To increase enrollment capacity for popular classes and provide students with more flexible scheduling, the Office of Instructional Development piloted a program last quarter that opened up additional course spots for students in an online-based section, called the e-section. Read more...
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April 22, 10:04 pm
E-sections allow for greater enrollment capacity in popular classes
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April 22, 10:02 pm
Scientists split on geological implications of volcano in Iceland
Following the eruption of an Icelandic volcano on April 15, an article in the magazine New Scientist proposes that Iceland may be entering a so-called active phase, where multiple eruptions could occur over the next 60 years. Read more...
Photo: Seen from near Hvolsvollur, Iceland, a plume of ash and dust from a volcano erupting beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier towers into the sky on Wednesday.
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April 22, 9:59 pm
UCLA Volunteer Center keeps campus involved in community projects
Highlighting the need for service around local communities and abroad, former President Bill Clinton, brought together members of the higher educational system to identify and take actions to help solve global issues areas including education, climate change, human rights and poverty alleviation at the Clinton Global Initiative University. Read more...
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April 22, 9:58 pm
Google Books Library Project plans to digitize millions of titles in UC’s libraries
While books have remained a steady source of information throughout centuries of literacy, digital collections now also accompany the traditional paper books at University of California libraries. Read more...
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April 21, 11:18 pm
The Green Initiative Fund allots $176,000 for solar panels on top of Ackerman Union
The Green Initiative Fund recently allocated $176,000 to the Be Green Committee to construct solar panels on the rooftop of Ackerman Union. Read more...
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April 21, 11:16 pm
Prospective 2010-2011 USAC candidates prepare to campaign for 13 available positions
Around 27 prospective candidates and student spectators attended the Undergraduate Students Association Council candidate orientation on Tuesday, a mandatory meeting for all who wish to run for a position for the 2010-2011 school year. Read more...
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April 21, 10:58 pm
UCLA’s Campus Recycling Action Research Team launches renovated single-stream recycling project
Did you know that UCLA generates about 24,000 tons of waste per year? Read more...
Photo: The Campus Recycling Action Research Team, a group of undergraduate students at UCLA, worked with Facilities Management in developing a new recycling program.