Thursday, April 23

Keilis-Borok remembered for earthquake prediction research

Vladimir Keilis-Borok, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Sciences and an internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist, died from a heart illness on Oct. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Professor Vladimir Keilis-Borok died from heart illness on Oct. 19 at his home in Culver City. The internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist was 92.



Students rally to support student and worker rights

About 20 undergraduate and graduate students carried a coffin around campus on Wednesday to symbolically mourn what they called the “death” of student and workers rights at the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Political science graduate student Jason Ball doned a mask and dark colored suit while participating in one of several mock “funerals” held around campus on Wednesday to represent what was called the “death” of student and worker rights at the University of California.


Napolitano to allocate $15M to student programs

This post was updated at 10:08 p.m. University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday that she would immediately allocate $15 million to programs for undocumented students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as one of her first actions in office. Read more...



UCLA graduates bring new boba truck to Westwood Village

Bins of boba balls and boxes of tea ingredients litter nearly every surface inside the apartment of recent UCLA graduates David Mangold and Vince Ho. In the comfort of their kitchen, the pair has spent the past several months perfecting the boba tea recipes for their latest business venture – Koala Tea. Read more...

Photo: The Koala Tea boba truck is the newest business venture of two UCLA alumni.