Stepping onto campus for the first time, some of the high school foster students participating in the First Star UCLA Bruin Guardian Scholars Summer Academy could barely look their instructors in the eye. Read more...
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The Bruin Guardian Scholars Program aims to encourage high school foster students to go to college. Participants will visit UCLA monthly as part of a year-round outreach project. (courtesy of Walter Kappeler)
Aiming for cleaner air and clearer streets, UCLA is teaming up with Rutgers University on a study that will monitor traffic congestion and air pollution. Researchers from the two universities received a joint grant of $2 million last month from the National Science Foundation. Read more...
Dental coverage insurance cards were accidentally sent out recently to a number of UCLA students who had waived the UC Student Health Insurance Plan for the academic year. Read more...
Two electric vehicle charging stations were recently installed in Parking Structure 9, in anticipation of increased demand for electric cars in the West Los Angeles area. Read more...
More gluten-free menu options will soon be available at Il Tramezzino, a restaurant in the Anderson School of Management courtyard that wants to cater to gluten-free eaters. Read more...
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Il Tramezzino is featuring new gluten-free food options.
Il Tram Chop Salad
Tuna Sandwich on Harvest Wheat
Famous Chicken Special Panini
Mocha
Three renovated residential buildings, one updated dining hall and the Court of Sciences Student Center are on schedule to open over the next two quarters, while Pauley Pavilion continues to take shape in preparation for its re-opening in 2012. Read more...
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De Neve Halls
A growing trend in metal thefts nationwide has affected some UCLA construction sites. Read more...
