Google announced Tuesday that it gave a $1 million gift to the University of California’s Lick Observatory to support the observatory’s research and academic mission. The donation, which will be split into two $500,000 allocations, will add to the observatory’s $1.5 million annual allocation from the UC Office of the President. Read more...
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UCLA scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute have developed a more efficient and cost-effective method to extract and analyze cancer cells from a patient’s blood. The NanoVelcro Chip, which is about the size of a postage stamp, contains wires 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. Read more...
Undocumented students at California public universities may gain access to state-funded work-study jobs if a new bill is passed, provided they meet certain benchmarks. Assembly Bill 206, introduced by Assembly members Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) and Jose Medina (D-Riverside) late last month, would create the California Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Work-Study Program under the California Student Aid Commission. Read more...
The University of California Student Association represents 15 of 19 UC undergraduate and graduate student governments. The organization’s Board of Directors typically meets every month at a different campus. Read more...
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With each rhythmic stroke of brush on canvas, Anusha Sadda’s blank square morphed into a landscape patched with dirty grays, chestnut browns and vibrant yellows. Her abstract scene represented the “roller coaster” of emotions she felt when asked to imagine herself as a person with HIV. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Whitney Akabike chooses her Patronus during a Harry Potter-themed workshop at the Mental Health Matters conference Sunday. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
The professors and administrators who petitioned for another vote on a diversity course requirement proposal withdrew their petition Thursday to make wording changes. The wording changes, which come from the Academic Senate Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction, are meant to clarify that the requirement would only apply to students in the UCLA College of Letters and Science and not to those in other schools. Read more...
Robert Singleton begged his wife Helen not to make the journey from UCLA to Jackson, Miss., 54 years ago to protest interstate segregation. He said he was worried his wife would be in danger if she went with him, but he knew she was ready to travel to the South with him to fight for her rights. Read more...
Photo: Kamil Fields, a first-year world arts and cultures student, performs a spoken poetry piece during an event held to commemorate the Bruin Freedom Riders. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
