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UCLA Extension, SoLa Foundation partner to expand access to education

A group of people posing behind a table with a UCLA Extension banner, one holding a framed certificate, in a room with a photo wall and computer workstations in the foreground.
The collaboration, which brings tuition-free UCLA Extension programming to South Los Angeles, will offer workshops and continuing education courses in high-demand fields and topics, including AI, product design, storytelling, entrepreneurship and project management.

Theresa Willis Peters makes space for art – and joy

Theresa Willis Peters, wearing a pink plaid button-up shirt and gold hoop earrings, smiles as she stands outdoors in front of a light stone wall.
“It’s my job to create space for professional touring artists from all over the world who make all kinds of art to engage with young people — so they can discover each other and reflect,” CAP UCLA’s Willis Peters said. “These interactions create memories that people carry with them for a lifetime, and it makes my work a joy machine.”

In memoriam: Dr. Roger Detels, HIV/AIDS researcher and public health leader

Portrait of Roger Detels, wearing a light blue collared shirt and beige sweater, indoors with blurred artwork and colorful decorations in the background.
The distinguished professor emeritus of epidemiology and former dean devoted five decades to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Could your child’s cellphone be hurting their reading? — and more UCLA media

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UCLA psychology professor Patricia Greenfield was quoted by the Independent, which reported on a new study that shows a statistically significant link between lower reading comprehension scores for children who own cellphones compared to those who don’t. Read more about UCLA in today’s New York Times, SFGate and others.
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