The UCLA Anderson School of Management received an $11 million donation from James Easton to promote education in research and technology leadership, officials announced Thursday. The donation will allow the school to officially expand the Easton Technology Leadership Program into a center for the School of Management to develop relationships with technology industries, said Guillaume Roels, an associate professor at the school and the new center’s faculty director. Read more...
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June 15, 4:35 pm
UCLA alum donates $11M for technology management center
News, Westwood
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June 13, 6:40 pm
LA Mayor Garcetti signs minimum wage measure into law
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law Saturday a Los Angeles City Council proposal that will gradually increase the city’s minimum wage every year to $15 an hour by 2020. Read more...
Photo: The new law will increase the city’s minimum wage every year to $15 an hour by 2020. (Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office)
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June 11, 6:59 pm
VA seeks to develop master plan to revitalize West LA campus
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs chose three firms Thursday to form a master plan intended to revitalize its West Los Angeles campus. The VA chose design firm HOK and construction firms The Walsh Group and Core Companies to create a master plan due Oct. Read more...
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June 11, 1:29 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – June 10
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Los Angeles Police Department patrol officer Matthew Ensley said several Special Olympics World Summer Games events are expected to increase traffic near Westwood Village and UCLA. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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June 11, 12:57 pm
Student reports sexual assault on the Hill
University police are searching for a man who penetrated a UCLA student with his fingers in a dorm room on the Hill early Saturday. The man walked into the room about 1:30 a.m. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 10, 1:13 pm
USAC recap – June 9
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
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June 9, 3:47 pm
UCLA cancer center receives $1M donation from Revlon
Revlon donated $1 million to the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in honor of UCLA women’s cancer researcher Dennis Slamon, Revlon’s CEO Lorenzo Delpani announced in a press release Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cancer researcher Dennis Slamon accepts a $1 million donation by Revlon ambassador Halle Berry and CEO Lorenzo Delpani. (Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center)