The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Outreach and communications chair Lisa Chapman said the council helped with the Westwood homeless count on Jan. Read more...
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February 12, 3:50 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Feb. 11
News, Science & Health
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February 12, 12:54 am
UCLA breast cancer research leads to Ibrance drug FDA approval
Richard Finn transferred to UCLA as an undergraduate freshman from UC San Diego in the late 1970s to be closer to home after his mother died of breast cancer when he was a college freshman. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Slamon (left) and Richard Finn (right) developed Ibrance, a breast cancer drug that has been recently approved by the FDA. (UCLA Newsroom)
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February 12, 12:52 am
Q&A: Newly appointed dean shares thoughts on, goals for engineering school
UCLA announced Friday that Jayathi Murthy will be the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science starting Jan. 1, 2016. Daily Bruin reporter Chandini Soni spoke with Murthy, who is currently the chair of the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin, about her plans as dean and her thoughts on engineering. Read more...
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February 12, 12:47 am
Westwood Adaptation 101 helps international students adjust to UCLA
Firat Uran struggled to find housing and set up his insurance and bank account when he moved to UCLA from Istanbul, Turkey. A student in the UCLA Extension program, Uran said he found it difficult to adjust to Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension student Firat Uran juggles the demands of his Westwood Adaptation 101 company and his schoolwork with poise, including tours of Westwood that begin at the Hammer Museum. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
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February 12, 12:41 am
North Village remains poorly lit despite safety concerns
When it comes to lighting the streets of Westwood’s North Village, many students are in the dark. Improving poorly lit areas of Westwood is an issue that has cycled in and out of Undergraduate Students Association Council elections and local government meetings for decades. Read more...
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February 12, 12:18 am
My Parking Buddy website launches to aid students searching for spaces
A new website is available to help students find spaces in UCLA’s parking lots, though campus officials say it might allow drivers to illegitimately share parking permits. Read more...