Los Angeles County residents will vote in November whether to increase the sales tax to fund major public transit projects. LA County Metro officials voted Thursday to put the 0.5 percent sales tax increase on the Nov. Read more...
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A UCLA employee died in Santa Monica June 12 after an unknown man attacked him the day before. Kris Anderson, a 57-year-old UCLA Extension employee, who worked at the school for about 35 years, sustained several blows and a stab wound to his face June 11, according to the coroner’s report. Read more...
A philanthropist and former UCLA postdoctoral scholar in theoretical physics donated $11 million Tuesday to the physics and astronomy department, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...
President Barack Obama announced Monday that UCLA will house a new manufacturing research center to increase manufacturing efficiency in the U.S. The UCLA center will be part of a national network of manufacturing institutes under the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, with locations in Texas, New York, Washington and North Carolina, according to a White House press release. Read more...
Empty shelves once filled with colorful trinkets and Bruin-decorated accessories line the white walls of a Westwood key shop. Keys of all different sizes sit dormant on the opposite wall, waiting to be transported to their next owner. Read more...
Photo: All About Keys, a locksmith store that has been in Westwood for 27 years, closed due to increasing rent prices. (Mackenzie Posse/Assistant Photo Editor)
Students from historically black colleges and universities are gaining research experience through a University of California summer research program. The UC Office of the President launched the UC-Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which funds research projects that are open to undergraduate and master’s degree students from HBCUs, said Anne Dela Cruz, diversity, inclusion and admissions director of UCLA graduate division. Read more...
Declining state investment in the University of California and increased enrollment have been sources of tuition increases over the past 30 years. Tuition increased from $6,000 in 2002, to $12,000 in 2012, according to a Public Policy Institute of California report. Read more...
