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Crime Alert: campus robberies

Oct 7, 2008 UCLA police are investigating two robberies and two attempted robberies that occurred within several hours of each other in Westwood on Monday, Oct. 6.

Fidelity adviser answers questions about UC employee investments

Oct 6, 2008 John Begley, executive vice president of Fidelity Investments, answers questions about employee retirement investments.

UCLA takes steps to strengthen IT security

Oct 3, 2008 The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is offering classes, web guides and high-tech security measures to guard against outside attacks, said Jackie Reynolds, OIT's director of campus services.

UCLA Medical Group ranks as one of best in state

Oct 3, 2008 For the fourth year in a row, UCLA Medical Group has been rated one of California's top-performing physician organizations by the Integrated Healthcare Association.

Crime Alert

Oct 2, 2008 UCLA Police received a report of a robbery and attempted robbery within an hour of each other on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Researchers develop world's fastest bar code reader

Oct 2, 2008 Building on a series of recent breakthroughs in ultrafast analog-to-digital conversion, UCLA engineers have designed a bar code reader that is nearly a thousand times faster than any device currently in use.

New law strengthens protection of academic researchers

Sep 29, 2008 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on sept. 28 signed into law Assembly Bill 2296, legislation which enhances law enforcement;s ability to protect academic researchers and their families.

Budget message from Vice Chancellor Olsen

Sep 29, 2008 Funding provided to UCLA in the final 2008-09 state budget remains essentially the same as last year, but that does not mean that UCLA has escaped significant impacts.

Anderson Forecast: No recession, but national economy is stalled

Sep 26, 2008 The UCLA Anderson Forecast continues to affirm that the national economy is not technically in a recession, especially since the revised second-quarter 2008 gross domestic product rate was surprisingly strong at 3.3 percent.

Anderson School launches $100 million campaign to prepare global leaders

Sep 26, 2008 The Accelerate the Campaign for UCLA Anderson School of Management initiative will raise private funds for the school's strategic priorities:

UC funding flat in final state budget

Sep 23, 2008

Astronomer Andrea Ghez wins 2008 MacArthur 'genius' Fellowship

Sep 23, 2008 Andrea Ghez, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy who uses novel telescopic techniques to identify new star systems and illuminate the role of supermassive black holes, has been selected as a 2008 MacArthur Fellow.

Draft report card on campuses' performance out for public review

Sep 22, 2008 UC President Mark G. Yudof has issued a draft accountability report that represents the first effort to comprehensively assess for the public the UC system's progress in meeting its goals across 10 campuses.

Draft accountability report on campuses' performance is out for review, comment

Sep 22, 2008 UC President Mark G. Yudof has issued a draft accountability report that represents the first effort to comprehensively assess, and present to the public, the UC system's progress in meeting key goals across its 10 campuses.

Law School receives $4 million endowment to establish Clinic on International Justice

Sep 19, 2008 Sanela Diana Jenkins, a survivor of the war in Bosnia, donates to support the next generation of human rights leaders.

Regents endorse new strategy for UC retirement plan

Sep 19, 2008 The UC Board of Regents approved a new funding policy that paves the way for resumption of contributions by UC and employes to the retirement plan.

Satellite survey of light casts doubt on surge's success in Iraq

Sep 19, 2008 A team of UCLA geographers has uncovered evidence that last year's U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been as effective as some U.S. officials maintain.

UC campuses to account for successes, shortcomings

Sep 17, 2008 UC President Mark Yudof presents a draft accountability report in late Sept. 2008, the first in a series of annual accountability reports that will provide data to the public on the performance of each of the 10 campuses.

UCLA, partners to assess safety, risk of nanomaterials

Sep 17, 2008 A new center to study the impact of nanotechnology will be headquartered at UCLA and run by 13 collaborating institutions.

Update on UC Retirement Plan

Sep 17, 2008 The UC regents will look at a proposal to restart employer and employee contriburtions to the UC Retirement Plan.

Crime Brief

Sep 15, 2008 Police apprehend burglary suspect thanks to alert staff in Geology Building.

South L.A. shifts to Latino majority, still struggles with poverty and crime

Sep 15, 2008 A new report on South Los Angeles by the UCLA School of Public Affairs indicates that the area, once mostly African American, now has a Latino majority and continues to experience fewer employment opportunities, higher poverty and more violent crime than the rest of Los Angeles County.

Health survey of Californians reveals complex picture of behaviors, access to care

Sep 12, 2008

Budget message from Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen

Sep 11, 2008 Steve Olsen, vice chancellor for budget, finance and capital programs, explains how the budget stalemate is affecting UCLA.

9/11 Commemoration

Sep 9, 2008 A campus memorial on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 will honor those who lost their lives, along with their families and friends.

Experts committee led by Albert Carnesale supports non-nuclear weapons option

Sep 8, 2008 National Research Council committee supports the arming of long-range ballistic missile with non-nuclear warheads as an option for the president.

Campus explains holistic review admissions process

Sep 5, 2008 Kevin Reed, UCLA's vice chancellor for legal affairs, who advises the chancellor's admissions work group, was asked to explain some of the issues involved for UCLA.

Researcher protection bill heads for governor's desk

Aug 29, 2008 The California State Assembly today approved Assembly Bill 2296, the Researcher Protection Act of 2008, on a bipartisan vote of 68-0.

Internet pioneer wins highest science honor in U.S.

Aug 25, 2008 Leonard Kleinrock has joined the pantheon of scientists who have won the nation's highest scientific honor: the National Medal of Science.

State Senate approves researcher protection bill requested by UC

Aug 22, 2008 Members of the state Senate voted unanimously Aug. 22 to approve the state bill requested by the University of California to help stem the campaign of violence and intimidation by animal-rights terrorists against researchers and their families.

UCs "shine" in campus sustainability

Aug 21, 2008 The Sierra Club's magazine placed the University of California's 10 campuses "in a league of their own" in the second annual green college guide.

State bill to help protect researchers from extremists' attacks gains ground

Aug 14, 2008 A state bill that would help state law enforcement agencies and prosecutor protect academic researchers and their families from becoming victims of violence and intimidation by extremist activists moved one step forward Aug. 14 when a state Senate committee passed it 3-0.

