David Sears said he once flirted with former President Barack Obama during a photo opportunity. “He said, ‘Where do you teach?’ and I said UCLA, and he said, ‘Oh, my wife was just there last spring and she said it was such a beautiful campus,’” Sears said. Read more...
Photo: David Sears, a distinguished professor in the department of psychology, is retiring after almost 60 years of teaching at UCLA. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Justin Gelzhiser stood by the door of a lecture hall with a box cutter and fire extinguisher for several hours, preparing to defend his class from an active shooter. Read more...
A new committee will gather student feedback to improve the curriculum for core life science classes. Navi Sidhu, an undergraduate representative for Associated Students UCLA, said he created the Life Science Core Student Advisory and Communication Committee on May 29, with the approval of Dean of UCLA Life Sciences Victoria Sork, to increase collaboration between Life Sciences Core Education administrators and students. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 6 at 5:19 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted to certify the spring election results and swore in several of next year’s council members Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Twelve of the 2018-2019 Undergraduate Students Association Council was sworn in Tuesday, and remaining officials will be sworn in at the next USAC meeting. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
For many homeless individuals in Los Angeles, food provided by the Grads Give Back initiative and its partners may be their only hot meal of the day. Read more...
Photo: The Grads Give Back initiative encourages graduate students to volunteer and advocate on behalf of homeless individuals. (Courtesy of Alexander Fung)
Brian Copenhaver helped organize the first Fiat Lux courses to help students cope with the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Copenhaver, a distinguished professor of philosophy and history who retired in fall 2017, initiated the Fiat Lux Freshman Seminar Program in the two weeks between 9/11 and the beginning of the fall quarter in 2001. Read more...
Photo: Distinguished philosphy professor and former provost of the College of Letters and Sciences Brian Copenhaver retired this year. He will be remembered for creating Fiat Lux courses. (Courtesy of Brian Copenhaver)
The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
