Three UCLA professors are leading the way to the development of a new space observatory that will fly around the country in the belly of a modified Boeing 747 airplane. Read more...
Science & Health
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December 8, 9:00 pm
UCLA professors develop stratospheric space observatory for infrared light
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December 8, 9:00 pm
UCLA holds Homeland Security Conference
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, homeland security has become a top priority for both local and national governments. In order to communicate new methods and information to local governments throughout Southern California, the UCLA School of Public Affairs and the Southern California Association of Governments held a Homeland Security Conference on Tuesday at Covel Commons. Read more...
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December 8, 9:00 pm
International business
California State University, Hayward is not confined to Hayward, California alone. Satellite campuses have been popping up since 1993 in Moscow, Vienna, Hong Kong, Beijing and most recently in Singapore. Read more...
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December 8, 9:00 pm
Making UCLA bike-friendly
Students looking for means of transportation other than walking or driving may have more options available to them than they realize. At a bicycle-outreach meeting last Thursday, Sam Corbett, manager of planning and analysis for UCLA Transportation Services, provided updates regarding bicycling improvements on campus as well as information about Flexcar, an alternative to bicycling. Read more...
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December 8, 9:00 pm
Students feel pressured to agree
A recent study found that nearly half of all college students believe that professors are infusing course curricula with their own political beliefs. Nearly one-third of the students attending some of the nation’s top colleges and universities, including UCLA, reported that they had to agree with the political views of some professors in order to get a good grade, and 46 percent believed that some professors use the classroom to present their personal political views. Read more...
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December 5, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Warning: Your news source may contain spin
Searching for the word “war” in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, the top three results were a letter from a reader, a story on a new book about tourist sites in Paris, and the obituary of a former Nazi labor camp commander. Read more...
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December 5, 9:00 pm
Proposal faces faculty vote
Implementing a diversity requirement within the general education curriculum at UCLA may soon become a reality as faculty members of the UCLA College will be the first to vote on the finalized proposal beginning today. Read more...