Author Archives: Lee Bialik

Students in 14 underfunded Los Angeles schools will be receiving an unexpected donation to their science classes ““ a scanning tunneling microscope which would cost $100,000 to $280,000 retail price. Thanks to UCLA’s Science Outreach Program, graduate and postdoctoral students on campus voluntarily built the microscopes for about $1,000 each, and trained Los Angeles Union […]

Many UCLA community members are mourning the death of Johnnie Cochran, a 1959 UCLA graduate who became famous for successfully defending O.J. Simpson against murder charges, and who was remembered by minority communities for his philanthropy, civil rights activism and defense of many poor clients. Memorial services held from Monday through today in Los Angeles […]

Although department heads and administrators claim to be doing all they can to combat the problem, the number of female faculty members in the sciences at UCLA continues to fall behind the number of males. Professors attribute the disparity between male and female science faculty to a variety of factors, including an early education that […]

The 30th anniversary of the African American studies degree program is cause for celebration, say faculty in the interdisciplinary program, despite the current struggle with a diminished budget and declining enrollment. Brenda Stevenson, a history professor and the new director of the program, said the anniversary is a “triumphant moment” for the program. “Some universities […]

Marc Kubasak said he loves to teach, but is being advised to take time off from teaching to focus on his research in order to get tenure. The part-time lecturer for the life sciences and part-time post-doctoral fellow said research takes priority over teaching at public institutions like UCLA because lecturers must publish research to […]

Residents in Weyburn Terrace, the new graduate student housing complex, have criticized the quality of the construction work done on the project, citing problems such as flooding, insects and unfinished construction in their apartments. Factors affecting that construction may stem back to well before construction began. UCLA, as a public institution, must allow formal bidding […]

College freshmen in 2004 are less concerned about racial discrimination and are more politically polarized, according to a survey released Tuesday by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. The number of freshmen who indicated that “helping to promote racial understanding” was an “essential” or “very important” personal goal declined to 29.7 percent, and the number […]