The acceptance letters, more than seven years late for some, arrive via owl "“ an electronic one, that is. Read more...
News
News
|
April 26, 1:20 am
UCLA dental student recounts his experience surviving Mount Everest
Lindley Zerbe had just flown overseas to start his career as a research scientist at the National University of Singapore after graduating from Stanford. Then he got an email that would permanently change his career path. Read more...
Photo:
courtesy of LINDLEY ZERBE
UCLA dental student Lindley Zerbe, who climbed Mount Everest with a team from the National University of Singapore, spoke Wednesday.
Campus, News
|
April 26, 1:19 am
L.A. mayor to speak on campus tonight
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will visit UCLA tonight to speak about the evolving role of major cities for an annual lecture put on by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the political science department. Read more...
Photo:
Courtesy of THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will give the Bollens-Ries-Hoffenberg Lecture today.
News, Science & Health
|
April 26, 1:17 am
UCLA researchers discover single genetic change linked to IQ and brain size
A link between genetics and brain size has been established by a team led by neurology researchers at UCLA, working as part of an international collaborative research project, showing that single genetic changes play a role in determining brain volume and IQ. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
|
April 25, 1:49 am
USAC Recap – April 24
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
A Closer Look, News
|
April 25, 1:19 am
Student concern over UC’s coal investments clouds the university’s fiscal gains
A group of California students is working to discourage public universities from investing in coal, citing negative social and environmental effects. Read more...
Campus, News, Science & Health
|
April 25, 1:17 am
Not by the book: Guerilla Science cofounder Mark Rosin teaches concepts in unexpected ways at music festivals
During his day job as a postdoctoral researcher in UCLA's Department of Mathematics, Mark Rosin sits in his sparsely furnished office, getting up to jot down algorithms on his chalkboard and meeting with faculty, staff and graduate students. Read more...
Photo:
Mark Rosin, a researcher in the UCLA Department of Mathematics, cofounded Guerilla Science, which seeks to introduce science in unexpected places. The organization tries to prove that science is a part of everyday life and that people should think about and question it.