A UCLA student died in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during spring break. He was 22. Andrew Jacks, a fourth-year mathematics and economics student, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and grew up in Newport Beach, California. Read more...
News
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March 29, 5:28 pm
UCLA student died in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during spring break
Campus, News, Student Government
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March 29, 3:44 pm
Vice provost of Institute of American Cultures to step down
The vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, a program intended to promote and advance research in ethnic studies, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. Read more...
Photo: Belinda Tucker, the vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. (Courtesy of UCLA)
Crime, News
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March 29, 2:44 pm
Former UCLA employee sentenced to two years in prison for embezzlement
A judge sentenced a former UCLA personal assistant to two years in state prison Wednesday for embezzling about $80,000 from a university bank account. Casandra Carmen Jones, a temporary personal assistant who stole money from a university account for more than a year, pleaded no contest to one count of grand theft of personal property, said Ricardo Santiago, a district attorney spokesperson. Read more...
Campus, News, UC
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March 29, 10:51 am
Audit finds UC enrolls out-of-state students at expense of residents
It has become more difficult for in-state students to gain admission to the University of California because of relaxed standards for nonresident students, according to the California state auditor’s report released Tuesday. Read more...
Campus, News
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March 28, 11:50 pm
Writing center opens new branch catering to social science students
Students can now receive writing help for social science classes through a new writing center, social science officials said in an email Monday. The Social Science Undergraduate Writing Center will provide students with one-on-one tutoring for any social science writing assignment, said Christine Holten, director of the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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March 28, 11:48 pm
Lab creates new biofuels to expand alternative energy sources
Paul Lin’s genetically engineered bacteria would have died if exposed to oxygen. Instead of handling the bacteria in open air, he sticks his hands into thick rubber gloves built into the side of a transparent tank, inspecting a test tube filled with clear yellow liquid. Read more...
Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
News, UC
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March 28, 3:57 pm
UC aims to increase access to mental health services with 85 new clinicians
University of California students will have increased access to mental health clinicians as part of an initiative that aims to address deficits in mental health services on campuses. Read more...
Photo: University of California students will have increased access to mental health clinicians, as part of an initiative that aims to address deficits in mental health services on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)