Christopher Thomas, a UCLA network engineer of 40 years, died of colon cancer on Dec. 29. He was 67. Read more...
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January 18, 1:55 am
Paying for out-of-state tuition
Ryan McNagny could have attended an in-state college. He was accepted to the highly ranked Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, a three-hour drive away from his hometown, Fort Wayne. Read more...
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Ryan McNagny is an out-of-state student from Indiana. He has seen his tuition fees increase by 24.3 percent since coming to UCLA in 2009.
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January 18, 1:54 am
Proposed 2012-2013 budget may change GPA requirements for Cal Grants
Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed changes to Cal Grant funding in his recently released 2012-2013 budget, which may make it more difficult for students to obtain Cal Grant tuition aid. Read more...
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January 18, 1:51 am
Professor emeritus Leo Snowiss dies
Leo Snowiss, professor emeritus in the political science department and former associate dean of the Graduate Division, died Jan. Read more...
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January 18, 1:50 am
Heal the Bay’s Mark Gold becomes an associate director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
The tide keeps bringing Mark Gold back to UCLA. He was born at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a place that was also the site of his son's life-saving operation. Read more...
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January 18, 1:49 am
UCLA professors’ study yields hope for treating alcohol-use disorders
UCLA researchers are developing what could become the first effective remedy for alcohol-use disorders, which affect more than 76 million people worldwide. The team, led by UCLA researchers and molecular and medical pharmacology professors Jing Liang and Richard Olsen, conducted the research by isolating dihydromyricetin, or DHM, the key ingredient used in centuries-old Chinese treatment for alcohol-related maladies. Their research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience this month, was only conducted on rats. Read more...
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January 18, 1:49 am
New energy standards could help UCLA cut costs
The California Energy Commission adopted unprecedented energy efficiency standards for battery chargers last week, which could help reduce energy costs at UCLA. Read more...