Mark Hansen was supposed to retire at Bell Laboratories, the research and development arm of AT&T. But he soon became so involved with statistics research that he went on to teach the subject at UCLA. Read more...
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UCLA statistics Professor Mark Hansen teamed up with The New York Times to produce a time-based representation of how NYT content is shared on Twitter.
A new assistant dean will begin to address issues of campus climate this month, following efforts to fill the recently-formed position in the fall. Read more...
By 6 p.m., a line of eager fans who had snaked around Young Hall were attempting to push themselves into the already-packed room, lining the aisles and crowding all of the doorways. Read more...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguistics professor and political activist Noam Chomsky speaks at Young Hall Saturday on political unrest in the Middle East.
Three UCLA professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday "“ one of the highest honors an American scientist can receive. Read more...
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Mark Harrison
On the heels of a recent victory for the California DREAM Act and threats of tuition hikes, board members of the University of California Student Association met at UCLA this weekend to discuss ramping up visibility for student advocacy efforts. Read more...
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Gilberto Soria, left, UCSA legislative liason and legislative committee chair, discusses UCSA advocacy issues with fourth-year psychobiology student Cristopher Santos, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s external vice president.
At Facebook's first SoCal Camp Hackathon competition this weekend, a team of UCLA computer science students spent 24 hours building an application that involves video conferencing and drawing on a shared canvas. Read more...
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Student participants in the Facebook SoCal Camp Hackathon work to develop apps within a 24-hour time limit. The competition took place in De Neve Plaza.
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Renovation of Dykstra Hall will be postponed until the new De Neve buildings are ready, opening up 980 housing spots for incoming first-years. Read more...
