Not all classes at UCLA are taught indoors.
Every week, the students in Professor Brian Walker's "Introduction to Political Theory" honors section, dubbed "Philosophy Walk," trek on average a mile and a half around either the campus or Westwood Village while discussing the core values of the humanist tradition. Read more...
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Professor Brian Walker takes his political theory class on walks around campus and Westwood Village to discuss class readings in a nontraditional setting.
As the UCLA Anderson School of Management prepares to move toward financial self-sufficiency from the state, the school held a town hall meeting with students and faculty on Monday to discuss final pros and cons of the proposal. Read more...
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Anderson School Professor Avanidhar Subrahmanyam discusses the benefits and disadvantages of privatizing Anderson at a town hall meeting on Monday.
UCLA student governments are planning events to combat the proposed fee increase by University of California President Mark Yudof. The Undergraduate Students Association Council will hold a phone-banking event on Bruin Walk this week to call members of the UC Board of Regents and urge them to vote against the fee hike. A "study-in" at Powell Library will also be held later tonight, among other events. Read more...
Johanna Reed wants to know how eating pasta makes people feel. To Reed, eating food has always been an emotional experience, and her latest project, making a food opera, was one of several artistic endeavours addressed at a panel on Friday. Hosted by the UCLA Art | Sci Center & Lab, the panel sought to foster the compatibility of art and science by showing how the two are being combined in the world. Read more...
UCLA Dining Services first posted nutritional information online in 2008, but some meal items are still missing analysis. In 2008, Dining Services purchased a software system called FoodPro, which calculates the nutritional value of the foods and recipes served on the Hill, said Joanne McGill, assistant director of business services of UCLA Dining Services. Read more...
Seated casually in two oversized armchairs, Admiral Michael Mullen and National Public Radio "Morning Edition" co-host Renee Montagne looked more like they were sharing a meal than sharing war stories at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Wednesday. Read more...
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National Public Radio “Morning Edition” co-host Renee Montagne interviewed Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Wednesday.
The wizarding world of Harry Potter is prepared to take over Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Saturday. Read more...
