Four UCLA researchers recently received the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, officials announced in a press release Wednesday. The annual award recognizes innovative research in science and supports creative new investigators, with each winner receiving $2.3 million for his or her research projects. The four award winners, Dr. Reza Ardehali, Dr. Elissa […]
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ORL director retires, leaves behind legacy of compassion
Jack Gibbons has seen UCLA change from a wooded commuter campus to a small city with one of the largest housing programs in the country and students from a variety of backgrounds. Throughout his time at UCLA, these changes have kept Gibbons, the director of residential education for the Office of Residential Life, intrigued. “It’s […]
Students give back to Westwood during fifth annual WOMP
Standing on a ladder stationed close to the curb, Gunhee Han carefully painted one of the 1930s era metal lampposts in Westwood Village with a fresh coat of paint. Covering the mottled lamppost with a layer of green, the second-year business economics student and president of United Korean Voice, worked with other group members to […]
Ark app aims to strengthen student connections on campus
Students will soon be able to post their short messages and pictures to the monitors in Northern Lights, Jimmy’s Coffee House and Kerckhoff Hall by submitting their information to a new app. The app, called Ark, is currently in beta testing and will launch in three weeks. Students can currently sign up for the app […]
LA Metro board approves September bus fare increases
The Los Angeles Metro board of directors voted Thursday to approve increases in Metro bus fares later this year. The fare increase option approved by Metro raised the base fare price for a bus ride from $1.50 to $1.75. Fares for kindergarten through 12th grade students will remain unchanged while those for students in college […]
Weekly food truck festival adds flavor to Westwood
A weekly food truck festival in Westwood will be held on Fridays in an effort to bring more nightlife to the Village. Nine food trucks will roll in next door to the iPic Theater as part of the Friday Night Holy Roller Food Truck Revival, which launched last week. Barry Fogel, the festival’s organizer, said […]
Instacart brings grocery delivery service to Westwood
UCLA students on and off campus can now have groceries hand-delivered through a service application that targets young working people. Instacart, a service that delivers groceries to customers’ doorsteps, recently expanded into Los Angeles. The website is part of a growing trend of convenience services catered to people who are young working professionals living in […]