Quincy Peters’ family friend was shot and killed by police in 2008. Fifteen years later, she began working at the UCLA BioCritical Studies Lab – where researchers analyze the autopsies of people who have died in jails or during encounters with law enforcement officers – with the hopes of making legislative change to the policing system. Read more...
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January 23, 12:11 am
Annual World Languages Day event celebrates linguistic diversity at UCLA
More than 100 people gathered Wednesday in Wilson Plaza to eat Persian food, practice Chinese calligraphy and watch traditional performances as part of World Languages Day. Read more...
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January 22, 1:53 pm
UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 3:23 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspended in 2022 for a year without pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...
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January 21, 11:31 pm
UCLA students appreciate value of economics with 3rd place in Federal Reserve contest
A group of UCLA students placed third in an annual national economics competition hosted by the Federal Reserve on Nov. 21. Nearly 140 teams from 36 states competed in the National College Fed Challenge and finals were held in Washington, D.C. Read more...
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January 16, 11:29 pm
Some community college bachelor’s programs face pushback from UC, CSU
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 11:09 p.m. Lisa Roebbelen said the best years of her life were spent learning to care for the dead. Read more...
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January 14, 7:19 pm
UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks
When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...
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January 14, 10:34 am
UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program promotes educational equity, access
The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not have the necessary support to succeed, UCLA faculty said. Read more...