On her birthday every year, Lauri Mattenson tries something new, whether it is taking surfing lessons or volunteering in Peru. Read more...
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Lauri Mattenson, a lecturer with the UCLA Writing Program, places a high emphasis on interactive learning and engaging her students through methods like acting out literary works.
As second-year psychobiology student Jill Chanley walks past the coffee station at Bruin Café, she is met with a chorus of greetings. Read more...
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Food Service worker Andrew Hattala (right) swipes a student’s BruinCard for an order at Bruin Cafe. Hattala and his coworkers enjoy the family-like atmosphere of their workplace.
There is never a dull day of fieldwork for Ed Rhodes. Read more...
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Earth and space sciences Professor Edward Rhodes on a field research project.
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Jaffa is a sleepy seaside town in Israel with a long-running past and an abundance of artifacts. Read more...
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Students excavate the main room of an ancient structure in Jaffa, Israel, in 2009. The structure was in use from the third century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.
Courtesy of Aaron Burke
Walking down steps at Hitch Suites towards Hedrick Court on a Thursday afternoon, Salvador Vital "“ known simply as "Sal" on the Hill "“ passes by a student. Read more...
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Sal Vital, 44, works at Hedrick Court and Hitch Suites as a maintenance worker for UCLA Housekeeping.
Staff layoffs have not been part of UCLA's own plan to cope with a $96 million budget cut approved in January, but University of California officials predicted that the option will be on the table systemwide. Read more...
Science fiction movies drew him in as a child, but Matt Siegler said the documentary "Cosmos" inspired his passion for researching new frontiers in the universe. Read more...
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Planetary astronomy graduate student Matt Siegler does research at a California Institue of Technology lab and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using data and samples from planets and moon.
