Saturday, March 28


Student receives support, searches for donor after cancer diagnosis

John Naftzger found a picture taken of his daughter last April, days before she was diagnosed with leukemia. In the photo, a boy that Katie babysat had fallen asleep with his head leaning on her arm, which was in severe pain at the time from her undiagnosed cancer. Read more...

Photo: Katie Naftzger, who was diagnosed in April with a rare form of leukemia, is hoping to find a stem cell donor who can match her German and Taiwanese genetic makeup. (Courtesy of Katie Naftzger)


Officials appoint senior dean of UCLA College

UCLA officials appointed a new senior dean of the College of Letters and Science on Thursday. Patricia Turner, the current Dean and Vice Provost of undergraduate education, will serve as senior dean for two years, according to an email to faculty and staff from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh. Read more...

Photo: Patricia Turner was appointed a senior dean of the College of Letters and Science. (UCLA College Communications)



UCLA explores remote control lock system for classroom doors

UCLA officials are looking to install a system that would lock classroom doors remotely, following last month’s murder-suicide. A committee will decide between different lock systems that would allow officials to lock doors from a central location in case of an emergency, said Art Kirkland, director of the Office of Emergency Management. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is looking for a way to remotely lock classrooms from a central location after the June murder suicide prompted fears of students and faculty unable to lock doors in the case of an active shooter on campus. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)


Student bikes across country, contributes to affordable housing cause

After pedaling through open countryside and busy highways for weeks, Lizi Urbanowicz is more than 1,000 miles into her 4,000 mile-long bike trip across the United States to contribute to affordable housing. Read more...

Photo: Lizi Urbanowicz is biking 4,000 miles across the United States to contribute to affordable housing. She began her trip in Maine at the end of June and will finish in Santa Barbara in September. (Courtesy of Varun Pai)




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