UCLA stem cell scientists receive $5.45 million in grants

Aug 14, 2008 Two UCLA scientists received $5.45 million in grants Aug. 13 from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CRM) to conduct leading-edge stem cell research.

Shooting drill tests police response

Aug 12, 2008 The campus held a brutally realistic emergency drill Aug. 5 to test local law enforcement's response to an on-campus shooting.

Anderson trains disabled vets to own businesses

Aug 12, 2008 UCLA Anderson School of Management is part of a consortium of business schools nationwide that is providing specialized entrepreneurial training free to disabled vets injured in the line of duty.

Gifts, pledges of $481 million support strategic priorities

Aug 12, 2008 UCLA collected more than $481 million in gifts and pledges in the year ending June 30, a 29% increase over the previous year. The total reflects enhanced engagement with donors and their recognition of the university's critical role in the local community and society.

News in brief

Aug 12, 2008

Multi-agency training exercise at UCLA tests response to shooters on campus

Aug 5, 2008 Public safety officials chose a nightmarish scenario for a massive police training drill on the UCLA campus: two shooters loose in a dorm, dozens of students shot and injured, and hostages taken.

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr. named dean, UCLA School of Public Affairs

Aug 5, 2008 Dr. has been named the new dean of the UCLA School of Public Affairs. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2008, pending approval by the Regents of the University of California.

Kidney swap

Aug 4, 2008 A high-stakes example of "paying it forward" saved three lives at UCLA's kidney transplant center in July.

Fake gunfire all part of the drill

Aug 1, 2008 A large-scale police training exercise at UCLA on Tuesday, Aug. 5 will include mock gunfire, actors portraying injured passersby, and swarms of law enforcement and medical teams practicing their responses.

Alzheimer's drug may help mild memory loss

Jul 30, 2008 Alzheimer's drug, Aricept, may help mild memory loss, a UCLA study shows.

UC reports on employee compensation for 2007

Jul 30, 2008 Consistent with its commitment to transparency and public accountability, the University of California today (July 30) released its annual report on systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2007.

Letter from UC President Mark Yudof on state workers' pay cut

Jul 28, 2008 UC President Mark Yudof says that UC will make every effort to ensure that the governor's order will not affect UC employees' salaries.

Scientists solve mystery surrounding substorms in space

Jul 24, 2008 Space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space.

Biomarkers may catch Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear

Jul 22, 2008 UCLA researchers John Ringman and his colleagues have isolated biomarkers in blood and spinal fluid that may prove useful in identifying and tracking Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.

UC to issue its own annual "report card"

Jul 21, 2008 UC President Mark G. Yudof intends to bring to the Board of Regents an annual accountability report that will provide data on the university's performance in a wide variety of areas, ranging from affordability and diversity to research success and graduation rates.

Regents: freshman eligibility changes need more study

Jul 18, 2008 The UC regents considered a proposal that some argue would increase diversity and allow more qualified students into UCs. Critics say the proposed changes merely lower the bar to get into the universities. The UC regents asked for more time to study it.

Brevity and wit: alumna Kay Ryan named poet laureate

Jul 18, 2008 Kay Ryan, who was named this week as the poet laureate of the United States, graduated with degrees in English from UCLA in the 1960s. In her new honorary position, which is chosen by the Library of Congress, she will be the nation's leading poetry champion. She has an accessible style that should fit right in. Ryan acknowledges that she sometimes plays for laughs at readings, saying that she "needs to know the audience is out there, and the quickest way to feel it is through their laughter."

UCLA hospital leaders, state senator discuss strike

Jul 18, 2008 UCLA Health System leaders meet with state Senator Romero on strike

Report: UC staff is diverse, but not at top levels

Jul 17, 2008

AFSCME strike updates

Jul 15, 2008 A week-long AFSCME strike was scheduled for July 14-18. UCLA Today will keep you posted on local strike impacts as information becomes available.

AFSCME workers strike despite court order

Jul 14, 2008 The union AFSCME went on strike throughout the UC system on Monday, July 14, 2008, despite a temporary restraining order issued Friday, July 11. Campus officials reported minimal impacts on the first day of the strike. However, every campus has reported AFSCME job action, except for UC Merced and UCOP.

UCLA Med Center again "Best in the West"

Jul 11, 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranks the UCLA Medical Center as one of the top three American hospitals and the best in the western United States for the 19th consecutive year.

Artificial muscles heal themselves

Jul 11, 2008

Food as brain medicine

Jul 9, 2008 "Food is like a pharmaceutical compound that affects the brain," a UCLA scientist notes. The right food can improve memory or fight depression, schizophrenia or dementia.

Experts advise: Don't give up on commercial real estate

Jul 8, 2008 UCLA's annual Anderson Forecast finds that the housing bust and credit crunch are impacting commercial properties too. But low prices could mean it's time to invest.

Winter campus closure to save precious energy

Jul 3, 2008 As part of an energy-conservation plan that saves UCLA hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, the campus will be closed nine days from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1 and will reopen on Jan. 2, 2009. Faculty and staff will need to draw on vacation time or get approval for unpaid leave on Dec. 26, 29 and 30.

Same-sex legal spouses eligible for UC benefits

Jul 1, 2008 With the May 15 California Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, the University of California also recognizes these marriages and announces that same-sex legal spouses are eligible for health and welfare benefits at UC.

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center opens

Jun 29, 2008 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Mattel Children's Hospital and Resnick Psychiatric Hospital officially opened on June 29, when 335 patients were safely and successfully moved from the old hospital to the new one.

Premier center for the study of costume design set for School of Theater, Film and Television

Jun 26, 2008 A $6 million gift from newspaper publisher and philanthropist David C. Copley will endow a chair and an innovative new center for costume design, the first of its kind in the world, at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT).

Tai chi chih helps seniors sleep better

Jun 26, 2008 Seniors who are having trouble sleeping find they sleep more restfully after doing tai chi chih.

On your mark, get set, START!

