Every time Carolyn See received a negative review for one of her books, she would send the critic a bouquet of flowers and a note: “Thank you for your review!” “They would sometimes end up becoming friends,” said Clara Sturak, See’s daughter. “She had a way of turning things around with incredible cheer.” Carolyn See, […]
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UCLA Circle K wins international fundraising and achievement awards
The UCLA chapter of Circle K International recently won awards for club achievement and fundraising. The club received these awards at the 61st annual Circle K International Convention held in Toronto from June 22 to 26, said Juliana Deer, former administrative vice president of CKI and a rising fourth-year biology student. The UCLA chapter of […]
Vigils help UCLA community commemorate lives lost to gun violence
The plain night sky above Bruin Plaza was lit by hundreds of candlelights Thursday. Students held the candles in silence, mourning professor William Klug, who was killed in a murder-suicide Wednesday. The event was also held a day after National Gun Violence Awareness Day for victims of gun violence. The Henry Samueli School of Engineering […]
Child nutrition researcher, Professor Emeritus Osman Galal dies at 85
Osman Galal, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of heart failure May 23 while traveling on an airplane to Los Angeles from Cairo. He was 85. Khalid Galal, Osman Galal’s son, said his father was enthusiastic about research in childhood nutrition and spent his life trying to make sure children from […]
World In-Sight fair gives a look into global cultures and traditions
The International Students Association held a multicultural fair called World In-Sight in Wilson Plaza on Wednesday. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and focused on promoting awareness about the cultures of different countries around the world. Tents featured trivia games, dance performances and country-oriented food. Some of the cultural student groups involved […]
Longtime physics and astronomy professor Maha Ashour-Abdalla dies at 72
Maha Ashour-Abdalla worked hard for every presentation she gave, whether it was to top scientists or her undergraduate physics class, said David Schriver, a physics professor and one of Ashour-Abdalla’s first graduate students. “She motivated me to change my own approach to teaching, and I will miss her joy, spirit and compassion,” Schriver said. Ashour-Abdalla, […]
Cadets carry military values from family life to ROTC experience
When he was 2 years old, Robert Burns played with his green army soldiers and lined them up for war. Now, as Bruin Battalion commander, he does exactly what his sister said he was born to do: lead troops. Burns, a fourth-year geography student in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program, is among the […]