UC to vote on 18 percent cap on nonresident undergraduate enrollment

The University of California will vote to restrict nonresident undergraduate enrollment to 18 percent at the UC Board of Regents meeting next week. The proposal is a revision from the regents’ original plan to limit overall nonresident enrollment at all UC campuses to 20 percent. The Board of Regents originally planned to vote on the […]

Three UCLA professors chosen to join national academic organizations

Two national academic organizations recently selected three UCLA professors to join their ranks. The American Academy of Arts &Sciences, an independent policy research center which honors academics and conducts policy studies, selected Judith Carney, a geography professor, and Stephanie Jamison, an Asian languages and cultures professor, as fellows Tuesday. Claudio Pellegrini, professor emeritus in physics, […]

UCLA startup wins $70,000 for development of new dental braces system

A UCLA startup team won $70,000 for developing a new dental braces system. The startup Mechanodontics won the first place prize in the Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs on April 19. Mehdi Roein-Peikar, a dentistry resident and member of the team, said the startup offers a new dental braces system that is […]

UCLA students march for science in LA, Washington, D.C.

Thousands of scientists, students and citizens marched in the heat from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall, holding signs with science puns, calls for action and protests against President Donald Trump. University of California students, including many from UCLA, participated in the March for Science in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. A UCLA graduate […]

New Physics 5 series proposed, to replace 6 series in fall 2017

The UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department is proposing a new physics series for life science majors that would begin fall 2017. Students currently taking the Physics 6: “Physics for Life Sciences Majors” series have until winter 2018 to complete the series before it is discontinued. However, the series may be offered for longer if more […]

NASA leader visits UCLA to share findings of Kepler mission

The UCLA community learned about the possibility of life among 100 billion planets from a NASA mission leader Wednesday evening. William Borucki, the principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler mission, spoke to about 300 people in an event hosted by the earth, planetary and space sciences department. The NASA Kepler mission, which aims to search for […]

UCLA study unearths high lead levels in soil of Los Angeles parks

Carefree children play and roll around in dirt at parks throughout the Los Angeles area every day, unaware of the potential dangers in the park’s soil. Students in the Center for Environmental Research and Community Engagement, have found higher levels of lead than normal in the soil of several parks in Los Angeles that could […]