Jun 26, 2008 The START program, encouraging UC employees to help create salary savings by volunteering to reduce their hours, begins July 1, 2008.

Hospital move set for June 29

Jun 25, 2008 On Sunday, June 25, patients will move from the old UCLA Medical Center to Ronald Reagan Medical Center.

NCAA teams honored at White House

Jun 24, 2008 UCLA's National Championship teams were honored at the White House on June 23.

Grads celebrate happy endings, new beginnings

Jun 24, 2008 Commencement 2008 at Pauley Pavilion, June 13.

Faculty leaders vote to widen pathway to UC

Jun 24, 2008 A UC-wide Academic Council voted on June 11 to support a proposal to change the rules governing freshman eligibility.

UCLA's solo commuters are leaving their cars behind

Jun 24, 2008 The price of petrol is peeving people and providing impetus to partake in public and private pedaled transportation.

Good and bad news on the budget

Jun 24, 2008 If the UC's general funds are mostly restored and student fees increase, its general fund revenues would rise above this year's level by $100.6 million. The bad news is that UC must cover $195.5 million in new mandatory expenses.

Block outlines goals for year

Jun 24, 2008 The need for faculty housing near or on campus and more money for faculty endowments and student support are just two of UCLA's top concerns for the coming academic year, Chancellor Gene Block.

News in brief

Jun 24, 2008 Short news items: New international study office; Gold Shield winner; Distinguished Teaching Awards; Academic Senate elections; Anderson Forecast; Don Nakashini.

Study shows chronic grief activates pleasure areas of the brain

Jun 20, 2008 Could grief be addictive?

Hume to step down in September

Jun 16, 2008

Chancellor condemns vanpool fire claimed by extremists

Jun 13, 2008

Study links sleep apnea to memory loss

Jun 11, 2008

Former President Clinton not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony

Jun 11, 2008 Former President Bill Clinton won't be addressing graduates at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on Friday, June 13, as previously scheduled.

New PET scan probe can check immune function, effectiveness of cancer treatment

Jun 9, 2008 UCLA researchers have developed a new PET scan probe that can monitor immune system function.

UCLA prepares for budget cuts of 5% to 10%; Leaders explain root of funding problem

May 30, 2008 UCLA staff members heard about the California budget crisis and its repercussions for UCLA at a Staff Assembly Town Hall led by Steve Olsen and Keith Parker.

UCLA prepares for budget cuts - Videos

May 30, 2008 Videos of Staff Assembly Town Hall led by Steve Olsen and Keith Parker.

UC/AFSCME negotiations continue

May 29, 2008 University of California officials and representatives of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union continue negotiations for new labor contracts for the more than 20,000 UC patient care and service workers that AFSCME represents.

UC seeks temporary restraining order to avert strike

May 27, 2008

UC continues negotiations with AFSCME despite strike threat

May 27, 2008 UC will continue negotiations with AFSCME despite the union's vote to strike June 4-5.

Researchers discover mechanism that turns normal blood cells to cancerous ones

May 22, 2008

Budget shortfall still looms

May 20, 2008

Critical time for advocacy

May 20, 2008

Staff can reduce pay, hours under revived START program

May 20, 2008

News in Brief

May 20, 2008

Yoruba what?

May 15, 2008 Traditions, the chancellor's medal, the yoruba and more at Chancellor Gene Block's inauguration.

Chancellor Gene Block is inaugurated

May 13, 2008 Chancellor Gene D. Block has been inaugurated as the chief executive of UCLA.

UCLA's leaders create a great university

May 13, 2008 UCLA leaders throughout history

Nearly 4,900 students plan to enroll as freshmen

May 12, 2008 A record 4,889 students representing a broad section of talents, interests and passions have indicated they intend to enroll at UCLA for fall 2008.

Laurence and Lori Fink give $10 million to endow UCLA Anderson finance center

May 8, 2008 $10 million gift for the Laurence D. and Lori W. Fink Center for Finance and Investments.

UCLA center receives $19.8 million grant to build new facilities for stem cell research

May 7, 2008 UCLA center receives $19.8 million grant to build new facilities for stem cell research

UCLA conducts ad campaign during critical time

May 6, 2008

News in Brief: Scholar Athletes

May 6, 2008

Concern looms large over small technology

May 6, 2008

$100M campaign takes off

May 6, 2008 The School of Law recently launched the largest campaign in its history to raise $100 to increase student scholarships, attract and retain faculty and support centers and institutes that inform law and public policy.

UC turns up volume to reach public

May 6, 2008 In the shadow of deep budget cuts, UC has mounted a campaign to educate Californians about the many ways UC improves their lives and benefits the state.

News in Brief

May 6, 2008

Grand Jury indicts former UCLA hospital employee for selling information from celebrities' medical files to media

Apr 30, 2008 Lawanda Jackson, who has since resigned after admitting to peeking at the hospital records of stars, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of obtaining identifiable health data for profit.

Court issues preliminary injunction to protect UCLA researchers from harassment

Apr 22, 2008

Bill to help protect scientists

Apr 22, 2008

The power of partnerships

Apr 22, 2008

News in Brief

Apr 22, 2008

UCLA admissions data show high academic quality for 2008 freshmen

Apr 14, 2008

Six faculty receive Guggenheim Fellowships

Apr 8, 2008

Plan brokered by UCLA, USC archaeologists would remove roadblock to Mideast peace

Apr 8, 2008 Ran Boytner, a University of California, Los Angeles archaeologist and Lynn Swartz Dodd, an archaeologist at the University of Southern California, have guided a team of prominent Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists to arrive at the first-ever agreement on the disposition the region's archaeological treasures following the establishment of a future Palestinian state.

Budget bottom line: cuts

Apr 8, 2008

UCLA's on iTunes

Apr 8, 2008

News in Brief

Apr 8, 2008

Historians Saul Friedlander and Daniel Walker Howe win Pulitzer Prizes

Apr 7, 2008 Historian Saul Friedlander won a Pulitzer Prize, the general nonfiction award for "The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945."

Patient confidentiality a hospital priority

Apr 7, 2008

Fans send off basketball Bruins to Final Four

Apr 3, 2008

Regents appoint Mark G. Yudof new University of California president

Mar 27, 2008 Mark Yudof has been named 19th president of the University of California by the UC regents.

