A UCLA Extension instructor was recently selected for a Fulbright Specialists Project in Namibia by the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Read more...
Photo: Dr. James Adams, who teaches employment law and human resources development at UCLA Extension, was recently selected for a Fulbright Specialist program. (Courtesy of Business Wire)
UCLA will compete for the next three weeks with over 175 college and university campuses, both American and Canadian, to save the most energy and water in its residence halls. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Do It in the Dark energy-saving competition recently launched with an event on the Hill. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
More UCLA students have been applying to Teach for America, a national program that recruits college graduates to teach in lower-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods, than in previous years, despite a national trend of decreasing applications to the program. Read more...
The undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday to set spending caps for candidates, recognize the existence of slates and mandate the disclosure of campaign funding sources in the spring election. Read more...
Photo: Election Board Chair Shagun Kabra, a third-year mathematics/economics student, presents on changes to the Election Code to USAC. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Westwood residents and commuters are now able to buy tickets for the Commuter Express bus system on California’s first mobile ticketing app for public transportation. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation launched the LA Mobile app, which allows bus riders to check schedules and purchase tickets for the Commuter Express and DASH bus systems, at a public event Tuesday. Read more...
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. A moot court justice interrupted a law student mid-sentence Saturday to ask if derogatory comments about a nurse’s physical appearance – short hair, lack of lipstick and jewelry – were gender or sexual orientation discrimination. Read more...
Friends and family gathered at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center picnic area Sunday to celebrate the life and spirit of Sam Burton Oliver, a fourth-year economics student who died from an apparent suicide Dec. Read more...
Photo: Friends and family of UCLA student Sam Oliver celebrated his life at a memorial service Sunday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
