A new UCLA Extension initiative is aiming to redefine the phrase "college-age" through a specific audience "“ baby boomers. Read more...
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June 27, 6:14 am
UCLA Extension partners with Encore Career Institute to form online education company geared toward assisting baby boomers
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June 27, 6:10 am
UCLA alumna Melissa Del Aguila, 23, who was struck and killed by a taxi on June 18, is remembered by friends and family as a dedicated student and a loyal friend
Melissa Del Aguila, a new UCLA graduate, died of internal bleeding after a taxi accident on June 18. She was 23. Read more...
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Recent UCLA graduate Melissa Del Aguila sustained fatal injuries from an oncoming vehicle on Wilshire Boulevard. Friends and relatives describe her as a dedicated student who hoped to go into government some day.
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June 27, 6:04 am
California DREAM Act's AB 131 passed by Senate Education Committee, will be voted on by full Senate
One of the two bills making up the California DREAM Act passed 7-2 in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday, moving the bill a step further through the California legislature. Read more...
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June 27, 4:20 am
Summer orientation will be modified for international students with virtual counseling and a separate session at the end of the summer
With the help of new virtual counseling sessions, an incoming first-year student in Hong Kong can talk face-to-face to an orientation counselor at UCLA this summer without ever leaving home. Read more...
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June 27, 4:07 am
Q&A with Russell Gould, outgoing chair of UC Regents
The UC Board of Regents closed out a school year that contained an 8 percent fee increase, reductions in retirement benefits for future hires and administrative downsizing. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a Democratic budget proposal that included a $150 million cut to the University of California. Read more...
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Russell Gould
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June 27, 4:01 am
Extra credit music videos make Chemistry 14D more basic
The music video opens with the first beats of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." Read more...
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UCLA students Natalie Green, left, and Kylie Wilson perform in their Chemistry 14D video, “Bond this Way.” The videos were an extra-credit assignment.
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June 27, 3:54 am
Mindful Awareness Research Center event explores neuroscience behind creativity through meditation, song
About 40 people sat calmly with their eyes closed, letting their thoughts drift and their minds settle on the present moment. Read more...
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Jahna and Michael Perricone perform Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” during a workshop on mindfulness, neuroscience and creativity on Saturday morning.