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		UCLA-engineered Stem Cells Kill HIV Researchers engineer stem cells to form immune cells that target HIV, effectively suppressing the virus in living organisms.			Flavors of Northern Italy, Sept. 8-16 Learn the secrets of Italian flavors through hands-on culinary and wine-tasting sessions with local chefs and vintners.

		Join Us at the Spirit Squad Reception - May 19 Meet the new Spirit Squad, UCLA football players and Coach Jim Mora. Enjoy special performances, prizes and great auction items.			Show Your Pride During I ♥ UCLA Week - April 30-May 5 Decorate your office or dress the family in blue and gold. Submit your entry for the photo contest from wherever you live.


NEWS • Block: Is Public Higher Education Too Big to Fail? • Using Electricity to Generate Alternative Fuel • New Head of NPR: A Bruin • UCLA Traffic Hits Lowest Level Since 1990 • UCLA Alumnus Named California Poet Laureate • Al Scates: 50 Years of Bruin Volleyball TAKE ADVANTAGE • Sam’s Club Membership Benefit for Alumni • Master the Art of Aging, May 11-12 • Sizzlin' Summer Sale at the UCLA Store, May 23 • Tobacco Control as a Nursing Imperative, June 7 • Give Your Child the Gift of an Education OPPORTUNITIES • The Best Seats Still Available for Spring Sing, May 4 • UCLA Alumni Day Walk-Ups Welcome, May 5 • AAP 40th Anniversary Latin Jazz Concert, May 5 • Revlon Run/Walk, Help Fight Women’s Cancer, May 12 UCLA TRIVIA How were UCLA’s blue and gold school colors chosen? The university’s colors were chosen to represent the state’s attributes: blue symbolizing the ocean and local wildflowers, and yellow to reflect the Golden State, California poppy and sunsets.		All Regional Networks May 6, Network Baseball Game Picnic and Tailgate, sponsored by the San Fernando Valley Network, UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni Network May 3, Scholarship Fundraiser Bruin Professionals May 16, Meeting, San Diego June 8, All Region Golf Tourney, Palos Verdes Orange County Network May 7, 2012 UCLA Golf Classic, Coto de Caza San Diego Network May 11-13, UCLA Athletic Events in San Diego May 17, UCLA on the Road, San Diego More Alumni Events \| More Alumni Networks



May 5, 1925 … Rallying for Westwood \| Order UCLA: The First Century »	Sean Astin ’97 (Photo by Don Liebig)

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