Should students receive their degrees in under four years? This topic was one discussed by the University of California Commission on the Future when it met Monday to debate ways to save the UC system money and bring in more revenue. Read more...
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October 13, 1:57 am
UC Commission on the Future recommends having students finish degrees in 4 years or fewer to help save UC money
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October 13, 1:57 am
Alumnus Richard Heck wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
For a Nobel Prize winner, Richard Heck seems to lead a relatively normal life. The 79-year-old UCLA alumnus and professor emeritus at the University of Delaware is retired and currently lives in the Philippines with his wife. Read more...
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October 13, 1:52 am
Nobel laureate and UCLA alumnus William Sharpe speaks at Theta Xi’s dinner meeting
Standing in the Hollywood Bowl in the 1950s, William Sharpe sang a war ballad with his fellow khaki-wearing Theta Xi brothers during Spring Sing. More than 50 years later, Sharpe, a Nobel laureate and professor emeritus of finance at Stanford University, returned to UCLA on Monday night as the guest of honor at the fraternity's weekly dinner meeting. "It's an experience for the undergraduates to see that a distinguished alum of Theta Xi is willing to come back to his roots," said Joe Cottrell, president of the UCLA Theta Xi Alumni Association. Cottrell said he invited Sharpe to visit during the past two years, and after a few scheduling conflicts, Sharpe was finally able to attend. Read more...
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Nobel laureate, professor emeritus of finance at Stanford University and UCLA alumnus William Sharpe visited campus on Monday. Sharpe is a Theta Xi alumnus and spoke at the fraternity’s dinner meeting.
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October 13, 1:50 am
UCLA to introduce Mobilize, a computer science teaching tool, to L.A. high schools
With a $12.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UCLA will introduce a new computer science teaching tool aimed at L.A. Read more...
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October 13, 1:47 am
Supreme Court to rule on new cases
The Supreme Court, which reconvened last week for its 222nd session with new Justice Elena Kagan, will be considering at least 52 cases during the next few months. Read more...
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October 13, 12:40 am
A world away
The poor quarter of Etoudi pulsates with life as the sun begins to set. In the center of the neighborhood, taxis are honking their way down the main road, barely missing the street vendors who are playing cards under umbrellas. And on an elevated plateau, children selling goods are watching a basketball game unfold on the chipped concrete. Read more...
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Hans is an 18-year-old point guard who dreams about playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. But his window of opportunity is closing ““ an issue that Hans is well aware of.
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October 12, 2:08 am
Almost miserable
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon "”mdash; It's Holiday, and Biliga Marvel Bemelingue does not have school. Read more...
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Biliga Marvel Bemelingue sits in his home in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The 14-year-old has dreams of receiving a university education while playing collegiate basketball, and hopes to one day become an architect.