Janet E. Brown, the founding director of the UCLA Writing Success Program at the Student Retention Center, died on April 25 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 64. Read more...
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May 12, 10:48 pm
Founder of Writing Success Program dies at 64
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May 12, 10:37 pm
Ashe fit to fight a stronger flu
A pandemic flu outbreak is like an earthquake "“ it's not a matter of if, but rather when it will happen, said Deborah Glik, a doctor of sciences from the UCLA School of Public Health. Read more...
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May 12, 10:23 pm
Ease of mutation creates seasonal strains
A week after the swine flu's rampant invasion of media coverage and public health statements, the public's adverse reaction toward the virus, now called influenza A (H1N1), seems to have spread faster than the virus itself. Read more...
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May 11, 9:56 pm
Venice streets, raucous beats
It's 6 p.m. on a Saturday down at Venice Beach, and you can't hear the person next to you. Read more...
Photo: A man known among locals as “The Chief” dances to the beat of the music at the drum circles at Venice Beach on a Saturday evening. Every weekend, the percussionists and flutists in the drum circles draw crowds of dancers and audience members.
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May 11, 9:50 pm
Fake antiquity industry thrives
While the emergence of eBay has expanded the market for antiquities, it has also caused many looters to shift their attention from pillaging ancient sites to producing fakes on a larger scale. Read more...
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May 11, 9:41 pm
UCLA alum seeks bone marrow match
When 2004 UCLA alumnus Matthew Nguyen was recruiting bone marrow donors in college, he had no idea he was contributing to a registry he'd eventually have to depend on to save his own life. Read more...
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May 11, 9:37 pm
Non-residents face stiff fee increases face stiff fee increases
In the upcoming school year, Adam Brown will pay almost $3,000 more in tuition to attend UCLA than he did this year. Read more...