes.Getting to know you beyond grades. While our traditional application process has relied heavily on looking at your performance in UCLA courses\, our new process will give you a chance to make a case for your admission through a series of very concise essays. The essay questions –presented below– give us a chance to better understand your experiences\, attitude\, accomplishments\, and connection to Comm Studies. One of the most important parts of the new application is a chance for you to impress us with your best work by uploading a short creative work sample.Letting you make your case… in person: While the many applicants will still be selected and notified online before the start of Fall Quarter\, our admission process will now allow some students to make their case in face-to-face interviews with an admissions committee at the start of Fall Quarter. We think giving our admissions advisory committee a chance to hear our applicants communicate will allow us to better understand how they could flourish in Comm Studies.These changes represent a lot of additional work for our applicants–and ourselves–but we truly believe they will give great students the best opportunities to be admitted to our great major. We look forward to hearing from you soon!Essay Questions:In your application\, you will be asked to tell us in no more than 750 characters (each):Why do you want to be a Communication Studies major?Communication Studies is a highly selective major. Tell us briefly why you believe you should be chosen for the major.Communication Studies is a challenging major. Tell us briefly how you have overcome obstacles or adversity to achieve a goal.Communication Studies is a diverse major. Tell us briefly how you would contribute to that diversity.Communication Studies majors are leaders. Tell us briefly about a specific instance where you have successfully led others to achieve a goal.Communication Studies is a creative major. Tell us briefly about a project\, short movie\, writing sample\, or other creative work you have completed of which you are especially proud.Creative Work:All applicants must upload a sample of your creative work for a valid application.  A sample can be any format or type (e.g.\, special project\, short film\, blog\, research project\, writing sample\, photo(s)\, audio file) you like\, but should be something uniquely creative or exceptional. (We will also ask you to tell us about the project and explain why you are especially proud of it). For more information and instructions on uploading your creative work click here.-Tim Groeling\,Associate Professor and Chair
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/comm-studies-application/
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UID:3461-1432825200-1432830600@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] Science as social learning: Computational\, mathematical\, and experimental investigations
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-science-as-social-learning-computational-mathematical-and-experimental-investigations/
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SUMMARY:BEC Speaker Series: Jacob Foster "The Unknown Known: Science\, Social Learning\, and Cultural Evolution"
DESCRIPTION:Jacob FosterUCLA\, Department of Sociology  “The Unknown Known: Science\, Social Learning\, and Cultural Evolution” “Science is an incredibly successful instance of social learning. Its practices produce and subtly organize the attention\, effort\, and creativity of millions of scientists\, leading to rapid and cumulative cultural evolution. In this talk\, I outline the striking convergence between this view of science and the one developed in science studies. Using data from millions of scientific papers\, I illustrate how scientists use social cues to select research problems and how these heuristics lead to more (and less) efficient discovery. I then argue that formal theories of learning and cultural evolution shine new light on old puzzles in the sociology of science–while the study of science provides provocative problems\, parallels\, and paradigms for theories of cultural evolution.”  12:00-1:30 PM Monday May 18th\, 2015Haines Hall 352Lunch will be served on a first come\, first serve basis; we request a $6 donation.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/bec-speaker-series-jacob-foster-the-unknown-known-science-social-learning-and-cultural-evolution/
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UID:3466-1431791100-1431793800@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:UCLA Alumni Day
DESCRIPTION:Professor and Chair Tim Groeling invites you to his State of the Departmentaddress for alumni where he will provide an update on academic programs and other important department happenings.  Join other graduates of Communication Studies and learn about successes and future goals for the program.3:50 to 4:35 p.m.203 Covel CommonsEven if you have already registered for Alumni Day\, please feel free to come by; you’re part of our family regardless of what box you checked. Click here for registration. 
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/ucla-alumni-day/
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UID:3459-1431615600-1431621000@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] The interface theory of perception
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-the-interface-theory-of-perception/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150511T120000
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UID:3469-1431345600-1431351000@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:BEC Speaker Series: Laurie Santos "The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights from Non-Human Primates"
DESCRIPTION:Laurie SantosYale\, Department of Psychology “The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights from Non-Human Primates.”“I will explore the evolutionary roots of some of our species’ irrational decisions. I will start by reviewing some classic biases in the field of judgment and decision-making and will then turn to the question of how these biases came about in the first place by exploring some recent experiments in exploring similar biases in monkeys. I will then discuss new work suggesting ways that the human species is uniquely irrational.”12:00-1:30 PM Monday May 11th\, 2015Haines Hall 352Lunch will be served on a first come\, first serve basis; we request a $6 donation.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/bec-speaker-series-laurie-santos-the-evolution-of-irrationality-insights-from-non-human-primates/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150504T120000
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UID:3468-1430740800-1430746200@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:BEC Speaker Series: Lera Boroditsky "How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We Think"
DESCRIPTION:Lera Boroditsky USCD\, Department of Cognitive Science “How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We Think” “How do the languages we speak shape the ways we think? Do speakers of different languages think differently? Does learning new languages change the way you think? Do bilinguals think differently when speaking different languages? Does language shape our thinking only when we’re speaking or does it shape our attentional and cognitive patterns more broadly? In this talk\, I will describe several lines of research looking at cross-linguistic differences in thought.” 12:00-1:30 PM Monday May 4th\, 2015Haines Hall 352Lunch will be served on a first come\, first serve basis; we request a $6 donation.
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/bec-speaker-series-lera-boroditsky-how-the-languages-we-speak-shape-the-ways-we-think/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T150000
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UID:3460-1430406000-1430411400@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] Climate forcing and infectious disease dynamics in changing human landscapes
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-climate-forcing-and-infectious-disease-dynamics-in-changing-human-landscapes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150418T080000
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UID:3465-1429344000-1429358400@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:PAC-12 Student Training Program
DESCRIPTION:• Gain hands-on behind-the-camera experience• Tour full production truck• Learn to operate equipment• Shadow the crew at a Pac-12 live event• Gain the opportunity to be hired for future events• Lunch will be providedWhen: Saturday\, April 18Where: Easton StadiumTime: 8:00AM – 12:00PMTo Sign Up: www.pac-12.com/studenttraining OR wgulley@athletics.ucla.edu 310-825-2476For more information visit: www.pac-12.com/studenttraining
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/pac-12-student-training-program/
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UID:3458-1429196400-1429201800@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] Collective computation and social evolution
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-collective-computation-and-social-evolution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T150000
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UID:3457-1427986800-1427992200@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] Two faces of subjective uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-two-faces-of-subjective-uncertainty/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150305T150000
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UID:3456-1425567600-1425573000@comm.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:[Marschak Colloquium] When morals matter in economic decision making
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences at UCLA
URL:https://comm.ucla.edu/event/marschak-colloquium-when-morals-matter-in-economic-decision-making/
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