The pharmaceutical industry has a history of working with higher education to foster research and innovation. Read more...
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May 25, 9:19 pm
Methodology behind U.S. News’s hospital rankings questioned
U.S. News and World Report ranks Ronald Reagan Medical Center third in the nation "“ behind the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the top-ranked Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Read more...
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May 11, 10:17 pm
Ackerman Union’s hidden mural
On June 11, 1970, a small daily newspaper in Santa Monica ran a short story about a mural that had recently been completed in UCLA's Ackerman Union. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA student is arrested on campus during one of several protests that inspired the mural in Ackerman Union.
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May 11, 10:11 pm
Treasured Chaucer portrait may not be a treasure
While a sweet April shower was coming down outside, English Professor Michael Allen stood perfectly dry and silent in the English Reading Room, fixed on a portrait in a display, studying its features. Read more...
Photo: One of the first known painted portraits of Chaucer is housed in the English Reading Room in the Humanities Building. It is owned by the UCLA English department.
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April 27, 11:25 pm
The ever-changing face of student government at UCLA
It was 1930, and the UCLA campus was a fresh sight in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Students from all parties react as the Undergraduate Students Association Council election results are announced in front of Kerkhoff Hall.
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April 27, 10:58 pm
USAC seeks to improve budget process
Popular campus events like Dance Marathon and various culture nights rely on pools of funds that come from student fees. These funds, which are managed by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, are distributed through a standardized allocation process. Read more...
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April 27, 10:54 pm
Council hopes that competitive elections will encourage high voter turnout
From Bruin Walk fliers to fee referendums, the catalyst that pulls students to the polls in the undergraduate student government elections is different for each individual. Read more...