A new online journal on campus chronicles research on a wide range of business topics, including ways to encourage individuals to save for retirement and the benefits of corporate wellness programs. The UCLA Anderson School of Management launched the UCLA Anderson Review last week to showcase the school’s faculty research to a wider audience, including […]
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Venture capital fund opens UCLA branch for student entrepreneurs
Student entrepreneurs at UCLA now have access to a capital venture fund on campus to develop their startup companies. Contrary Capital, which launched its UCLA branch last week, provides mentorship, resources and networking opportunities to student entrepreneurs. The fund has branches at more than 40 universities across the country and receives backing from companies like […]
Open house at botanical garden reveals new pavilion, future plans
More than 300 visitors toured the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on Tuesday to admire the newly unveiled La Kretz Garden Pavilion, the first in a series of intended improvements to the garden. Tuesday’s open house featured speeches by Chancellor Gene Block, Peter Raven, a botanist, and Philip Rundel, a professor emeritus of ecology and […]
UCLA students, local residents argue over proposal to increase housing
Westwood residents and students clashed over UCLA’s planned housing projects at a public hearing Tuesday evening. While students advocated for the projects to increase student housing, local residents said they think the projects would interfere with Westwood Village’s aesthetic and intrude into their living space. UCLA plans to add 6,900 beds to five sites throughout […]
Morton La Kretz donates $5M to Botany Building for renovations
A UCLA alumnus donated $5 million to support the renovation of the UCLA Botany Building to enhance research in plant, conservation and environmental biology. The gift, from Morton La Kretz, a philanthropist and real estate developer, will renovate the building’s entrances and construct a botanical teaching laboratory on the first floor and conservation research laboratories […]
UCLA to lower speed limit on all campus roadways
This article was updated Sept. 26 at 2:46 p.m. UCLA will be lowering its on-campus speed limit from 25 to 20 mph starting Tuesday. UCLA Transportation announced Monday it is lowering UCLA’s campuswide speed limit as part of its “20 is Plenty” campaign, which promotes safety for campus pedestrians and bicyclists. The new speed limit […]
UCLA Transportation to launch bike share program on campus in October
This article was updated Sept. 26 at 2:51 p.m. Students will soon be able to rent bikes from stations around UCLA and Westwood using a mobile application. Starting Tuesday, UCLA Transportation will be launching the Bruin Bike Share program, which will allow students, staff, faculty and visitors to borrow bikes for an annual or monthly […]