During his first battle with thyroid cancer, Christopher Murphy had to pay his medical expenses out of his own pocket because he lacked health insurance. Read more...
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Christopher Murphy received medical treatment at UCLA in 2011.
Courtesy of Christopher Murphy
Spencer Handley wants to make a big impact "“ he wants to help build a school in Kenya. Read more...
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UCLA student Spencer Handley (right) and his friend Austin Peck (left) are co-founders of Fill and Build. Jacklyn Yen (middle) is a volunteer for the group.
As a graduate student at UCLA, Vinton Cerf worked on a team that eventually created the first computer network. Later, as an associate professor at Stanford, he helped develop a code to allow for the movement of digital data. Read more...
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Vinton Cerf, vice president of Google, spoke about the future of the Internet on Tuesday. Cerf is widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
A sea of students clad in colorful T-shirts gathered in Bruin Plaza on Monday morning, assembling beanbag tosses and makeshift Diet Coke flip cup games. Read more...
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Greek Week, a four-day event that publicizes the Greek System and raises money for charity, kicked off Monday with a carnival in Bruin Plaza.
Starting spring quarter, three online courses will be offered to UCLA students as a part of the University of California Online Instruction Pilot Project, though some students have expressed concerns with the prospect of online learning as opposed to standard courses. Read more...
More than 225 middle school students fired rockets built from straws and clay, constructed towers out of paper and ate ice cream made form liquid nitrogen in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Friday. Read more...
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Courtesy of Oscar Leyva
Volunteer Adam Provinchain, left, works with students during a communications-focused workshop at Youth Motivation Day on Friday.