Study: Mexican Americans still standing on the fringe

Mar 25, 2008

Regents face key decisions on salaries, student fees

Mar 25, 2008

Search committee recommends Mark G. Yudof be appointed next UC president

Mar 20, 2008

Former President Clinton to speak at UCLA commencement in June

Mar 20, 2008

Reductions at UC Office of the President could save $56.7 million

Mar 19, 2008

Crossing one street takes hospital years of planning

Mar 18, 2008 UCLA hospital moves to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this spring

Titans of Teaching

Mar 18, 2008

News in Brief

Mar 18, 2008

UCLA police investigating apparent drowning of student

Mar 14, 2008

UCLA Anderson Forecast: Sluggish economy close to recession

Mar 11, 2008

Stagnant funding of NIH is shackling young research scientists

Mar 11, 2008

UCLA study reports broccoli may boost aging immune system

Mar 6, 2008

Tobacco research funding cut will not affect current UC research

Mar 5, 2008

UC to admit all eligible applicants and make deeper cuts elsewhere

Feb 28, 2008

Judge issues temporary restraining order to stop animal rights extremists from harassing UCLA employees

Feb 21, 2008

UC files unfair labor practice charge against patient care employees' union

Feb 21, 2008

UCLA is suing to protect faculty researchers from animal extremists

Feb 20, 2008

Cell phone robberies

Feb 20, 2008

Faculty, staff slated to pay more to park

Feb 20, 2008 UCLA transportation proposes to raise monthly fees for 2008-09 parking permits used by faculty and staff.

Research Roundup

Feb 20, 2008

School shooters act out to resolve crisis of masculinity, education prof says

Feb 19, 2008

Bush budget: NSF up, NIH flat

Feb 15, 2008 President Bush released the budget for 2008-09.

News in brief

Feb 15, 2008

Crime Report/Safety Tips

Feb 14, 2008

Love is blind

Feb 14, 2008

UCLA chemists design new material to capture carbon dioxide emissions, culprit behind global warming

Feb 14, 2008

UCLA-Dutch team uncovers Egypt's earliest agricultural settlement

Feb 12, 2008

Scientists reprogram human skin cells

Feb 12, 2008

Kidney transplant program performs its 5,000th surgery

Feb 7, 2008

Animal extremists say 'liberationists' responsible for firebomb attack

Feb 6, 2008

Super Tuesday goes down to the wire

Feb 5, 2008

UCLA's retirement challenge

Feb 5, 2008

UC to refund fee increases

Feb 5, 2008

News in Brief

Feb 5, 2008

$1 million gift to advance study of U.S.-China relations

Feb 4, 2008

Crime Report

Jan 30, 2008

Underrepresented student applications up 16 percent

Jan 29, 2008

UES to open schools in low-income neighborhoods

Jan 28, 2008

LAUSD legal counsel named to fill UCLA’s top legal post

Jan 23, 2008

More funds coming for grad students

Jan 23, 2008

Proposition 92: pro and con

Jan 23, 2008

Chemical hazards pose high cost

Jan 23, 2008 A report shows that chemical contamination leads to disease and millions of dollars in costs.

Regents mull cuts to budget

Jan 23, 2008

Budget 2

Jan 23, 2008

Campus leaders hold key roles as budget process begins

Jan 23, 2008

News in Brief

Jan 18, 2008

Researchers find cell protein that nips HIV in the bud

Jan 14, 2008 UCLA researchers have found that a key protein in the body's dendritic cells can stop the virus that causes AIDS from "budding."

Researchers use human skin cells to create stem cells

Jan 10, 2008

UCLA scientists identify genetic link to autism

Jan 10, 2008

NCAA Honors Bruins' Best

Jan 8, 2008

Hurricane forecasting made better

Jan 7, 2008

Happy wives have ideal remedy for job stress

Jan 4, 2008

UCPD now on Kinross Avenue

Jan 2, 2008

Rick Neuheisel named UCLA head football coach

Jan 2, 2008

UCLA Today Online holiday schedule

Dec 21, 2007

CNSI opening envisions exciting future for nanotechnology

Dec 18, 2007

Crime Report

Dec 12, 2007

Winter break campus closure

Dec 11, 2007

Hospitals do their part to heal the Earth

Dec 11, 2007

UCLA staff share insights with colleagues in Japan

Dec 11, 2007

News in Brief

Dec 11, 2007

Campus police adopt new policies on Tasers

Dec 10, 2007

Prospect of sharing Rose Bowl pleases no one

Dec 5, 2007

Pharma company acquires faculty-founded biotech firm for $537M

Nov 28, 2007

News in Brief

Nov 20, 2007

Anderson ranked No. 1

Nov 20, 2007

UCLA women share career successes, frustrations

Nov 20, 2007 More than 200 UCLA staff and faculty women gathered to tell the UC Office of the President their rewarding and frustrating experiences with career development on campus.

Tough year for budget

Nov 20, 2007 A challenging year lies ahead for UC and UCLA in terms of budget planning for 2008-09.

Burglar

Nov 16, 2007

UCLA enters new era in music

Nov 16, 2007 A gift of $30 million by the Herb Alpert Foundation will support the newly named UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Law school, RAND form center to study legal policy issues

Nov 8, 2007

Campus to get new emergency alert system

Nov 6, 2007 A new alert system, implemented under Chancellor Block, utilizes text-messaging and email to inform students of emergencies.

Chancellor outlines his main goals to Academic Senate representatives

Nov 6, 2007 Chancellor Block addresses faculty representatives in the Academic Senate.

News in Brief

Nov 6, 2007

High-end computation alters the research landscape

Nov 6, 2007 The Institute for Digital Research and Education joins with UCLA researchers in high-end computation work.

Art in a day

Nov 6, 2007 Italian sculptor, Paolo Icaro casts in one day "Forma tes liberata," a sculpture as a gift to UCLA's Department of Italian.

