Jonathan Jansen, the vice chancellor of the University of the Free State in South Africa, spoke to about 30 students and faculty researchers as part of the Global Health Lecture Series.
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UC Board of Regents meeting disrupted by protesters, still reviews state budget proposal
A group of protesters disrupted the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday and a more large-scale protest surrounding the building on the UC Riverside campus reached an estimated 1,000 people at its height.
Proposed 2012-2013 budget may change GPA requirements for Cal Grants
Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed changes to Cal Grant funding in his recently released 2012-2013 budget, which may make it more difficult for students to obtain Cal Grant tuition aid.
If approved, proposed budget would increase state funding to UC system by $90 million
The University of California could see an ongoing increase of $90 million in state funding if Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal, released last week, is enacted.
Bruins Democrats, Republicans debate central issues of Occupy Wall Street movement
Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans convened at a “Occupy Wall Street?” debate Wednesday night to discuss the two economic issues central to the growing political movement ““ tax policy and unemployment insurance extensions.
Fifth annual L.A. VisionWalk aims to bring focus to blindness
At the age of 6, Samantha Kramer was diagnosed with a moderate form of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary condition that causes gradual blindness to peripheral vision as well as night blindness.