Author Archives: Blair Socci

Interim Chancellor Norman Abrams was honored on the terrace of Fowler Museum on Friday by the UCLA Black Faculty and Staff Association for his efforts in diversifying the campus.

One of the few pioneering scholars of Middle Eastern Studies in the early 1970s, Professor Nikki R. Keddie is still making a splash authoring a new book.

Five UCLA professors have been awarded 2007 Guggenheim fellowship awards for extraordinary achievements in their fields. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grants fellowships to professionals in all fields except for the performing arts. Students are ineligible for the award, and faculty participants must produce a lengthy application stating their accomplishments and detailed plans of […]

In the aftermath of the shootings that occurred at Virginia Tech earlier this week, the University of California is now re-evaluating its own security policies. Authorities have been quick to assure the UCLA community that they are doing everything they can to assess current security measures, as well as to actively continue to seek out […]

In an attempt to increase enrollment, UC Merced plans to implement a new program that would guarantee students admission to one of four other University of California campuses on the condition that they first attend the Central Valley campus for at least two years. Merced officials said they hope the Shared Experience program will help […]

The University of California-managed Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been commissioned to create a new nuclear warhead, but critics are questioning the UC’s involvement in the development of nuclear weapons. Last Friday, the National Nuclear Security Administration chose Livermore’s design for a new weapon after a yearlong competition to develop a better design for a […]

Amid heated opposition from critics of nuclear proliferation, the National Nuclear Security Administration has chosen a design submitted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for its Reliable Replacement Warhead. The NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency responsible for national security through the application of nuclear energy. The Reliable Replacement Warhead is a proposed replacement for existing […]