Lake Arrowhead Conference Center reopens

Nov 1, 2007

Animal rights extremists strike again

Oct 30, 2007

Arrowhead center plans to reopen after close call with fire

Oct 29, 2007

UC named one of the top 10 "coolest" schools in battle against global warming

Oct 25, 2007

Send us your wildfires story & photos

Oct 25, 2007 Campus invited to send wildfires stories and photos to UCLA Today Online.

Information for campus employees affected by the wildfires

Oct 23, 2007

The greening of UCLA

Oct 23, 2007 The UCLA Sustainability Fair showcased environmentally friendly endeavors campus-wide.

Researchers to track path of mental illness from gene on up

Oct 23, 2007 Neurophysicist Robert Bilder and 51 other UCLA researchers are studying the biological foundations of mental illness.

Who pays for quality child care?

Oct 23, 2007 Escalating campus child care costs are a concern both to families and to the future of the campus.

New laws on textbooks, transparency

Oct 23, 2007 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the College Textbook Transparency Act on Oct. 12.

News in Brief

Oct 23, 2007

Lake Arrowhead Conference Center evacuated

Oct 22, 2007

Asian Americans better prepared for college, but still struggle to pay for it

Oct 12, 2007

Survey reports on new generation of students

Oct 12, 2007 The UC Undergraduate Experience Survey shows greater diversity, other attributes.

UCLA to lead landmark study in two countries

Oct 10, 2007 The UCLA Center for Healthier Children will play an important role in a nationwide study to assess the effects of environmental and genetic factors on children's health.

Med centers team up with donor to heal deep scars of war

Oct 10, 2007 Operation Mend, a collaboration between UCLA Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center, provides reconstructive plastic surgery for U.S. military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The project is the brainchild of philanthropist Ronald A. Katz. The first soldier is U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron P. Mankin.

Black convocation welcomes new freshmen

Oct 9, 2007 Faculty, staff and students gathered on Oct. 2 to welcome new African-American freshman and discuss the next steps to take in increasing their numbers.

UC sets "borrower-friendlier" student loan policies

Oct 9, 2007 UC has set new student loan policies that provide more information and choices to students and parents.

News in Brief

Oct 9, 2007 News in Brief

News in Brief

Oct 1, 2007

College executive dean announces she will step down

Sep 27, 2007

Plan in place: Faculty salaries to climb over four years

Sep 25, 2007 An aggressive four-year plan to bring faculty salaries to competitive market levels and raise faculty scales was approved by the UC Board of Regents.

News in Brief

Sep 25, 2007 Ban on tobacco research funds rejected; New Employee Orientation Web site.

Salary parity tops faculty’s major concerns

Sep 25, 2007 Faculty named salary parity number-one in a survey by the Academic Senate's Faculty Welfare Committee.

First-Rate Welcome

Sep 25, 2007

Regents preserve quality of professional schools by raising fees

Sep 25, 2007

Aggravated assault reported

Sep 19, 2007 UCPD reported an aggravated assault in Parking Lot 1 on Sept. 19.

Broads' $20-M gift will help quicken pace of stem cell research at UCLA

Sep 12, 2007 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined UCLA's leadership and several of its top medical researchers on campus Sept. 10 to commend the generosity of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation in giving $20 million to fund adult and embryonic stem cell research at UCLA.

U.S. intelligence deficits that missed 9-11 warning signs still exist, prof says

Sep 11, 2007

Scientists receive $22.5-million to explore fundamental biology of mental disorders

Sep 7, 2007 The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $22.5-million grant to scientists at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior to explore the fundamental biology of mental disorders.

2008 employee medical plan rates online

Sep 5, 2007 UC's 2008 medical plan premiums are now online.

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center receives $10 million from Annenberg Foundation

Aug 29, 2007 The Annenberg Foundation has awarded a $10-million gift to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which will feature the most advanced medical technology in the world.

"Designer estrogen" could be MS drug

Aug 28, 2007 UCLA scientists have found the first evidence that a specific form of estrogen can protect the brain from degeneration associated with multiple sclerosis without increasing the risk of estrogen-induced cancers of the breast and uterus.

Final state budget covers faculty/staff wage increases

Aug 24, 2007

State Senate passes budget, ends impasse

Aug 22, 2007 The State Senate adopted a 2007-08 state budget Aug. 21 — an action that now sends the long-delayed spending plan, approved earlier by the state Assembly, to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signature.

New head of housing and hospitality chosen

Aug 20, 2007

Self-described pedophile arrested at UCLA

Aug 15, 2007

New medical plans for employees in 2008

Aug 15, 2007

Passing the Baton

Aug 14, 2007 Chancellor Gene Block is off and running as UCLA's new chief executive.

UC President Dynes to step down next year

Aug 13, 2007 UC President Robert C. Dynes announced today that he intends to step down as president by June 2008.

Budget stalled in Senate

Aug 13, 2007 As of press time, the weeks-long impasse in the state Senate continues to block the passage of a state budget for 2007-08.

What's on the dinner table when mom and dad both work?

Aug 8, 2007 In Los Angeles, it's more likely to be a Hamburger Helper concoction and salad from a ready-to-eat bag of greens rather than takeout from a fast-food restaurant.

Restart of pension contributions postponed

Aug 7, 2007 The UC Office of the Treasurer announced Aug. 7 that UC's investments have performed so well during the past fiscal year that pension contributions, which were originally slated to resume last month, have been postponed for at least the rest of 2007-08.

Report of independent investigation of Taser incident is released

Aug 1, 2007 A report by an independent investigator looking into the Nov. 14, 2006, taser incident in Powell Library was released Aug. 1.

Debate on tobacco funding for research heats up

Jul 27, 2007 The UC Board of Regents deferred until September a decision on whether or not to continue accepting funds for research from the tobacco industry.

Research building reopens after explosion in cooling system; no injuries reported

Jul 25, 2007 The California NanoSystems Institute building was cleared for reoccupancy after being evacuated for approximately three hours Wednesday, July 25

Explosion triggers evacuation of research building; no injuries reported

Jul 25, 2007 The California NanoSystems Institute building was evacuated at approximately noon Wednesday, July 25.

