Luke Harmon-Vellotti is used to being the youngest person in the room. The 14-year-old mastered his times tables before he could see over the kitchen counter and was beating his dad in chess by the time he was 9 and a three-time national champion. Read more...
Photo: Luke Harmon-Vellotti is a 14-year-old chess champion who plans to study computer science and mathematics at UCLA in the fall.
Local hot dog chain Fab Hot Dogs opened its doors in Westwood Tuesday, in the space previously occupied by Socko’s Subs. The restaurant, located at 920 Broxton Ave., marks the chain’s first expansion beyond its original location in Reseda, Calif. Read more...
Photo: Fab Hot Dogs opened in Westwood on Tuesday on Broxton Avenue.
Wayne Smutz, executive director of Penn State University's World Campus and associate vice president for academic outreach, was named as the new dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension. Read more...
At least one person was detained by police in Westwood Thursday while protesting a recent verdict that declared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman not guilty for the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles police officers gathered on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive, where they detained at least one protester Thursday evening.
The University of California Board of Regents reached a settlement Thursday with a UCLA head and neck surgeon who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the UC last year. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by UCLA surgeon Dr. Christian Head last year.
The University of California Board of Regents met today to decide on a few last items of business, including a discussion about online education and an update to the Faculty Code of Conduct, before appointing Janet Napolitano as the next UC president. Read more...
The University of California Board of Regents ended its three-day board meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday with the much-anticipated appointment of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano as the next UC president. Read more...
Photo: Janet Napolitano, center, speaks at her first press conference as the UC president-designate.
