Presidents of a number of research universities came together at the White House on Sept. Read more...
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September 29, 1:54 am
University presidents meet at White House
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September 28, 2:27 am
Turtles overpopulate garden
Invasive red-eared slider turtles make their home in UCLA’s Botanical Garden
June 3, 2010 – UCLA's Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on South Campus doesn't just display plants from around the world – it also hosts a colony of red-eared slider turtles, a species native to the American south, but not to California. And it's not just UCLA's botanical garden that has seen an influx of them. [4:28]
"Invasive red-eared slider turtles make their home in UCLA’s Botanical Garden"Red spots accent the calm surface of a man-made stream, as about 20 turtles poke their heads out of the murky water. Read more...
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Baby turtles are kept in holding tanks until they are 5 inches in diameter. Then they are released into the stream in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
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September 28, 2:25 am
Health care act takes effect
On Thursday, six months after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed through the Senate, millions of young adults nationwide became eligible to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they reach the age of 26. Read more...
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September 28, 2:23 am
USAC awards book money
Later this week, 100 Bruins will win the lottery. Read more...
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More students than ever before applied to USAC Financial Support
Commission’s Textbook Scholarship. The winners will be notified today.
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September 28, 2:22 am
Loss of festival to affect revenue
After 15 years in Westwood, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is moving to a new location at crosstown rival USC's campus, to the dismay of many Bruins. Read more...
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September 28, 2:20 am
UCPD hopes to promote responsible alcohol use for increased student safety
University police attribute the decrease in student drinking this weekend in comparison to this time last year to increased law enforcement and alcohol education. Read more...
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September 28, 2:02 am
UC granted permission to file amicus curiae brief in case debating stem cell research funding
Earlier on Sept. 27, a federal appeals court heard arguments from the two sides of the Sherley v. Sebelius case, an ongoing lawsuit against federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Read more...