Food security programs at UCLA taught students how to cook and expanded student efforts to fight food insecurity on campus following a funding allocation from the University of California. Read more...
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June 10, 2:46 am
Colleagues recognize head of UCLA Army ROTC as she leaves for Pentagon position
One of the highlights of Lt. Col. Shannon Stambersky’s career was when she saw cadets step outside of their comfort zones and embrace their host country’s culture during a three-week summer training program in Indonesia. Read more...
Photo: Lt. Col. Shannon Stambersky will be leaving the UCLA Army ROTC program to work at the Pentagon. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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June 10, 2:45 am
Retiring professors leave behind legacy of passion for Near Eastern archaeology
Two longtime faculty members from the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology are retiring this month. Professors Elizabeth Carter and Robert Englund will be retiring after multiple decades of teaching at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Robert Englund (back row, third from the left) poses at a British excavation site of a mound called Jemdet Nasr in 1998. (Courtesy of Robert Englund)
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June 10, 2:26 am
Retiring psychology professor reflects on, encourages interdisciplinary research
David Sears said he once flirted with former President Barack Obama during a photo opportunity. “He said, ‘Where do you teach?’ and I said UCLA, and he said, ‘Oh, my wife was just there last spring and she said it was such a beautiful campus,’” Sears said. Read more...
Photo: David Sears, a distinguished professor in the department of psychology, is retiring after almost 60 years of teaching at UCLA. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
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June 10, 1:10 am
UCLA leadership reflects on safety measures two years after shooting
Justin Gelzhiser stood by the door of a lecture hall with a box cutter and fire extinguisher for several hours, preparing to defend his class from an active shooter. Read more...
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June 6, 11:18 pm
UCLA Life Sciences forms new committee to help students navigate core classes
A new committee will gather student feedback to improve the curriculum for core life science classes. Navi Sidhu, an undergraduate representative for Associated Students UCLA, said he created the Life Science Core Student Advisory and Communication Committee on May 29, with the approval of Dean of UCLA Life Sciences Victoria Sork, to increase collaboration between Life Sciences Core Education administrators and students. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
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June 5, 10:23 pm
Majority of incoming USAC leaders certified, sworn in despite revote
This post was updated June 6 at 5:19 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted to certify the spring election results and swore in several of next year’s council members Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Twelve of the 2018-2019 Undergraduate Students Association Council was sworn in Tuesday, and remaining officials will be sworn in at the next USAC meeting. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)