Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine. Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy. Read more...
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April 15, 2:57 pm
AFSCME Local 3299 announces indefinite strike to begin May 14
A union representing about 40,000 UC employees announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its demands. Read more...
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April 14, 11:13 pm
Lionel Popkin appointed as dean of UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
Lionel Popkin is no stranger to calling the shots on stage. And Popkin, a choreographer and faculty member at UCLA for 20 years, will soon officially step onto his biggest one yet: dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Read more...
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April 14, 1:31 pm
Jackie Joyner-Kersee announced as UCLA College commencement speaker
This post was updated April 14 at 10:56 p.m. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumnus Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 12. Joyner-Kersee, who graduated UCLA in 1986 with a bachelor’s of arts in history, will give a keynote speech at all three of the UCLA College’s commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Read more...
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April 13, 10:15 pm
At Bruin Day, admitted students celebrate, recount their paths to acceptance
This post was updated April 14 at 11 p.m. Aliza Pinon will soon be the first in her family to attend a four-year university. Pinon, an admitted student from California’s Central Valley, was accepted to UCLA this spring – an accomplishment that she said was meaningful, coming from a high school with limited resources. Read more...
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April 13, 3:42 pm
UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department to suspend admission to biophysics major
This post was updated April 14 at 11:08 p.m. The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email. Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students. Read more...
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April 12, 10:05 pm
UCLA UniCamp receives $109K grant for new equipment, infrastructure
UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association in late March. Every summer, about 500 UCLA students volunteer at UniCamp’s Camp Pine Mountain, located in the San Bernardino Mountains, to serve as community leaders for more than 1,200 children from underserved backgrounds. Read more...