University of California President Janet Napolitano joined a panel of five UC students in a Google Hangout Tuesday to discuss university-related issues ranging from student veteran resources to online education. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano talked with a panel of five students from different UC schools in a Google Hangout Tuesday.
Three of the five lanes on the northbound 405 Freeway will close for repaving during Presidents Day weekend as part of a construction project officials have dubbed “Jamzilla.” Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to close lanes on the freeway’s Sepulvada Pass for 80 hours Feb. Read more...
Photo: The 405 Freeway will have three of its five northbound lanes closed during Presidents Day weekend.
For Iris Firstenberg, storytelling is a family business. At the age of 3, she listened to her father teach moral lessons through stories and watched him write numerous engineering books on problem solving, developing her passion for both speaking and writing at an early age. Read more...
Photo: Iris Firstenberg, a cognitive psychology and management organization professor at the Anderson School of Management, teaches effective business techniques through storytelling. Firstenberg recieved her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UCLA.
An on-campus networking event on Feb. 19 aims to connect students interested in nonprofit work with professionals from an array of organizations. Students must register by Feb. Read more...
Eugene Volokh was 10 years old when he completed the highest level of math at his high school and wanted to move on to linear algebra. Read more...
Photo: Eugene Volokh graduated from UCLA at 15 and went on to get a degree at the UCLA School of Law. He is now a professor at the law school.
The University of California has offered wage increases and an unprecedented freeze on health care rates to its largest and most vocal employee union, but the union said it still refuses to accept its offers because it wants a higher wage increase for its members. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 union went on strike late last year to protest what they called unfair labor practices.
The University of California Office of the President will forgo a budget increase for the first time in five years as officials reconsider the office’s role within the UC system. Read more...
