Professors call for solution to textbook costs

More than 500 college mathematics professors from 125 major universities throughout the country will formally express their concern about the rising cost of textbooks by issuing a joint call to action today in Schoenberg Quad. The event is coordinated by the California Student Public Interest Research Group, a group that has been working to shed […]

Workers’ union charges UC with unfair practices

The union of many UCLA service workers filed unfair practice charges against the University of California last week, on behalf of two former De Neve Plaza dining services workers. The university has until March 15 to respond to the charges made against it. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union representing […]

Med Center takes notes on terrorist attack procedures

Doctors and UCLA students in residency gathered in the emergency department of UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday morning, not to deal with patients but to learn how to handle a terrorist attack in the event that such an incident occur in the Los Angeles area. Standing in front of the room was visiting Israeli emergency […]

Long distance learning

As 50 students gather in their Knudsen Hall classroom today to learn about genetic engineering, 30 more students will join them from Japan, thanks to fiber-optic cables, electrical blackboards and the desire of professors worldwide to provide their students with a multicultural experience. Professor Bob Goldberg teaches the Honors Collegium course “Genetic Engineering in Medicine, […]