UCLA history professor to be honored by Jewish Book Council

A UCLA professor will receive an award for her book on the political struggles of modern Jewish people. The Jewish Book Council announced Wednesday that Sarah Abrevaya Stein, a history professor, will receive the Mimi S. Frank Award, which is under the National Jewish Book Award. The council began recognizing authors through the award program […]

Six campus committees did not meet fall quarter, lack winter projections

This post was updated on Jan. 9 at 1:15 a.m. Some campus committees will begin this quarter without projections for their winter accomplishments. The USAC Office of the President released a transparency report that highlighted accomplishments and plans from its campus committees. The appointment directors reached their goal of appointing enough undergraduate students to fill all […]

USAC recap – Nov. 30

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Special presentations Appointments directors […]

USAC creates committee to discuss potential council restructuring

The results of the presidential election have opened up discussions for an undergraduate student government reform. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a weekly ad hoc committee to discuss restructuring USAC on Tuesday. Transfer student representative Divya Sharma proposed the reform at the Nov. 10 council meeting. Sharma said he thinks a reformed USAC structure […]

Wooden Center to begin 24-hour access in winter quarter

Students will have 24-hour access to the John Wooden Center starting Jan. 9. The extended hours will apply Monday through Thursday, and will include access to the center’s cardio, gym, group activity spaces and indoor areas for meetings and dance practices, according to a statement from UCLA Recreation. The expansion is funded by the Social […]

Associate professor to receive funding for terahertz waves research

A UCLA associate professor will receive nearly a million dollars to fund her research as part of a new scientific fellowship program. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recognized electrical engineering associate professor Mona Jarrahi on Wednesday as a Moore Inventor Fellow for her invention of an imaging tool. The foundation gives the title to […]