STA Travel's UCLA office was closed this summer after spending several years in Ackerman Union, and will be replaced by the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center in March. Read more...

Citing severe budget cuts and over-enrollment during the past year, the UC Board of Regents reluctantly voted in favor of limiting freshman enrollment by 2,300 students. Read more...

A summer-like climate surprised Los Angeles this week with record temperatures as high as 86 on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Read more...

UCLA students and faculty traveling abroad can feel more at ease with a new risk notification system offered by the Office of Insurance and Risk Management. Read more...

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If statistics are any sort of benchmark, most UCLA undergraduates are pleased with their college experience. UCLA has a freshman retention rate of 97 percent and a first-year transfer retention rate of 95 percent, according to Vu Tran, director of undergraduate admissions and relations with schools. Read more...

Last fall, UCLA received 15,245 applications from students hoping to transfer into the class of 2010. Many of those students were attracted through outreach efforts directed at them by the university. Each year, through programs such as the Transfer Alliance Program, the Student Transfer Outreach Mentorship Program and many others, the University makes a concerted effort to attract prospective transfers. Read more...