Donations to a state fund for Cal Grant B awards have come in slowly, with just about $6.3 million collected out of a $500 million annual cap, according to the state treasurer’s office. Read more...
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April 14, 1:31 am
Donations to state fund for Cal Grant B awards minimal over past months
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April 14, 1:26 am
UCLA delays housing offers because of problems with application system
UCLA Housing delayed next year’s housing offers to thousands of students early last week to fix several problems with its online application system. The problems stemmed from UCLA Housing’s transition to a new software for its room assignment process, said Sarah Quinn, director of UCLA Housing. Read more...
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April 14, 1:25 am
UCLA lab develops necklace device that monitors nutrition
Through a necklace device that tracks the amount of food and drink a person consumes, a UCLA lab is trying to create technology that would improve preventive medicine. Read more...
Photo: Haik Kalantarian, a graduate student in computer science, has helped produce a necklace that tracks its wearer’s food and drink intake. Kalantarian said the engineering aspect of the necklace is well-developed, but it needs design modifications to improve comfort and appearance. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
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April 14, 1:23 am
Survey ranks UCLA 10th in total compensation for professors
UCLA placed 10th among national universities in average total compensation earned by full professors in the 2014-2015 academic year, according to a survey released Monday by the American Association of University Professors. Read more...
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April 13, 6:35 pm
FDA orders UCLA researchers to cease experimental brain scan promotion
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently instructed a pair of UCLA researchers to stop promoting an experimental brain scan that uses an unapproved drug to detect long-term neurological damage. Read more...
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April 13, 3:54 pm
Union members demand meeting with Block on health center funding
About 30 UCLA student health center doctors and other union members marched to the office of Chancellor Gene Block on Monday to demand a meeting regarding student health center funding. Read more...
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April 13, 11:12 am
Alzheimer’s, dementia care program offers support to caregivers
When Patti Davis’ father announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to America through a letter in 1994, strangers began approaching her in public to share their personal stories and struggles with the disease. Read more...
Photo: Patti Davis, who co-facilitates a support group called Beyond Alzheimer’s twice a week, spoke to attendees at the 2nd annual I-CareD Bootcamp for Caregivers of Dementia. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin)