Thursday, February 19


Professor emeritus remembered for legacy of Asian-American scholarship

Don T. Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, died of cardiorespiratory arrest March 21 in Los Angeles. He was 66. Nakanishi was a professor at UCLA for 35 years and was the director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center from 1990 to 2010. Read more...

Photo: Don Nakanishi, a pioneering scholar in Asian-American studies and director emeritus of the Asian American Studies Center, died Monday of cardiorespiratory arrest. (Courtesy of David Yoo)



Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants UCLA $5.44M for research

A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. Read more...



Fire reported in Perloff Hall

Students and faculty evacuated Perloff Hall Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in the building. UCLA Fire Marshal Dana Johnson said a machine overheated in the lower shop causing filters in the building’s ventilation system to catch fire. Read more...

Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)




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