As a college student, Francis Longstaff was faced with a decision "“ go to business school or pursue a degree in astronomy. Read more...
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Francis Longstaff, a professor of insurance and finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is also an amateur astronomer. His family owns an observatory that they constructed in Los Padres National Forest.
The Graduate Students Association is finalizing a fee increase proposal intended to decrease reliance on surplus funds and aid the struggling Graduate Writing Center, graduate student officials say. Read more...
Amid midterms and college stress, a group of UCLA engineering students have spent almost every day of winter quarter working with Beverly Hills High School students, sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. Read more...
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Adam Botach, 17, works on his robot to enter in robotics competitions. UCLA engineering students help Adam and other students at Beverly Hills High School build robots and prepare for tournaments, which are part of a robotics competition program coordinated by a nonprofit organization.
A UCLA student and his sister are working on a relief fund for their mother, who was the victim of a shooting earlier this month. Read more...
University of California Television Prime, a new YouTube channel focusing on the UC system, will launch next month, marking the first university-run channel to be partnered exclusively with the site. Read more...
Nelson Ho, a first-year electrical engineering student, died Feb. 15 of an undetermined illness at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He was 18. Read more...
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Nelson Ho
Past a small, somewhat inconspicuous sign advertising UCLA's newest dining facility, students can be seen lounging on the South Campus Court of Sciences Student Center's grass rooftop patio and heading underground toward its restaurants. After more than two years of construction, the center saw its first customers Tuesday. The new center, which is certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for energy efficiency, replaced the Bombshelter, South Campus' former dining area that was demolished in 2009. Read more...
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Students walk through the South Campus Court of Sciences Student Center. The center opened Tuesday and houses new restaurants including Yoshinoya and Subway, as well as two original ASUCLA restaurants.
