Thursday, April 2

Conservation research doctorate degree to be offered in 2018

A UCLA partnership will offer the first doctorate degree in conservation research in North America. The UCLA and Getty Conservation Institute’s Interdepartmental Program will offer a Master of Science and doctorate degree in conservation of material culture beginning in 2018. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and the Getty Conservation Institute’s Interdepartmental Program will begin offering a doctorate in conservation of material culture in 2018. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA professor developing potential treatment for spinal cord injuries

A UCLA professor is working to develop a treatment for spinal cord injuries, which are currently incurable. Stephanie Seidlits, assistant professor of bioengineering, will attempt to use biomaterial made out of hyaluronic acid – a long chain of sugars in the body – to create a treatment that can be injected into spinal cords. Read more...

Photo: Stephanie Seidlits, an assistant bioengineering professor, won $500,000 to engineer a device to treat spinal cord injuries. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Alum shares seats, friendship on rides to and back from Bay Area

A UCLA alumnus prides himself on turning what could be a tiresome, six-hour drive through the farms of California into a karaoke party on wheels. Michael Nguyen, who graduated in 2013 and is now a California State University, San Bernardino adjunct professor, often rents out a van for major school breaks to shuttle UCLA students to and from the Bay Area. Read more...

Photo: (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


LAFD conducting chemical investigation at Glendon parking structure

This post was updated March 10 at 1:45 p.m. A hazardous materials squad is investigating chemical agents at an apartment complex on Weyburn Avenue. Ten people complained of illness after being inside an underground parking structure at 1010 Glendon Ave., according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. Read more...

Photo: Several people complained of illness after being in an underground parking structure on Weyburn Avenue. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – March 8

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Christopher Ragsdale, a Los Angeles Police Department officer for Westwood, said residential burglaries and automobile crimes continue to increase in the district. Read more...


UCLA campus architect remembered for leadership, passion for work

Jeffrey Averill would walk his dogs on the UCLA campus every morning and make a mental list of problems he noticed with the campus’ architecture and design. Read more...

Photo: Jeffrey Averill was UCLA’s campus architect and was responsible for ensuring a continuous architectural style among the old and new buildings on campus. (UCLA Newsroom)