The vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, a program intended to promote and advance research in ethnic studies, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. Read more...
Photo: Belinda Tucker, the vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. (Courtesy of UCLA)
It has become more difficult for in-state students to gain admission to the University of California because of relaxed standards for nonresident students, according to the California state auditor’s report released Tuesday. Read more...
Students can now receive writing help for social science classes through a new writing center, social science officials said in an email Monday. The Social Science Undergraduate Writing Center will provide students with one-on-one tutoring for any social science writing assignment, said Christine Holten, director of the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center. Read more...
Members of the UCLA equestrian team have leapt over hurdles inside and outside the horse riding arena to re-establish themselves as a club sport on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Kristina Hambley)
Don T. Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, died of cardiorespiratory arrest March 21 in Los Angeles. He was 66. Nakanishi was a professor at UCLA for 35 years and was the director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center from 1990 to 2010. Read more...
Photo: Don Nakanishi, a pioneering scholar in Asian-American studies and director emeritus of the Asian American Studies Center, died Monday of cardiorespiratory arrest. (Courtesy of David Yoo)
Water service to apartments in the North Village and some buildings on campus will be reduced following a water main break Tuesday afternoon. A crew is currently fixing a 12-inch pipe that burst underneath Veteran Avenue and Strathmore Drive, said Kim Hughes, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Read more...
A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. Read more...
