Wednesday, May 14


USAC Recap

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...



UCLA researcher James Enstrom not reappointed to position

Epidemiologist James Enstrom's appointment ended today because his research on air pollution did not align with the department mission and failed to reach funding requirements, according to a June 9 layoff notice from Richard Jackson, environmental health sciences department chair. Read more...

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UCLA teaching fellows gain experience during summer sessions

Three times a week for the past month, Ivett Guntersdorfer found herself standing in front of the thirty-odd undergraduate students enrolled in German 59, lecturing on the role of the Holocaust in film and literature. Read more...

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Fourth-year environmental studies student Bianca Shulaker, right, seeks help from her teaching fellow for German 59, Ivett Guntersdorfer.


Winging it

He stepped, he jumped, he fell. And he kept falling.
Three-fourths of the way down the 30-foot plunge, Anthony Gambardella began scissor-kicking his legs, wondering when he would hit the water. Read more...

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Band of Bruins puts finishing touches on its flugtag craft just days before the Red Bull competition in Long Beach.


Ray Bradbury Week honors author’s 90th birthday

Exploring a carnival near Lake Michigan, Ray Bradbury sets his sights on Mr. Electrico, a striking magician whose novelty act is electrocution, as his stage name hints. Read more...

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Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti kneels next to author Ray Bradbury during the official declaration of Aug. 22-28 as Ray Bradbury Week. (Photo courtesy of Peter N. Lonsdale)



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