Friday, May 16


UCLA's Billie Weiss named 'local hero' for her work in communities affected by violence

Gilbert Salinas was an ex-gang member who had just been released from jail. Gun wounds to his spinal cord had left him a paraplegic, and he wasn't sure what to do with his new freedom. Read more...

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Billie Weiss, an associate director of the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Program at the UCLA School of Public Health, was recently awarded for her research and work with people affected by violence.

Credit: KCET Television/Los Angeles






Proposal for new UCLA conference center and hotel faces setback as regents withhold approval

The UC Board of Regents recently withheld approval of a proposed $152 million conference center and hotel to be built on the UCLA campus, a setback for a project that has been months in the making. Read more...

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A proposal of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center that would be located in the current location of Parking Lot 6 if approved by the UC Board of Regents.

Credit: UCLA Newsroom



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