UCLA and FBI offer reward in attempted firebombing

Jul 24, 2007 UCLA and the FBI are offering a $110,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for a June 26 attempted firebombing of a researcher's vehicle.

Four-year plan to upgrade faculty salaries under regents' review

Jul 23, 2007 An aggressive plan to bring lagging faculty salaries to competitive market levels over the next four years and to restore the relevance and integrity of the ladder rank system is taking shape.

Proposed increase to UC's base budget in jeopardy

Jul 19, 2007 The State Legislature is considering cutting UC's proposed base budget increase that was included in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal from 4% to 3%.

Regents approve new student housing

Jul 18, 2007 As demand for campus housing continues to increase, the UC Regents have given approval to begin preliminary design plans for a new undergraduate student housing project that will provide approximately 1,350 to 1,500 beds.

UCLA Med Center ranked among top three U.S. hospitals

Jul 13, 2007

More California workers lose job-based health insurance

Jul 12, 2007

UCLA prof appointed CA air resources chair

Jul 6, 2007 Mary Nichols was appointed chair of California's air quality control board by Gov. Schwarzenegger

News in Brief

Jun 26, 2007

New hospital, tech advances delight staff

Jun 26, 2007

New doctor's determination trumps her disability

Jun 26, 2007

A new source for embryonic stem cells?

Jun 26, 2007

Diversity plan in works

Jun 26, 2007

Scientist leads Dawn mission to unexplored space

Jun 26, 2007

UC urges U.S. Supreme Court to support Enron investors

Jun 12, 2007

Scientists reprogram cells to be same as embryonic stem cells

Jun 7, 2007

Dignitaries help dedicate new hospital of the future

Jun 5, 2007

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton visits campus

May 31, 2007

UCLA Today Readership Survey

May 22, 2007 Your chance to share your opinions about UCLA Today

Digital showcase touts interdisciplinary innovation

May 22, 2007

Bruins make sports history

May 22, 2007

UCLA's impact on regional economy reaches $9.3 billion

May 22, 2007

Contributions delayed

May 22, 2007

Briefs

May 22, 2007

Molecules are music to their ears

May 21, 2007

UCLA first to win 100 NCAA team championships

May 14, 2007 Women's water polo captures UCLA's 100th NCAA title

More black students say they will enroll

May 11, 2007 African-American students intending to enroll in fall 2007 have nearly doubled since last year.

UC and Enron investors seek SEC support

May 9, 2007 UC and Enron investors asked the SEC to weigh in with the U.S. Supreme Court in class action lawsuit

Six UCLA faculty elected to academy

May 8, 2007

Who will take their place?

May 8, 2007

Math department accolades add up

May 8, 2007

Faculty find value in teaching with technology

May 8, 2007

UC Negotiations on custodians' raises stalled

May 8, 2007

News in Brief

May 8, 2007

Math department accolades add up

Apr 26, 2007

Law school receives $5 million commitment

Apr 25, 2007 UCLA School of Law alumnus David Epstein has committed a $5 million commitment

Be alert to warning signs of a student in crisis

Apr 24, 2007

News in brief

Apr 24, 2007

Solemn vigil links campuses in mourning

Apr 20, 2007

Could it happen here? Plans in place to safeguard campus

Apr 20, 2007

Scientists to cast wide net to find flu carriers in sky

Apr 10, 2007

Pace of life becomes spring feverish

Apr 10, 2007

News in Brief

Apr 10, 2007

Bringing in the new Bruins

Apr 6, 2007 UCLA admissions figures show an increase in African-American and other minority students

Lower-paid employees to receive wage increases

Mar 27, 2007 The UC Office of the President is offering more than $7.8 million in total raises to approximately 36,000 of its lower-paid, non-student employees, starting April 1.

What you should know about parking fees and carpooling

Mar 27, 2007 With campus parking fees to increase July 1, UCLA Today Editor Cynthia Lee speaks with UCLA Transportation director Renee Fortier.

African Americans debate 10 years of affirmative action ban

Mar 22, 2007 Four prominent African-American leaders discussed how the 1996 passage of Proposition 209 has affected universities and society.

High-flying free runner takes fun to an extreme

Mar 20, 2007

Faculty diversity shows gains

Mar 20, 2007

Regents increase student fees, financial aid for 2007-8

Mar 20, 2007

News in Brief

Mar 20, 2007

Pulling back from the brink of nuclear terrorism

Mar 9, 2007 "Nuclear Weapons in a New Century: Facing the Emerging Challenges," was the well-attended conference March 6-7 at Covel Commons, organized by the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations and co-hosted by Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), and Kal Raustiala, its director.

Two arrested on charges of selling body parts after lengthy UCPD investigation

Mar 7, 2007 Henry Reid, the former head of UCLA's Willed Body Program, and his associate Ernest Nelson were arrested March 7 by UCPD police after a lengthy investigation into allegations that the men participated in a scheme to profit from selling body parts.

Students Talk 'Granny Flats' at City Hall

Mar 2, 2007 The controversial issue of granny flats — dwelling units for an elderly relative built behind or attached to existing homes &mdash was the focus of a visit to Los Angeles City Hall Feb. 23 by students and faculty from UCLA's School of Public Affairs (SPA).

Olympic Committee Considers Campus in L.A. Bid for 2016 Games

Mar 2, 2007 It was a cool, yet sunshine-drenched Southern California day March 1, perfectly timed to win over the hearts and minds of visiting United States Olympic Committee (USOC) members who will decide on April 14 whether L.A. or Chicago will be the venue in USOC's bid for the 2016 games.

Scientists get funding to investigate how stem cells function

Feb 23, 2007 The Proposition 71 bond measure that California voters approved more than two years ago to fund human embryonic stem cell research is finally making its first pay-off: UCLA scientists will receive more than $4 million over two years.

Arthur Ashe's burden: not racism, but 'being black'

Feb 21, 2007 The year before he died of complications associated with AIDS at the age of 49 in 1993, Arthur Ashe gave an interview to People magazine about how he was coping with the disease. "Mr. Ashe, I guess this must be the heaviest burden you have ever had to bear, isn't it?" the reporter asked.

