Under a proposal the regents will consider at their November meeting, that upward trajectory would continue. Employee contributions would jump to 6.5 percent starting in 2013. Read more...
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October 24, 12:21 am
UC considering further hikes to retirement plan
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October 24, 12:16 am
UCLA team participates in “˜Be Bold, Be Bald!’ campaign to support cancer research
After being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer a little more than a year ago, Rae Donin underwent five months of chemotherapy and lost all her hair. Read more...
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October 21, 1:24 am
Strong fight to end labor and organ trafficking
Ima Matul left Indonesia in 1997 hoping to start a new life as a nanny in the United States. Read more...
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The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center hosted “Trends In Exploitation: Labor Trafficking and Organ Trafficking” on Thursday. The event addressed trafficking problems in Los Angeles and worldwide.
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October 21, 1:15 am
Bruins offer “˜Places to Crash’ for homeless students
Jay sleeps on a couch in Powell Library. It's 3 a.m., and freezing cold. He'll probably only get two hours of sleep tonight. Read more...
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October 21, 1:12 am
UCLA professors weigh in on Tunisia’s first elections in more than 20 years
As Tunisia gears up for its first democratic elections in more than 20 years on Sunday, Nouri Gana will depart from Los Angeles today to fly to his home country and cast his vote. Read more...
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October 21, 1:02 am
New head of Academic Senate prioritizes educational access
After moving from Poland to Texas after World War II, Andrew Leuchter's father often emphasized the importance of an education to his son. Read more...
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Andrew Leuchter, professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, recently took over as chairman of the Academic Senate.
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October 21, 12:53 am
Fifth annual L.A. VisionWalk aims to bring focus to blindness
At the age of 6, Samantha Kramer was diagnosed with a moderate form of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary condition that causes gradual blindness to peripheral vision as well as night blindness. Read more...
Photo: Samantha Kramer, a third-year sociology student, organized and promoted her team to participate in Vision Walk, a charity event to raise funds and awareness for eye disease.