The possibility of being able to travel from UCLA up to the Bay Area by train in a little less than three hours is speeding toward California. Read more...
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July 8, 10:40 pm
C.U.R.E. club at UCLA helps students secure research lab positions
Minasian has been volunteering in a lab since winter quarter of last year, doing what she calls "hands-on" work with the lab's researchers, preserving cell cultures and analyzing the effects of knocking out autism-related genes on cells. Read more...
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Julia Minasian, rising fourth-year neuroscience student
News, Student Government
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July 8, 10:37 pm
USAC student advocate position fulfilled after two-year vacancy
Students will again have a forum to air grievances this year, if Jonathan Waxer has anything to say about it. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychobiology student Jonathan Waxer will serve as the new USAC student advocate, a job that was left vacant for two years.
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July 8, 10:36 pm
Scientists announce finding of Higgs boson particle responsible for all mass in universe
The Higgs boson, known commonly as the "God particle," is thought to be responsible for all of the matter in the universe. But physicists only found evidence of its existence last week. Read more...
News, Westwood
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July 8, 10:33 pm
Westwood CityTarget is denied alcohol license
When shoppers enter the newly built CityTarget for the store's opening later this month, wallets in hand, they may find one thing missing "“ the liquor aisle. Read more...
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The CityTarget that will open on Weyburn Avenue on July 29 was denied an alcohol license by the L.A. zoning administration in April.
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July 8, 11:12 am
UCLA study predicts mid-century warming for Los Angeles
Through complex equations and several data sets, UCLA researchers have programmed a supercomputer to predict the future of Los Angeles "“ the future temperature, that is. Read more...
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July 8, 11:08 am
UCLA archaeologist works to preserve Easter Island statues
An archaeologist driving around the remote island with her young daughter in tow quickly became a familiar sight to locals of Easter Island. Read more...
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An environmental monitoring system is set up in front of a statue as part of the Easter Island Statue Project. (courtesy of Deidre Whitmore)