When co-lecturers Patricia Gandara and Gary Orfield teach together, few students notice anything out of the ordinary "“ except on the podium there's only one cup of coffee, which both of them share. Read more...
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Co-lecturers Gary Orfield and Patricia Gandara were married in 2006. They teach a class together.
A website created by two UCLA faculty members and one graduate student captured thousands of tweets after the resignation of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Read more...
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The website HyperCities Egypt displays a map of Cairo and the location of each tweet, which creates an interactive view of the voices of the city.
Courtesy of Yoh Kawano
After two-and-a-half weeks of protests, Egyptians have succeeded in throwing out what many called a corrupt dictatorship, but the road to democracy has yet to be laid out. Read more...
To promote a more healthy lifestyle, Eunice Lee is introducing Korean Americans to KIM-CHI. Read more...
Rayed Khedher returned to Tunisia over winter break, unaware of the trouble brewing in his country. Read more...
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Anthropology graduate student Rayed Khedher just returned from Tunisia, where he participated in protesting the policies of the reigning police state in the country.
A lion with a faulty heart, a rhinoceros suffering from skin cancer and a bull terrier showing signs of obsessive compulsive disorder were just a few of the cases physicians and veterinarians recently discussed over sack lunches and a bus ride to the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Doctors from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and veterinarians from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine came together at the Zoobiquity Conference on Jan. Read more...
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Dr. Barbara Natterson Horowitz, who specializes in cardiology, discusses a
lioness’s heart condition during the Zoobiquity conference at the Los Angeles Zoo. (courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)
Students who have ever wanted to play basketball on the hallowed court in Pauley Pavilion may get their last chance today. Tonight marks the UCLA Rally Committee's third annual Pauley Pavilion Lock-In "“ the last one for the foreseeable future, as sporting events are relocating after this year due to stadium construction. "As a student, it's a rare opportunity to get inside Pauley not for a sporting event, but for your own fun, where you can play basketball on the court that Kevin Love (and other former Bruins) played basketball," said Matt Murphy, Lock-In chair for Rally Committee and a fourth-year political science student. The lock-in takes the place of the usual camp-out, when students spend the night at Drake Stadium to get priority numbers for floor seats for the next day's game. "This will be a lot cooler (than the camp-outs) because there's stuff going on, (like) the basketball tournament. Read more...
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Tonight marks the Rally Committee’s third annual Pauley Pavilion Lock-In.
Students can participate in activities on the court and enjoy free food and music. (courtesy of Matt Murphy)
