Word: ucla
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Southern California museums, galleries and art schools are thriving. Prominent New York--based art leaders like Ann Philbin and Gary Garrels are today director and chief curator, respectively, of UCLA'S Hammer Museum. James Wood, former director of the Art Institute of Chicago, arrived in February as president and CEO of the city's J. Paul Getty Trust. "Young artists no longer think they have to go to New York after they get their degrees," observes artist Baldessari. "For the galleries, it's like shooting fish in a barrel here?there is so much of a talent pool...
...ability to pay better attention is one of those things that people can consciously and physically improve in themselves, says Dr. Lidia Zylowska, who heads a program for ADHD patients at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Zylowska's early research in meditation - one technique within the larger practice of mindful awareness - suggests that it can improve older ADHD patients' ability to stay focused. The practice may also work for kids. "We always think that our brain makes our mind, but it may work the other way," says Zylowska. "You can have an impact on your biology...
...study by UCLA psychology professor Paul Okami, it was shown that children who see their parents naked are in no way worse off than their prudish counterparts. In my experience, a naked family normalizes nudity in a wonderfully productive way. Being naked never feels wrong, embarrassing or innately and cheaply sexual to me; it is an empowering and liberating state of being. This is the legacy I owe to my family...
...clear whether such behavior extends to career choice, but Sandra Black, an associate professor of economics at ucla, is intrigued by findings that firstborns tend to earn more than later-borns, with income dropping about 1% for every step down the birth-order ladder. Most researchers assume this is due to the educational advantages eldest siblings get, but Black thinks there may be more to it. "I'd be interested in whether it's because the second child is taking the riskier jobs," she says...
...Bruins ran the Crimson off the pitch, and while Harvard displayed enough talent to merit its presence on the field, the team was simply overwhelmed at the ease in which UCLA eviscerated its vaunted attack. Harvard hadn’t played an opponent of UCLA’s caliber and thus hadn’t needed to change its playing style until the sun set in southern Cal and the Crimson’s 2006 season...