Students can now pay for parking in any campus lot through a smartphone app called Parkmobile. UCLA Parking Services made the Parkmobile app available for all campus parking facilities in March. The app was previously only available for parking near residence halls during winter, said parking services director Lisa Koerbling. Drivers can download the app […]
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Professor Mark Sawyer remembered for mentorship, self-expression
Mark Sawyer spoke Spanish with a Cuban accent, despite growing up in the United States. While leading study abroad programs in San Juan, Puerto Rico, locals would call him “El Cubano.” Sawyer, a political science and African American studies professor known for his work on race relations in Cuba, died March 26 in Los Angeles. […]
Musician, philanthropist Herb Alpert to receive UCLA Medal
Herb Alpert, a musician and philanthropist, will be awarded the university’s highest honor in June, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. Chancellor Gene Block will present Alpert, who has donated to and supported UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for years, with the UCLA Medal on June 16 at the school of music’s inaugural commencement ceremony. The […]
Student dies after falling from cliff near Santa Cruz
A UCLA student died Tuesday after falling from a cliff at Panther State Beach near Santa Cruz. Neel Foon, 18, was a first-year undeclared student, a UCLA spokesperson said. Foon was with a small group of people when he walked too close to the edge of the cliff and fell at about 5:14 p.m., a […]
Samueli Foundation donates $20 million to UCLA’s engineering school
The Samueli Foundation donated $20 million to UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Thursday. The gift will support up to 50 first-year undergraduates in annual scholarships and research or industry internships. UCLA officials said the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will increase undergraduate student enrollment by 1,000 students […]
Powell Library to review lighting system following fire
This post was updated March 24 at 8:25 p.m. Powell Library is reviewing its lighting system following a small fire caused by a desk lamp’s light bulb Tuesday night. Deputy university librarian Susan Parker said UCLA Facilities workers will complete a thorough check of the library’s lamps to assess their safety, but they do not […]
Professor remembered for passion for education, computer graphics
John Staudhammer, a UCLA professor emeritus and renowned computer graphics educator, died of heart failure Feb. 28. He was 84. Throughout the course of Staudhammer’s 50-year career, he taught electrical engineering at UCLA, North Carolina State University and the University of Florida. Staudhammer’s daughter, Anne Nickerson, said Staudhammer’s passion for education developed at UCLA, where […]