Author Archives: Julia Erlandson

Patricia Woertz, CEO and president of an ethanol and biofuel production company, is scheduled to speak on campus today about alternative fuel sources such as bioenergy. Woertz heads up Archer Daniels Midland, an agricultural processing company that focuses on turning crops into ingredients and fuels. Richard Rodner, associate dean for marketing and communications at the […]

Experts including retired Gen. Wesley Clark are set to convene today on campus for a two-day conference aimed at discussing the future of nuclear weapons and proliferation. The conference, hosted by UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations, features scholars, government officials and journalists with knowledge of nuclear weapons issues, including four UCLA professors and former […]

Foreign service officer Mark Ward spoke Wednesday to a group of students about what it takes to pursue a career in international diplomacy ““ first starting with table manners. “When you join the foreign service, you’re a diplomat, and table manners are important,” Ward cautioned as students in attendance helped themselves to pizza provided at […]

UCLA may be financially and legally affected by a recent Supreme Court decision giving companies more power to challenge patents they are paying to use. If a party patents a technology, outside companies can pay for a license to use that invention. But sometimes companies will challenge the legality of the patent, claiming that it […]

Personal information of approximately 800,000 present and former UCLA students, staff and faculty was compromised after someone hacked into a university database, in what officials say is apparently the largest incident of its kind at a college or university. UCLA officials said Monday that a hacker gained access to a restricted university database that contained […]

Two campus eateries have responded this week to nationwide concerns regarding bacteria-contaminated food. Jamba Juice stores in Westwood and Ackerman Union may have received shipments of contaminated strawberries, the smoothie company announced Tuesday. And Taco Bell said Wednesday it had stopped using green onions in all of its approximately 5,800 stores after at least 42 […]

Officials at Los Angeles International Airport may raise rent for some airlines, which carriers say could translate to fare increases for travelers. It is not yet clear, however, how soon the changes will occur. Los Angeles World Airports, the agency which runs LAX, is funded partly by the landing and terminal fees that airlines are […]