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 […]
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21st Century Cures Act potential source of funding for UCLA research
A major sponsor of UCLA research will receive billions of dollars to fund cancer and stem cell research, along with mental health programs. President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law in December. The act, which will give $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health and $1 billion to states, will […]
Residential Life adds new printers throughout the Hill
Students now have access to 10 new printers on the Hill 24 hours a day. The Residential Life learning centers and UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services collaborated to implement printing kiosks at various places on the Hill over winter break, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall. They are in all the learning centers on the Hill, […]
Former ADPi house mother starts a new chapter after 25-year stint
Sisters from the Alpha Delta Pi sorority would take 81-year-old Joan Kaas out to party in celebration of birthdays and graduations. “They’d take me downtown to the Edison, which is a nightclub, to hear musicians that I wanted to hear,” she said. Before recently retiring and moving to her home state of Iowa, Kaas was […]
UCLA community looks into research, education to tackle opioid addiction
Opioid drug overdoses now claim almost as many lives each year as car accidents in the U.S. In the last 10 years, opioid-related deaths have nearly tripled and opioid addiction is now regarded as a nationwide epidemic by the Center for Disease Control. In response to the growing epidemic, UCLA students and researchers have been […]
School of Nursing dean looks to maintain the school’s academic prestige
A few years ago, paths on campus were littered with cigarettes and the air was not as fresh. The nursing school’s new dean helped change that when she led the effort to make UCLA a tobacco-free campus. Linda Sarna, a UCLA alumna and longtime faculty member who led the UCLA tobacco-free initiative, became the new […]
The Study at Hedrick opens to students on the Hill
A new study hall and eatery opened to UCLA students on the Hill on Sunday. More than 100 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Study at Hedrick. The space, which is open 24 hours a day, aims to provide a different study environment from more traditional options on campus. The Study was originally scheduled […]