UCLA plans to appoint about 20 officers in various divisions and schools on campus to advise administrators on diversity issues and assist a new vice chancellor who will focus on diversity. Read more...
Campus, News
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October 7, 2:06 am
UCLA to appoint diversity specialists from various campus departments
Campus, News
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October 6, 1:46 pm
Decades later, Project India participants celebrate book’s publishing
Hairs have grayed and voices have gotten thicker, but the memory of their time in India was fresh in the minds of the alumni at the UCLA Faculty Center on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: David Lund, one of organizers of Project India, spoke Sunday at the reception to celebrate a recently published book about the project. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Science & Health
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October 6, 1:40 pm
UCLA receives $3M grant to help lessen effects of secondhand smoke
UCLA researchers will receive a $3 million grant to counteract the effects of secondhand smoke among low-income black and Latino families in Los Angeles, officials announced last week. Read more...
News
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October 6, 10:07 am
Wake of the Storm
Read our feature series about the ongoing Typhoon Yolanda relief missions in the Philippines and the UCLA community's contributions to the recovery. The Daily Bruin spent 19 days in the Philippines talking to survivors, displaced persons and aid agencies about the progress being made in the wake of one of the worst typhoons on record. Read more...
Campus, News
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October 6, 3:08 am
Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon. During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may face in the future, said seminar administrator Mark Weiner. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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October 6, 1:15 am
Over past year, 28 peepings reported near Westwood apartments
Marie Scampini glanced across the courtyard of her Veteran Avenue apartment building into the parking lot next door, where a man acting suspiciously caught her eye. Read more...
Crime, News
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October 4, 3:55 pm
Medical student accused of stealing patient’s iPad considers plea deal
A woman who allegedly stole a dying patient’s iPad at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center appeared in court Friday to discuss a plea deal that would let her face a sentence of community service instead of jail time. Read more...