Vladimir Fedorovich Markov, a professor emeritus in the Slavic languages and literatures department and a Russian literature scholar, died Jan. 1 at his home in Los Angeles, after a long period of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Read more...
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January 15, 12:01 am
Former UCLA professor enjoyed Russian poetry, inspiring students
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January 14, 2:20 am
Undergraduate Student Writing Center opens third location
The new location will offer sessions with Peer Learning Facilitators – students hired to work with other undergraduates in one-on-one sessions and teach them how to do more in-depth research because of the location in the library. Read more...
Photo: Third-year communications and political science student Tina Tucker assists Zhihao Zhao, a first-year business economics and psychology student, with writing assignments.
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January 14, 1:45 am
Global studies program review postponed
The global studies interdepartmental program will not undergo review for another year, as it works to reorganize its curriculum in light of state budget cuts in past years. Read more...
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January 14, 1:44 am
UCLA study reveals suicide rates in California
Californians who identify as a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community were almost three times more likely than their peers to consider suicide, according to a health policy brief released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research last month. Read more...
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January 11, 11:24 am
Mathias Botanical Garden receives $1 million donation to jump-start renovations
UCLA’s Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden received a $1 million donation to help start renovations in the seven-acre garden located in South Campus near the David Geffen School of Medicine, the university announced this week. Read more...
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January 10, 9:25 pm
University librarian Gary Strong ends UCLA chapter
As a high school student in northern Idaho immersed in the pages of “A Passion for Books” – a novel by Lawrence Powell, the namesake of UCLA’s Powell Library – Gary Strong knew he wanted to become a librarian. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s librarian Gary Strong is preparing to retire after a lifelong career as a librarian and a decade at UCLA.
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January 10, 1:30 am
Hedrick Hall opens Test Kitchen
The smell of spices filled Hedrick dining hall’s Test Kitchen Wednesday night as students dug into plates of mashed potatoes, grilled beef tenderloin and turkey-cranberry flatbread. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing and Hospitality chef Gerald Flowers serves a dish in the newly reopened Hedrick dining hall, which is being used as a test kitchen for the new Sproul dining hall.