Monday, July 6, 1998 UCLA brain program receives grant to further trauma research DONATION: Center uses funding to explore, test conventional theories By Shannan Rouss Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Brain Injury Research Program was honored July 1 with a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) to continue its innovative research on the brain’s response following traumatic injury. Read more...

Monday, July 6, 1998 Auto registration tax cut fuels debate in Assembly PROPOSAL: Wilson plan to utilize budget surplus finds partisan opposition By Dasol Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Gov. Read more...

Monday, July 6, 1998 Community Briefs Cities to designate ‘pedestrian malls’ The Village Center Westwood plan just got one step closer to completion. Although land developer Ira Smedra withdrew several of his applications for permits because of lack of funding, he has lobbied state legislators to draft legislation that would help his project get off the ground. Read more...

Monday, July 6, 1998 Westwood merchants get graded WESTWOOD: Department of Health’s ratings policies popular with Village diners By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Contributor Three months ago, something popped up in the windows of Westwood restaurants: sanitation grade cards. Read more...

Monday, July 6, 1998 Freedom of the press… in Russia Daily Bruin staff writer Brent Boyd is taking part in the Student Media exchange program, and has been sent to Russia to experience life at Gaudeamus, a Russian student newspaper. Read more...

Monday, July 6, 1998 Graduating, working women outnumber men TREND: More females complete bachelor’s degrees, work in UC system than male counterparts By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff More women than men graduate from UCLA – a fact that fits nicely into a national trend found in a Census Bureau report released June 28. Read more...

Monday, June 29, 1998 Law school names new dean LAW SCHOOL: UCLA’s Jonathan Varat hopes to improve academic environment for students, faculty By Lawrence Ferchaw and Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff After a national search of places of higher education, a selection committee decided they didn’t have to look beyond our campus for the UCLA School of Law’s next dean. Read more...