$100 laptop holds promise of a better education for poor children

Feb 21, 2007 A tiny, plastic, green-and-white laptop computer is currently the intense focus of educators, government officials around the globe and high-tech designers.

Federal budget a mixed bag for UCLA research

Feb 21, 2007 President Bush's $2.9-trillion budget for fiscal 2008 contains some encouraging news for UCLA, but the overall outlook for research is clouded by budgetary confusion and divisions in Congress over key issues such as war costs, said faculty, staff and administrators assessing the president's budget proposals.

UC delegation seeks to partner with India to solve problems

Feb 21, 2007 A delegation of UC faculty members and administrators led by President Robert C. Dynes is on a high-level visit to India this week aimed at dramatically strengthening research and educational collaborations.

News in Brief

Feb 21, 2007 A project worth a thousand smiles; Clues to autism; Up and running; Summer camps for kids; Learn to live well; Medical feedback via the Internet; On the move

African Americans still face racial inequality in California

Feb 6, 2007 A group of California lawmakers vowed to improve college preparation for African Americans, access to better jobs and even the availability of healthier foods in their communities.

Remapping: from cell phones to collective consciousness

Feb 6, 2007 A new UCLA-initiated venture is taking students and their ubiquitous cell phones to a cultural and technological plane beyond mere text messages and chatfests.

News in Brief

Feb 6, 2007 Economic impact looms large; Women artists in spotlight; Ads send wrong message; Brain "tells" time; Want to be a regents' staff advisor?; Grants deadline; Fulfill your career potential; Accreditation is underway

Political views of freshmen swing left or right; moderates lose ground

Jan 26, 2007 College freshmen are discussing politics more frequently than at any point in the past 40 years and are becoming less moderate in their political views, according to the results of UCLA's annual survey of the nation's entering undergraduates.

Minority Student Applications Climb

Jan 25, 2007 UCLA received 50,694 applications for the fall 2007 freshman class, an increase of 7.1% and a showing that once again it is the most popular university in the country.

Study to transform humanities

Jan 23, 2007 To build on excellence, prepare for future scholarly trends and grapple with a wave of anticipated retirements, the College of Letters and Science is embarking on an in-depth examination of the humanities.

Regents vote to give UC staff permanent place at table

Jan 23, 2007 The UC Board of Regents added to the board two UC staff advisors, making permanent a pilot program aimed at improving direct communication between the regents and staff employees as well as giving the regents staff perspectives as they deliberate.

Colleagues of chancellor-designate commend his collaborative style

Jan 23, 2007 It's a natural question for curious faculty and staff to be asking: Who is Gene Block, the University of Virginia provost, vice president and biologist, who has been chosen to lead UCLA?

Gov.'s budget leaves out pension funds

Jan 23, 2007 While Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger showed his strong support for UC in his 2007-08 budget plan by fulfilling the basic terms of his 2004 compact, he left out $60 million the system needs to restart employer contributions to the flagging retirement plan.

News in Brief

Jan 23, 2007 2007 Jacob Marschak Memorial Lecture; New UC Merced chancellor; New head of Burkle Center; A proud heritage; Connected to community; Campus to report greenhouse gas emissions; Real-world solutions to environmental problems; Trauma among ethnic minorities; Center to map out emergency plan; Protecting your identity; A dinner invitation for faculty; A gift to the Hammer; Gift to the law school;

Student is Oxford-bound, thanks to mentor

Jan 19, 2007 UCLA senior William Thomas Clarke realized right from the start that he had landed a golden opportunity when he was invited to work closely with campus researchers doing pioneering work on sarcospan, a protein that may play a key role in muscular dystrophy.

University of Virginia Provost is named new chancellor

Dec 21, 2006

English professor wins richest prize offered in humanities

Dec 19, 2006

UCLA responds to computer database breach

Dec 13, 2006 Members of the UCLA community are responding to the Dec. 11 announcement that the personal records of as many as 800,000 people may have been vulnerable in a computer breach.

UCLA employees react to announcement of computer breach

Dec 13, 2006 Members of the UCLA community have been responding in phone calls, e-mails, campus conversations and more to the Dec. 12 announcement that the personal records of as many as 800,000 members of the UCLA community may have been compromised in a computer breach.

Civil Rights Project to make UCLA its home

Dec 12, 2006 The renowned Civil Rights Project, the nation's leading research center on issues of civil rights and racial inequality, will move from Harvard University west to UCLA next month and undergo a major expansion here.

Private groups strengthen ties between campus and black students

Dec 12, 2006 A heartfelt 75th birthday tribute Dec. 2 to jazz great Kenny Burrell, guitarist, composer, professor and founding director of the UCLA Jazz Studies Program, turned out to be more than just a star-studded musical extravaganza.

UC employees take ethics briefing

Dec 12, 2006 Let's say you're a buyer in the Procurement Department. You've been asked to serve on a committee that will select a company to provide consulting services to the engineering school. But as it happens, your wife works for one of the companies bidding on the job. Does your presence on the committee go against university policy?

News in Brief

Dec 12, 2006 Governor hopes to fund key technologies in next budget; In with the new, out with the old; UC Police contract agreement extended; An overview of digital innovation; History of MGM; Aftermath of nuclear war; Day of service; No national recession on the horizon; New Extension dean; Kudos to new Fellows; A visionary gift; New art department chair; Left out

UCLA notifies 800,000 about computer database breach

Dec 12, 2006 UCLA officials have announced that the personal records of as many as 800,000 members of the university community may have been vulnerable in a computer breach.

New law offers more protection against animal rights terrorists

Dec 12, 2006 Researchers whose work involves animals now have greater protection against extremists who use violence or threats to intimidate them from doing their work.

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Days at Campus Stores

Nov 29, 2006

News in Brief

Nov 21, 2006 Open access to payroll information; Help hurting families during holidays; New division in the college; Call for faculty applications; Bound for home and healing; New UC appointment; Grant funding opportunities; Travel survey; Justice in Indian Country; UC accounts for 'above base pay'

UC regents propose salary hikes for 2007-08

Nov 21, 2006 The UC Board of Regents, meeting at UCLA Nov. 16, approved a 2007-08 budget proposal that includes funding for enrollment growth for undergraduate and graduate students, expansion of research critical to California's competitiveness and salary increases for faculty and staff.

