Two new courses that weave together service learning and traditional lectures will be open to UCLA students in the fall. The UCLA Center for Community Learning created the new courses – Korean 106SL: Superior Korean with Service Learning, and English 119SL: Literary Cities with Service Learning – to increase students’ engagement with the course material through community service outside of UCLA, said Dr. Read more...
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August 18, 4:49 am
English, Korean departments to offer new service-learning courses
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August 18, 4:39 am
Former student counselor Lovell Sevilla dies from leukemia at 48
Lovell Sevilla, who served as a UCLA student counselor for more than two decades, died on Aug. 10 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after battling acute myeloid leukemia for nine months. Read more...
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August 15, 6:58 pm
UCLA to offer grants, loans to individuals with cars damaged in flood
Starting Thursday, UCLA will offer grants to individuals whose cars were damaged in the July 29 flood on campus. The university also began offering short-term interest-free loans for faculty, staff and students earlier this week. Read more...
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August 13, 1:09 pm
UCLA under investigation for possible Title IX violations
UCLA was added to a list of colleges and universities under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday for possible federal violations in its handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Read more...
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August 11, 12:25 am
Former executive vice chancellor Andrea Rich known as dynamic leader
Andrea L. Rich, UCLA’s first female executive vice chancellor known for being a charismatic leader, died from acute myeloid leukemia at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on July 28. Read more...
Photo: Andrea L. Rich, UCLA’s first female executive vice chancellor, was remembered as a dynamic thinker, avid traveler and poetry writer. She died from acute myeloid leukemia on July 28. (Courtesy of Anthony Rich)
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August 8, 11:01 am
UCLA officials aim for fall reopening of Parking Structures 4, 7
UCLA Transportation officials plan to reopen the two parking structures that were affected by last week’s flood in several stages and have them fully open in time for fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Dirty cars line up in a parking lot near Jackie Robinson Stadium after the July water main break that flooded campus. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 6, 5:43 pm
UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao awarded 2014 Royal Medal
Terence Tao, a UCLA mathematics professor, will receive the 2014 Royal Medal for physical sciences in December, according to a UCLA statement released on Wednesday. The Royal Society of London, the oldest science academy in continuous existence, will present the 39 year-old with the prize for his many contributions to math, including those in harmonic analysis, prime number theory and computer science, according to the Royal Society website. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao will receive the 2014 Royal Medal for physical sciences in December. (Daily Bruin file photo)