The UCLA Computer Science Department will hold a public event on Oct. 22 to celebrate a UCLA professor who recently received the 2011 Alan Turing Award, considered the highest honor in the field of computer science. Read more...
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October 12, 1:44 am
UCLA professor to be honored for receiving Alan Turing Award in computer science
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October 10, 1:47 am
USAC Recap ““ Oct. 9
Special Presentations
- Linda Sarna, UCLA Academic Senate chair, introduced the Senate to council.
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October 10, 1:44 am
University of California system joins Project Degree Completion Initiative
Within the next 13 years, UCLA will attempt to generate more college graduates than it is currently producing, as part of a national initiative to boost graduation rates. Read more...
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October 10, 1:40 am
First farmer’s market of the year brings fresh frood directly to UCLA students
Taking a break during their daily walk to and from campus, students paused briefly at Bruin Plaza to get their fix of fresh produce, from bright orange peppers to green cucumbers to ripe red tomatoes. Read more...
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First-year applied mathematics student Aileen Qin and first-year mathematics/economics student Justin Wu pick out organic peaches from a display at a farmer’s market in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday. The market was put on by Ecology, Economy, Equity, a club at UCLA , also known as E3.
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October 10, 1:37 am
Green paint colors bike lane on UCLA campus along frequently used Strathmore tunnel
The dimmed tunnel linking the bustling apartments of Westwood's North Village and the UCLA campus is now formally open to students who bike to campus. Read more...
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UCLA Transportation opened the university’s first bike lane on Monday on Strathmore Place, with the goal of providing a safe route for cyclists.
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October 9, 12:00 am
Financed by the Green Initiative Fund, Ackerman Union receives new solar panels
Twelve rows of gleaming black silicon sheets line the roof of Ackerman Student Union, absorbing the sun's rays into the building's humming electrical system. Read more...
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New solar panels on Ackerman Union’s roof are now in operation. (Courtesy of ASUCLA)
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October 8, 1:28 am
Global Siblings program at UCLA fosters friendships between international and domestic students
Despite having grown up more than 6,000 miles apart and being five years apart in age, Russian native Anastasia Burkovskaya and California native Deborah Mariscal found each other last year through the Global Siblings program at UCLA. Read more...
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California resident Deborah Mariscal, a third-year linguistics and philosophy student, and Russian native Anastasia Burkovskaya, an economics graduate student, participated in the Global Siblings program, which is housed in the Dashew Center for International Students & Scholars.