Tuesday, December 16

UCLA approves sending nurses to Philippines to aid in relief effort

UCLA nurse Paulo Montenegro left Los Angeles Monday afternoon for the Philippines to provide medical services to victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The 24-year-old is the first UCLA nurse whose trip to the Philippines is being paid for by the university, including flight, accommodations and two weeks’ pay. Read more...

Photo: Paulo Montenegro, a 24-year-old nurse at UCLA, left Los Angeles Monday afternoon to aid relief efforts in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. He is the first nurse whose relief work will be sponsored by UCLA.




Economic pressures lead to fewer full-time faculty

The likelihood of being taught by a full-time lecturer at UCLA is steadily decreasing. Economic and enrollment pressures have caused UCLA to replace retiring full-time faculty with part-time faculty, said Robert Cox, manager of the Office of Analysis and Information Management at UCLA. Read more...






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