Throughout the summer and school year, undergraduate student government members will collect used graduation caps and gowns to rent, free of charge, to future graduating students. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 30, 12:49 am
Cap and gown drive to help student graduation costs
Campus, News
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June 30, 12:36 am
Funding increase helps labor center serve community
In the dining hall where she worked even before her first day of classes at UCLA, Rosemarie Molina felt at home with the dishwashers and cooks who went on strike within her first week of employment. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 30, 12:31 am
USAC to release USSA, UCSA student delegate applications
Students can apply to be UCLA delegates for upcoming statewide and nationwide conferences starting Tuesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President’s office will release two applications for the delegate positions on its Facebook page this week. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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June 30, 12:26 am
Class designs website mapping unsafe campus “hotspots”
Students identified what they described as eight unsafe “hotspots” on the UCLA campus in a website created last quarter for an honors class. They also suggested ways the university could improve campus safety in response to violent crimes around UCLA. Read more...
Campus, News
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June 30, 12:03 am
Flexible programs at UCLA Extension help enhance grads’ academic skills
Going back to school at age 51, Jim Schiefelbein found juggling his time between work, class and family a “whole different kettle of fish.” When Schiefelbein enrolled at UCLA Extension to improve his consulting skills and learn more about the practice, about three decades had passed since his undergraduate years at Georgetown University. Read more...
Photo: Keynote Address speaker and UCLA Extension professor Fernando deMoraes (left) was awarded the Professional Achievement Award by Associate Dean Michelle Stiles (right) at the UCLA Extension certificate graduation Friday. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 30, 12:00 am
Electrical engineering curriculum to change in fall
UCLA’s electrical engineering curriculum will undergo several changes in fall quarter to remove certain major requirements deemed unnecessary and include more introductory and design courses requested by students. Read more...
Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 29, 1:15 pm
Mathematics professor Terence Tao wins Breakthrough Prize
UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao added another scholarly achievement to his collection last week. The Fields Medal recipient and MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow won the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, earning him a $3 million prize. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao won the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics and $3 million last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)