Students can now receive writing help for social science classes through a new writing center, social science officials said in an email Monday. The Social Science Undergraduate Writing Center will provide students with one-on-one tutoring for any social science writing assignment, said Christine Holten, director of the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center. Read more...
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March 28, 11:50 pm
Writing center opens new branch catering to social science students
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March 28, 11:48 pm
Lab creates new biofuels to expand alternative energy sources
Paul Lin’s genetically engineered bacteria would have died if exposed to oxygen. Instead of handling the bacteria in open air, he sticks his hands into thick rubber gloves built into the side of a transparent tank, inspecting a test tube filled with clear yellow liquid. Read more...
Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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March 28, 3:57 pm
UC aims to increase access to mental health services with 85 new clinicians
University of California students will have increased access to mental health clinicians as part of an initiative that aims to address deficits in mental health services on campuses. Read more...
Photo: University of California students will have increased access to mental health clinicians, as part of an initiative that aims to address deficits in mental health services on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 28, 1:13 am
UCLA equestrian team overcomes hurdles inside and outside arena
Members of the UCLA equestrian team have leapt over hurdles inside and outside the horse riding arena to re-establish themselves as a club sport on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Kristina Hambley)
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March 25, 8:40 pm
Professor emeritus remembered for legacy of Asian-American scholarship
Don T. Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, died of cardiorespiratory arrest March 21 in Los Angeles. He was 66. Nakanishi was a professor at UCLA for 35 years and was the director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center from 1990 to 2010. Read more...
Photo: Don Nakanishi, a pioneering scholar in Asian-American studies and director emeritus of the Asian American Studies Center, died Monday of cardiorespiratory arrest. (Courtesy of David Yoo)
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March 24, 1:33 pm
UC Regents approve Napolitano’s recommended pension plan
The University of California Board of Regents approved President Janet Napolitano’s recommended retirement program for new employees Thursday. Regents Rodney Davis and John Perez and Student Regent Avid Oved voted against the program. Read more...
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March 23, 7:54 pm
UC Regents recap – March 23
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents, the governing board of the University, met Wednesday to vote on the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance and discuss President Janet Napolitano’s proposed retirement program, among other topics. Read more...