SAN FRANCISCO— With insistent urging by the governor and in light of a failing online program, the University of California Board of Regents discussed ideas on Wednesday to increase the number of online courses at the UC – but have yet to lay out further concrete plans. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown, who is an ex-officio regent, speaks at the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday.
The undergraduate student government may soon have another fund to oversee, one that would be financed through private donors instead of student fees. Read more...
SAN FRANCISCO— The University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a $104.7 million budget to help construct a new teaching center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Read more...
L.A. Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced a bill last week that would allow L.A. drivers to park at broken parking meters for free, according to a statement from the assemblyman released last week . Read more...
The undergraduate student government voted Tuesday to create an endowment with $100,000 of the leftover money from last year’s council by a vote of 9-1-2. Read more...
For an hour each day, Jeremy Gleick sets aside his biochemistry and neuroscience textbooks and picks up playing cards, juggling balls and sometimes even knives. “(Learning something new each day) is an opportunity to get to do something I ordinarily would not be able to do,” Gleick said. Read more...
Photo: Jeremy Gleick, a third-year neuroscience student, is demonstrating some card tricks above – one of the many things he has learned during what he calls his “learning hour.” Gleick sets aside an hour every day to learn something and has been doing so for about 3 1/2 years.
He added that police are currently investigating leads but could not comment on whether they think the man intended to rob, sexually assault or murder the student. Read more...
