Category Archives: Campus

UCLA, VA partner to provide cancer therapy clinical trials to veterans

UCLA announced Wednesday it would partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer cancer therapy clinical trials for men and women who have served in the armed forces. The Operation Mend Project to Enhance Cancer Care for Veterans allows veterans in the Los Angeles area to enroll in cancer treatment trials being led […]

UCLA completes $1M renovations to Dodd Hall classrooms

UCLA officials spent about $1 million to install new rolling chairs and wooden floors, among other facilities, in Dodd Hall classrooms this summer. The UCLA Office of Instructional Development, or OID, UCLA Facilities Management and the Registrar’s Office funded 11 first-floor classroom renovations that included new lighting fixtures and media equipment, such as projectors and […]

USAC general representative cancels Stanford football viewing party

An undergraduate student government office cancelled the viewing party for the football game between UCLA and Stanford University, after failing to secure funds to cover the about $9,000 cost of the event. Danny Siegel, an Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative, said he thought he could secure the majority of the funding through USAC, but […]

USAC recap – Sept. 29

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda External Vice President Zach […]

XPRIZE and UCLA partner on global problem-solving initiative

UCLA administrators will launch a new initiative early next week that aims to encourage members of the campus community to develop new technologies that can alleviate global problems. The university is collaborating with XPRIZE, an organization that hosts competitions in science, technology and education, to create FuturizeX. The initiative will prompt students to identify major […]

Show Me the Ropes program matches transfer students with mentors

New transfer students can apply to a mentorship program that pairs incoming transfer students with student mentors with senior standing as part of a new undergraduate student government initiative. The program, called Show Me the Ropes, connects transfer students and prospective mentors based on their academic goals, interests and personalities, said Ivelisse Porroa-Garcia, co-director of […]