Author Archives: Deanna Necula

Film ‘Lo and Behold’ documents the internet’s beginning at UCLA

When Leonard Kleinrock’s student sent the first internet message from UCLA to Stanford, he said it felt more like a perfunctory job well done rather than a moment that would go down in history. “There was no celebration; we went home that evening and that was it,” Kleinrock said. In a new documentary “Lo and […]

Former dean of medical school Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff dies at 96

Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff, who served as the dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for 24 years, died of congestive heart failure July 17. He was 96. Dr. Alan Fogelman, chair of the department of medicine, said Mellinkoff was a passionate teacher and fostered the growth of students by providing a learning […]

Towel service to fold at Wooden Center in fall 2016

The Wooden Center will stop providing towels to gym patrons in the fall to reduce water consumption on campus. Rich Mylin, director of recreation sports venues and event operations, said students, faculty and staff will have to bring their own towels, but the Wooden Center will also provide towels for purchase. According to a Graduate […]

Director, founders reflect on 20 years of LGBT Campus Resource Center

Twenty years ago, UCLA faculty members held secret, off-campus meetings to discuss their struggles as closeted LGBT individuals on campus. Their gatherings have since led to the establishment of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center – one of the largest in the country, said Ronni Sanlo, director of the center from 1997 to […]

Management school to vote on policy revisions aimed at gender equality

Faculty and staff at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will vote to implement revisions to the faculty promotion process in the next few weeks, in an attempt to remedy gender inequality. The revisions, which will include tenure and evaluation processes for professors at the School of Management, are expected to be implemented in fall […]

Protesters march against animal testing in campus research labs

This post was updated on April 22 at 4:45 p.m. Animal rights activists marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Friday with signs depicting bleeding monkeys and other animals to protest animal testing in campus research labs. About 70 protesters from the Animal Justice Project held black and white signs with photos of animal cruelty, chanting […]