President Barack Obama proposed a cap on student loan payments for college students who cannot afford their education in the midst of the economic crisis. Read more...
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February 2, 2:55 am
Obama proposes cap on student loan payments
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January 31, 10:29 pm
UCLA Blood and Platelet donors meet the woman they saved
Blood platelet donor Jonathan Quan always thought his donated platelets just left his arm and entered a pool of anonymous platelets that cancer patients drew from when in need. Read more...
Photo: Blood platelet donor Jonathan Quan attended a luncheon last week where he met a woman to whom he donated his blood platelets.
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January 31, 10:23 pm
Platelet recipient Alta Ray thanks donors who helped her survive leukemia
Alta Ray has been donating blood since she was a young adult. Read more...
Photo: Leukemia survivor Alta Ray spoke with donors from the blood and platelet center.
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January 31, 10:20 pm
Ouchi High School in South L.A. named for Anderson professor and wife
William Ouchi, a UCLA Anderson School of Management professor, and his wife Carol recently presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new facility for a South Los Angeles charter school. Read more...
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January 31, 10:16 pm
Senate passes health care bill
Democrats in the California State Senate passed a single-payer universal health-care bill Thursday, despite threats of a veto from the governor. Read more...
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January 27, 10:21 pm
UCLA professor records quake evacuees’ stories
About a month ago, Professor Robin Derby arranged a trip to the Haitian-Dominican border to collect Haitian narratives for an extended research project on the "loup-garou," the shapeshifting were-creature of Caribbean supernatural folklore. Read more...
Photo: Professor Robin Derby, right, traveled to Haiti last week to conduct research in a town on the Haitian-Dominican border.
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January 27, 10:20 pm
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act put on hold in Senate for health care bill
Students expecting increased financial aid will have to wait a little longer as the health care debate plays out on the Senate floor. Read more...