Author Archives: Julia Erlandson

For one UCLA professor, Friday the 13th turned out to be a very lucky day this year. Physics and astronomy Professor Edward Wright and his team of scientists received approval from NASA on Oct. 13 to build a satellite they had first proposed in 1998. Scheduled to launch in 2009, the satellite will scan the […]

County officials Tuesday approved a full plan on how to transfer management of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center to a UCLA-affiliated hospital. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center will merge with King/Drew Medical Center, which has failed a number of patient-care inspections in recent years and is in danger of losing its federal funding. Under the plan, […]

A UCLA professor received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue researching a new method for preventing HIV transmission. Dr. Peter Anton, a professor at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine, received the award, which adds onto a $12.7 million grant he received in 2004 for similar research. But while the […]

Students who keep Jewish dietary laws have a new place to grab a bite between classes, as UCLA Hillel now offers a kosher lunch program. The Shack at Hillel, located at 574 Hilgard Ave., which began serving students Tuesday, is a kosher meat facility serving sandwiches, salads and burgers, among other items. Hillel officials estimated […]

Student groups can no longer use “UCLA” in front of their names, nor can the university be held accountable for their actions, according to a new UCLA policy. Although the policy prohibits university departments, including student government, from sponsoring student groups as they have for the past few years, officials said the change would not […]

Starting this week, UCLA’s Anderson School of Management will host a series of conferences aimed at helping female and minority executives get ahead in the corporate world. The Women’s Leadership Institute, which runs today through Friday, is the first such conference of this academic year. It is open to female executives nationwide who want to […]

Though government officials say the threat of contracting a spinach-related illness is now minimal, UCLA Dining Services plans to hold off on serving the vegetable in campus dining halls at least until students are convinced. In response to the recent outbreaks of E. coli in spinach crops from California growing regions, Dining Services has stopped […]