This post was updated Jan. 8 at 6:13 p.m. The Hammer Museum will undergo renovations and expansion on Wilshire Boulevard through 2020 to include new galleries and office space. Read more...
Photo: Scott Tennent, chief communications director for the Hammer Museum, said the new space where City National Bank is currently located will be used to house a full gallery and a new entrance to the museum. (Courtesy of Michael Maltzan Architecture)
The University of California is negotiating a new contract with an academic publisher due to unsustainable and increasing subscription costs. The UC’s contract with Elsevier, the owner of over 2,500 journals including Cell and The Lancet, ended on Dec. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 8 at 2:03 p.m. Buddy Al-Aydi was disowned by his family after he told his parents he was gay in November. Read more...
Photo: Buddy Al-Aydi is a first-year biochemistry student who is filing for financial independence after being disowned by his family in November. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)
UCLA administrators implemented changes to the hiring process in hopes of fostering greater diversity within the faculty. All prospective UCLA faculty were required to complete Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statements beginning the 2018-2019 academic year. Read more...
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The department of English revised the American literature and culture major fall quarter to offer new preparatory classes that allow students to focus directly on American literature instead of starting their major with a general English core curriculum. Read more...
Photo: The American literature and culture major was revised in fall quarter to include added lower-division seminars that introduce students to the major in a small classroom environment. The major also offers several new upper-division courses. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed the co-president of a Los Angeles talent agency to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday in one of his final moves as governor of California. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown appointed UCLA alumnus and United Talent Agency co-president Jay Sures to the UC Board of Regents on Friday in one of his last moves as governor. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers suggested ways to prevent water crises in Los Angeles in a paper based on 10 years of research. The paper, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, suggests that eliminating outdoor landscaping and lawns could reduce water waste by 30 percent. Read more...
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