University of California President Janet Napolitano is about to start a new round of higher education funding negotiations with the state amid possible tuition increases and Gov. Read more...
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January 9, 10:05 am
Napolitano to bring experience to budget negotiation with Gov. Brown
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January 9, 10:01 am
UCLA applies to Awards for Innovation in Higher Education
UCLA and dozens of other state universities applied this week to the state’s Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, which will appropriate a total of $50 million to schools that have made efforts to meet the governor’s higher education priorities. Read more...
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January 9, 9:55 am
3 instruments reported stolen from UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Three rare instruments were reported stolen from a display case in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology over winter break. The instruments, a Saraswati vina from South India, a kora from West Africa and a prima balalaika from Russia, were reported stolen Dec. Read more...
Photo: A prima balalaika from Russia was among three instruments reported missing from the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology during winter break. (UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology)
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January 9, 9:54 am
Sights and Sounds: CES @ Anderson
“I have been wearing (Google Glass) non-stop for the past 2 1/2 years. If they had a water-proof version it would never come off,” said David Zakariaie, a participant of Google’s Glass Explorer Program and panelist at CES @ Anderson. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Johnson/Daily Bruin)
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January 9, 9:53 am
UCLA’s consumer electronics show panels discuss future of technology
One device, a digital speaker assistant, listens to the sounds in a home all day, collecting information for Amazon to personalize each marketing experience. Other gadgets are worn on the body and track fitness or surf the Web while storing personal data. Read more...
Photo: MBA student Jacob Bluhm finishes a demonstration of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at this year’s CES at Anderson event. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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January 9, 9:52 am
Obituary: Former dean of UCLA’s school of education noted for reforms
John Goodlad, an influential professor, researcher and former dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died of cancer on Nov. 29 in Seattle. Read more...
Photo: John Goodlad, a former dean of the UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died of cancer in Seattle on Nov. 29. (Courtesy of Paula McMannon)
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January 9, 9:50 am
Obituary: UCLA alumnus, journalist remembered for activism
Leland L. Nichols, a UCLA alumnus, former journalist and gay rights activist who acted as a mentor to many, died Dec. 14 in San Pablo from congestive heart failur. Read more...
Photo: Leland L. Nichols, a UCLA alumnus, former journalist and gay rights activist, died Dec. 14 from congestive heart failure. (Courtesy of Laurie Hensley)