Every quarter, students in the College of Letters and Science are expected to meet a set total number of units, as dictated by the Expected Cumulative Progress policy. To meet this total – 42 by the end of freshman year, 86 by the end of sophomore year – new students are expected to enroll in between 13 and 15 units per quarter for their first two years, a more than reasonable expectation given the plethora of five-unit general education classes. Read more...

Of the dozen libraries located on the UCLA campus, students are probably most familiar with the Powell Library or the Charles E. Young Research Library. However, Wayne Dollase, a professor emeritus in the department of earth and space sciences, recognizes a thirteenth library on campus: the Mildred E. Read more...

Photo: The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, located near the UCLA School of Dentistry, offers educational resources, including a theater that can be used as a teaching space.

As first passes for class enrollment begin next week, many students may pause to decide how many units to enroll in for the coming quarter. Read more...

Conduct bioengineering research in Singapore. Shadow an Italian doctor. Collect samples from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Read more...

Across California, from San Diego to Los Angeles to Berkeley, service and medical workers took up signs and megaphones to protest a contract put forth by the University of California that would require the workers to pay more into the UC Retirement Plan. Read more...

Photo: UC service and patient care workers hold signs outside Sproul Hall after extended negotiation with the University over their contracts.