This post was updated Aug. 4 at 12:40 p.m. Sur La Table, an upscale culinary supplies store, had a successful first week of business, with about 800 people visiting the store the first day. Read more...
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August 1, 12:21 am
Officials appoint permanent dean of UCLA medical school
Officials appointed professor and interim dean as permanent dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine effective July 1. School officials chose Kelsey Martin after a national search, said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh in an email announcement. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Kelsey Martin, who previously served as interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, was appointed permanent dean Friday. (UCLA Media Relations)
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August 1, 12:21 am
Senior dean Patricia Turner persevered to achieve success in academia
When Patricia Turner was a teenager, she thought she would have to work for years at local stores to afford college. Then, during her senior year, she found out she had scored high enough on a standardized test to receive a regents scholarship, which would fully fund her education at a state college. Read more...
Photo: Patricia Turner, the recently appointed senior dean of the College of Letters and Science, grew up below the poverty line and is the first in her family to go to college. (UCLA College Communications)
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August 1, 12:20 am
New Hedrick study space set to open in winter 2017
This post was updated on Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. A 24-hour study space and cafe is scheduled to open in Hedrick Hall winter 2017, with an increased budget of $9.1 million. Read more...
Photo: The Study at Hedrick is scheduled to open winter 2017 and will offer a 24-hour study space as well as various food options. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)
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August 1, 12:20 am
Readiness program aims to enrich foster youth education opportunities
Rosie Chavez has lived most of her life in the foster system moving to different schools, homes and families, sometimes spending only a couple weeks in one place. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Guardian Scholar Academy and First Star charity held the closing ceremony for their summer college readiness and mentorship program on July 30. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
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August 1, 12:19 am
UCLA brings children together at annual pediatric craniofacial picnic
For one day each year, kids with craniofacial anomalies spend time with each other and their families at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center lawn. At the annual UCLA Pediatric Craniofacial Program picnic, held Aug. Read more...
Photo: Children played at the UCLA Sunset Canyon Recreation Center during a picnic hosted by the UCLA Pediatric Craniofacial Program clinic, which helps treat cleft lips and palates. (Courtesy of Justine Lee)
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August 1, 12:17 am
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – July 29
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...