Jaffa is a sleepy seaside town in Israel with a long-running past and an abundance of artifacts. Read more...
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Students excavate the main room of an ancient structure in Jaffa, Israel, in 2009. The structure was in use from the third century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.
Courtesy of Aaron Burke
Walking down steps at Hitch Suites towards Hedrick Court on a Thursday afternoon, Salvador Vital "“ known simply as "Sal" on the Hill "“ passes by a student. Read more...
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Sal Vital, 44, works at Hedrick Court and Hitch Suites as a maintenance worker for UCLA Housekeeping.
Staff layoffs have not been part of UCLA's own plan to cope with a $96 million budget cut approved in January, but University of California officials predicted that the option will be on the table systemwide. Read more...
Science fiction movies drew him in as a child, but Matt Siegler said the documentary "Cosmos" inspired his passion for researching new frontiers in the universe. Read more...
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Planetary astronomy graduate student Matt Siegler does research at a California Institue of Technology lab and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using data and samples from planets and moon.
Wiping the sweat that dripped off his face, Carlos Alfonso Ruiz walked away from his opponent in defeat after three matches. Read more...
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Players compete in the final match of the mathematics department’s pingpong tournament on Wednesday in the Mathematical Sciences building. Exchange student Carlos Alfonso Ruiz (left) competes against mathematics Professor Kefeng Liu, a two-time winner of the event.
Four upper-division and honors humanities lecturers may be laid off next year as the division copes with budget constraints and moves toward increasing core class offerings. Read more...
With the re-emergence of diseases like malaria and tuberculosis in the United States, the threat of disease outbreaks remains an ever-present concern. Read more...
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A new Global Bio Lab at UCLA is currently under construction. Its goal is to improve responses to epidemics like tuberculosis and malaria.
courtesy of SARAH ANDERSON
