Having taught English in Madrid for two years, Paul Cella is no stranger to the classroom environment. Read more...
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Paul Cella, a second-year graduate student, will teach a college course for the first time this year.
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September 16, 4:30 pm
UCLA Professor Yang Yang's research shows cellphone energy could soon be recycled
Cellphone users frustrated with short battery lives may soon have a more convenient charger at their disposal "“ the recycling of energy from the phone's own backlight. Read more...
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UCLA materials science and engineering Professor Yang Yang is finding new ways to recycle energy by using solar power to charge cellphones.
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September 16, 4:20 pm
UCLA engineering students launch networking site Hyphos
When Alex Capecelatro came to UCLA from New York in 2006, he created an extreme sports club to meet others who liked BMX cycling. Read more...
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From left, Jason Hsin, Spencer Hochberg, Alex Capecelatro, Daniel Wilhelm and Professor Leonard Kleinrock are part of a group of mostly UCLA students and alumni starting a social networking site.
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September 16, 4:16 pm
UCLA professors abroad search for “˜God’ particle to answer life questions
As we stepped off the tram 100 meters away from the Swiss-French border, a huge, bronze globe dominated the skyline. The sign in front read "CERN: Accelerating Science." Read more...
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UCLA professors have been actively involved with experiments within CERN laboratories on the Swiss-French border.
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September 16, 4:13 pm
After close-up experience with crime, UCLA student Morgan Byers hopes to join UCPD, serve community
While waiting in an elevator to go to dinner with two friends, the fourth-year sociology student held open the elevator to let in another man. Read more...
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Morgan Byers, a fourth-year sociology student, has been a community service officer for two years. She hopes to join UCPD this November.
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September 16, 4:10 pm
Day-long orientation introduces UCLA culture to the largest incoming class of international students
In the weeks leading up to the new school year, a medley of conversations in different languages filled the courtyard outside of Kerckhoff Hall. Read more...
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September 16, 4:06 pm
Parenting student hurt by tough economy
An applicant to the UCLA School of Nursing’s masters program, fifth-year sociology student Kristi Robinson recounts her first time performing CPR
September 18, 2011 "“ Kristi Robinson is a 41-year-old fifth-year sociology student applying to the UCLA School of Nursing’s masters program. But her experiences in the healthcare field began long ago. She got her start in emergency medical services when she was 19.
In her UCLA family housing unit in West Los Angeles, Robinson’s sons played video games and tussled in the background as she described the moment she first felt comfortable caring for patients "“ the day she first performed CPR.
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"An applicant to the UCLA School of Nursing’s masters program, fifth-year sociology student Kristi Robinson recounts her first time performing CPR"Kristi Robinson needed to buy diapers. She went to the bank to withdraw cash, but the teller told her she didn't have an account anymore. Read more...
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Kristi Robinson is a fifth-year sociology student and a mother of three. She is pictured here helping her 6-year-old son, Evan, with his homework.