The University of California recently reversed its decision to discontinue funding for Lick Observatory after reexamining its budget and realizing it could afford funding for UC observatories, officials said. Read more...
Photo: University of California reversed its decision to cut funding for the Lick Observatory. (UC Observatories)
The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine recently received a $50 million grant from the estate of a wealthy Pacific Palisades couple, the university announced Thursday. Read more...
UCLA recently received a $9 million gift from an alumnus to create a risk management institute within the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, according to a university press release. Read more...
Wearing scrubs and closed-toe shoes, two students awaited their performance, assuming character in the middle of the room. One pretended to be an intimidating boss and the other paced around the room as a worried office assistant as other students giggled from the sidelines. Read more...
Editor’s Note: Over the next 20 weeks, assistant news editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...
The University of California signed an agreement Thursday with the Mexican Secretariat of Energy, or SENER to increase collaboration on research related to sustainability issues. “This is just the beginning of a collaboration that will benefit California and Mexico,” UC President Janet Napolitano said in a press release Thursday. Read more...
UCLA and UC Irvine recently received a five-year $8 million grant to support clinical trials aimed at treating certain diseases using stem cells, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...
