UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third-best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth-best nationally last year. Read more...
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Campus, News
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August 23, 9:17 am
LADWP contains water main burst, limits flooding to UCLA structures
A water main burst on Sunset Boulevard, flooding several UCLA structures, including parking lots 4 and 7 and the Intramural Field. The pipe has since been shut off and the water has been contained, a UCLA official said. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
By Bernard Mendez
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m. A water main break that flooded multiple structures on campus Sunday morning has been contained, UCLA officials said.
Los Angeles, National, News
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July 26, 3:16 pm
Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India
This post was updated July 28 at 9:45 a.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accepted his nomination to be the next ambassador to India. President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to the office July 9. Read more...
Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News
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July 25, 4:46 pm
Students gain hands-on philanthropic experience in community engagement course
When she first learned about Philanthropy as Civic Engagement, student Damola Adeyemo could not believe class participants gave away $100,000 to nonprofits as part of their coursework. Read more...
California, Fire, News, Science & Health
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July 24, 5:24 pm
California heat waves break records, set dangerous precedent
California has experienced a series of heat waves this summer, with record-breaking temperatures causing dangerous levels of heat exposure. Heat waves kill more Americans than all other weather-related disasters, with more than 600 people dying every year in the United States because of extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more...
National, News
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July 24, 1:14 pm
UC community members react to DACA ruling, remain hopeful for future
Some University of California community members expressed dissatisfaction at a federal judge’s decision July 16 to declare the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal but said DACA recipients should remain hopeful. Read more...
Higher Education, News, UC
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July 22, 4:47 pm
UC Board of Regents approves new systemwide multiyear tuition plan
This post was updated July 25 at 7:48 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents approved a systemwide multiyear plan that increases tuition and student fees to the incoming class of undergraduate students and all graduate students starting fall 2022. Under the new plan, tuition costs and fees can see yearly adjustments tied to inflation for the incoming class of undergraduate students. Read more...
News, Science & Health, Westwood
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July 21, 7:41 pm
UCLA nurses protest unsafe staffing in front of Ronald Reagan Medical Center
This post was updated July 25 at 8:23 p.m. Dozens of UCLA nurses demonstrated in front of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday morning, calling for safe staffing and better workplace protections. Read more...