Professor wins top French literary prize with Congolese fable

Nov 21, 2006 Alain Mabanckou, a visiting professor in the Department of French and Francophone Studies, has won one of France's top literary prizes, the Prix Renaudot, the French equivalent of the National Book Award.

$10M gift to save global heritage

Nov 21, 2006 When Lloyd Cotsen made his first gift to UCLA archaeology in 1966, the seeds were sown for a long-lasting relationship. Four decades later, that first contribution has multiplied a million-fold.

Regents approve hospital financing

Nov 21, 2006 A key committee of UC regents who oversee construction projects unanimously approved a request Nov. 14 by leaders of UCLA's hospital system to increase the budget to complete the Westwood and Santa Monica/Orthopaedic Replacement Hospitals, as well as furnish and equip them, by $348 million.

Chancellor launches independent investigation

Nov 21, 2006 One of the nation's leading authorities on police conduct is heading an independent investigation of a Nov. 14 incident in Powell Library when a UCLA student was taken into custody by campus police.

Graduate Fellows to work inside the L.A. Mayor's Office

Nov 21, 2006 Graduate students in the School of Public Affairs will have the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of city government through a new graduate fellowship that will put them in the Los Angeles Mayor's Office for a yearlong internship.

UCLA experts urge film/TV industry to think ‘green’

Nov 14, 2006 When the makers of “Matrix Reloaded” constructed a 1.5-mile-long freeway on the runways of the old decommissioned naval air station in Alameda for their chase scenes, they didn’t just walk away from the set when their cyber-thriller was in the can.

A tip from UC Human Resources: Open a Health Care Reimbursement Account

Nov 9, 2006

Voters pass Prop. 1D

Nov 8, 2006 According to the latest voting results from Nov. 7's election, nearly 57% of voters approved Proposition 1D, a ballot measure that, among other things, will provide $690 million for the repair and construction of UC facilities over the next two years.

Democracy's no panacea for the poor, study finds

Nov 7, 2006 Is democracy good for the poor? Of course, says popular wisdom.

Doing more, but remembering less

Nov 7, 2006 It turns out that multitasking, that much-vaunted skill that everyone supposedly needs to survive in this frenzied, fast-forward digital age, isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

News in Brief

Nov 7, 2006 Talks are ongoing with PacifiCare; Merit raises; Enrollment for fall; Grand opening; Astins create endowment; United Auto Workers pulls petition; Disparities in medical care; Scary times; Tobacco research

Local effects of warming

Nov 6, 2006 While scientists are closely monitoring the effects of global warming on Arctic ice packs and Siberian lakes, its impact on our own region — particularly Southern California’s air quality, water resources, ecosystems and weather — remains an open question.

The Oprah Effect

Nov 6, 2006 Appearances on talk shows don't necessarily dumb down political candidates. They can actually pump up their chances with viewers they may not otherwise be reaching, says a new UCLA study.

No easy cures for L.A.

Oct 24, 2006 "Everybody, get out of those seats and get ready to move!" That's not what you expect to hear at an academic conference. But with that command, people attending a recent symposium on "Dreams Deferred, Denied, Realized: Confronting Inequality in Los Angeles and Beyond" were about to experience one small tactic in a much larger campaign to address a growing predicament -- health disparities among minority populations in L.A.

Some UCLA med students will move as MLK/Drew downsizes

Oct 24, 2006 UCLA medical school administrators said they are closely monitoring medical students doing their clinical rotations at struggling Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center and, if required, will move those affected by the planned downsizing of the hospital to UCLA and UCLA-affiliated hospitals.

'Smart' campus building reports back to researchers working there

Oct 24, 2006 The newest building on campus is not the typical brick-and-mortar structure. True to the scientific mission of its researchers, the 6,000-square-foot glass-enclosed facility built for UCLA Engineering's Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) is itself an ongoing research experiment.

Prop. 1D would benefit campus

Oct 24, 2006 On Nov. 7, voters will once again hit the polls to express their opinions on a number of top political races, including the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general. They will also make their voices heard on 13 measures, including Proposition 1D -- the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006.

News in Brief

Oct 24, 2006 Billy Wilder Theater to be unveiled; medicine at the cellular level; bargains galore; a golden moment for honoree; open for questions on Open Enrollment; linking molecules; assailant from stabbing incident sought; want health choosing your medical plan?; fertility's power; it's time to head for the polls; five stars join stem cell team; in search of a new weapon against AIDS; career flexibility for faculty; a new contract with Blue Shield

UC Benefits offers answers to employees' questions on health-care costs

Oct 24, 2006 Answers to frequently-asked questions.

Spit test reveals clues to cancer

Oct 23, 2006 Earlier this year, researchers from the School of Dentistry announced they had developed the first standardized saliva test for oral cancer. Last week, UCLA representatives introduced the test to dental professionals during the American Dental Association’s Annual Session in Las Vegas.

Two ways to help cushion the impact of higher medical premiums

Oct 10, 2006 When our medical plan premiums increase next year, we'll all feel the extra pinch in the pocketbook. But there is a way you can cushion the impact -- by reducing your taxes.

Forecast: home sales down, value

Oct 10, 2006

Medical premiums rise

Oct 10, 2006 With November comes chilly weather, autumn leaves, pumpkin pie ... and Open Enrollment.

Wake up and see the art -- experience UCLA as an outdoor museum

Oct 10, 2006 With the exception of hurried trips through UCLA’s renowned sculpture garden or a brief pause to gape at Richard Serra’s mammoth masterpiece in the Broad Art Center plaza, we often miss the bounty of museum-quality art that’s tucked into nooks and crannies all over this campus. So here’s a tour that lets you encounter some pieces that may have escaped your notice.

News in Brief

Oct 10, 2006

Regents, faculty to decide fate of tobacco funds

Oct 9, 2006 It’s an indisputable fact that tobacco is harmful. But is that grounds for the UC regents to ban tobacco industry support for research?