George Murphy, a longtime UCLA economics professor with a passion for singing, died Jan. 2 of natural causes and health complications due to diabetes. He was 90. Beyond his work at UCLA, Murphy was a World War II veteran who stormed Gold Beach on D-Day and an amateur opera singer who pursued his passion to […]
Author Archives: Julia Raven
UCLA alumnus gifts $10M to establish scholarship funds at GSEIS
The estate of a UCLA alumnus donated about $10 million to the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies to establish two new scholarship programs, the university announced Jan. 13. The Gordon and Olga Smith estate made the donation to provide scholarships for students within the UCLA Teacher Education program and to support the […]
Geffen School of Medicine dean resigns, accepts position at Duke
The vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA resigned Chancellor Gene Block announced on Tuesday.
Construction on Rendezvous proves an inconvenience to Hill residents
Shannon Jessen was sleeping in her room in Rieber Terrace when her desk began to shake and the noise of jackhammers reverberated off the walls. Standing barefoot on the ground, she was able to feel constant movement, Jessen, a first-year economics student, said. It was 8 a.m. and construction on Rendezvous had begun. The construction […]
GSA forum to allow student input on diversity vice chancellor position
Students who want to give input on the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion position can talk with members of a search committee Wednesday at the graduate student government forum. At the Graduate Students Association meeting, which will be its first of the year, forum members will also examine procedures for filling the vice […]
Referendum would extend student fee funding sustainability projects
Students will vote on a referendum this week that would indefinitely extend a $4.80 quarterly student fee used to fund campus sustainability projects. Mandatory students fees for The Green Initiative Fund, or TGIF, have raised about $200,000 per year since it was created in 2008, according to the fund’s website. Over the years, the fund […]
Bramah Singh, renowned UCLA cardiologist, dies at 76
By Julia Raven Bramah Singh, a renowned UCLA cardiologist known for his cutting-edge ideas and dry sense of humor, died Sept. 20 at the age of 76 at his home in Encino. Along with his expertise in cardiology, Singh was known for his wide variety of interests, coming home to spend hours digging and planting […]