Federal research dollars may be on their way out of UCLA laboratories. Read more...
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January 19, 12:02 am
UCLA Professor Peter Bradley’s wait for tenure approval
When it came to the tenure track, Peter Bradley was told to remember the f-word "“ focus.
That became a mantra during his time as an assistant professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics. Read more...
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Peter Bradley, assistant professor in microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, is awaiting a decision regarding his tenure package. He teaches classes, publishes scientific papers and applies for grants, all of which help contribute to his candidacy for tenure.
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January 5, 3:34 am
UCLA students aid struggling town in Mexico
MACLOVIO ROJAS, MEXICO "”mdash; The local market was emptier than usual, but even in the light rain, there was still a line of people waiting to be seen at the makeshift clinic. Read more...
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Elida Juarez, 30, prepares the beef for tacos at Antojitos Mexicanos, a family-owned food stand in the market in Maclovio Rojas. Juarez is a resident of a nearby town and has been working at her family’s restaurant for 10 years.
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January 5, 3:30 am
Despite danger, UCLA students continue to cross the border
MACLOVIO ROJAS, MEXICO "”mdash; Despite formal warnings from the U.S. State Department about safety in Mexico, the Fellowship for International Service and Health (FISH) has continued to trek across the border. Read more...
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January 5, 3:22 am
Fellowship for International Service and Health open free health clinic in Maclovio Rojas, Mexico
MACLOVIO ROJAS, MEXICO "”mdash; They'd heard of a small community in Mexico, nestled close to the border and somewhere along the road to Tecate. Read more...
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Leeza Hong, FISH Chief Executive Assistant and fourth-year physiological science student, checks 14-year-old resident Eduardo Rodriguez Sandoval’s glucose levels.
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November 24, 1:37 am
College of Letters and Science streamlines academics in response to budget crisis
Anticipating further cuts to academic programs next year, the College of Letters and Science has been restructuring its curriculum to match a shrinking budget. Academic departments have continued to implement Challenge 45, reducing upper division requirements to 45 units for each major. Though Challenge 45 proposals first began spring quarter 2009 in response to budgetary constraints, the changes are here to stay, said vice provost of undergraduate education Judi Smith. Read more...
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November 24, 1:36 am
Admitting more nonresidents will bring valued revenue to UCs
Alumni and admissions staff fanned out across Southeast Asia and the U.S. Read more...