Students can now enjoy a new amphitheater garden in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, following a launch event Thursday afternoon. The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative held an opening event called Dream Revolution to introduce the renovated amphitheater, which has several garden beds on its highest level. The event featured a fair and performance of Shakespeare’s […]
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Bruin Plate receives top rating for sustainable food service practices
Bruin Plate was recognized for its sustainability practices by an organization that rates restaurants based on environmental impact, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. The restaurant earned a four-star rating from the Green Restaurant Association, the highest award given by the organization, according to a UCLA press release. Bruin Plate is the third dining hall restaurant in […]
Atmospheric scientist appointed as new vice chancellor for research
UCLA officials announced a new vice chancellor for research Wednesday. Roger Wakimoto, who served as assistant director for the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Geosciences, will assume his position as vice chancellor for research July 1. In his 22 years working at UCLA, Wakimoto served as a former chair and professor in the department of […]
Students, staff march in May Day protest outside chancellor’s office
About 30 students and staff marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Monday calling for a sanctuary campus and protections for minority students. The Student Labor Advocacy Project organized the walkout and rally as part of the May Day protests happening worldwide, said Parshan Khosravi, a member of SLAP. Labor activists around the world have traditionally […]
Jocelyn Samuels appointed next executive director of Williams Institute
A former assistant attorney general for civil rights will serve as the next executive director of the Williams Institute, officials announced Monday. Jocelyn Samuels will replace the Williams Institute’s founding executive director, Brad Sears, who held the position for 16 years, July 1. The institute, which is based in the UCLA School of Law, researches […]
UCLA police Chief Tony Lee aims to increase engagement with students
As a police officer, Tony Lee said he has been able to make people’s days better. For instance, he once helped find a celebrity’s purse that contained irreplaceable photos and jewelry. “I checked 14 alleys and found her purse in one of the trash receptacles,” Lee said. “She was in complete tears when I returned […]
International migration studies minor to be offered starting fall 2017
Students can now learn about immigrants’ migration across cultural, legal and political borders by taking the new international migration studies minor. The international migration studies minor, approved in fall 2016 by the UCLA Academic Senate, is recruiting its first cohort for fall 2017. Students who are interested must apply no later than the spring quarter […]