University of California President Mark Yudof joined the likes of renowned biologist Richard Dawkins and UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland in speaking at the UCLA Institute for Molecular Medicine weekly seminar on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof speaks at a seminar in the Neuroscience Research Building on Thursday.
Many students have a friend, or a friend of a friend, who has been prescribed Adderall or another stimulant. Patients who take stimulants see numerous improvements in their symptoms, including greater alertness and concentration, and decreased distraction and procrastination. Read more...
Twelve years after traveling by plane, van and car from his home in Chile to the United States, Mario Pizarro stood nervously at the front of the concrete stage in Bruin Plaza Wednesday and looked out into a crowd of about 50 people. Read more...
Photo: Students rally in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday, as part of the fourth annual Immigrant Awareness Week. The event was held by the student organization IDEAS and the USAC external vice president’s office.
Armen Alchian, a professor emeritus in economics known for his research of business relationships and firms, died Feb. 19 of natural causes. He was 98. Read more...
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
The UCLA School of Law received a gift of $1.025 million from an alumna to create the Justice Joan Dempsey Klein Scholarships in Law, according to a UCLA statement released Wednesday. Read more...
If passed by the graduate student body, the first referendum would increase funding for the financially struggling Graduate Writing Center by raising graduate student quarterly fees $1.50 per quarter – from $4 to $5.50. Additionally, the referendum will tie future quarterly fees to inflation. Read more...
