Going back to school at age 51, Jim Schiefelbein found juggling his time between work, class and family a “whole different kettle of fish.” When Schiefelbein enrolled at UCLA Extension to improve his consulting skills and learn more about the practice, about three decades had passed since his undergraduate years at Georgetown University. “I was […]
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Electrical engineering curriculum to change in fall
UCLA’s electrical engineering curriculum will undergo several changes in fall quarter to remove certain major requirements deemed unnecessary and include more introductory and design courses requested by students. The changes are meant to simplify the major requirements for students while allowing them more freedom to take courses related to their area of specialization, said Professor […]
Mathematics professor Terence Tao wins Breakthrough Prize
UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao added another scholarly achievement to his collection last week. The Fields Medal recipient and MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow won the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, earning him a $3 million prize. Tao received the award because of his work in harmonic analysis, combinatorics, partial differential equations and analytic number theory. Along […]
UCSA looking at allegations about student regent-designate Avi Oved
On Saturday, the University of California Student Association called for an emergency meeting to discuss whether to look into allegations that Avi Oved, a student regent-designate nominee for the UC Board of Regents, submitted incomplete campaign finance reports when he ran for a UCLA undergraduate student government position in 2013.
USAC recap – June 24
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. During summer, council meetings take place biweekly on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council approved capital contingency programming […]
Student-run newspaper Koine aims to spark discussion at UCLA
While the Greek word “koine” means “common” and refers to a standard language spoken over a large area, the term translates to the creation of a community for a new UCLA newspaper. Koine, a student-run newspaper that formed during spring quarter, aims to spark a new intellectual discussion at UCLA, said Miles Solomon, a rising […]
Robert Naples to retire as dean of students, focus on teaching at UCLA
In his almost 20 years of administrative service at UCLA, Dean of Students Robert Naples said he has worked to follow the philosophy that students learn from each other outside the classroom as much as they do inside it. “I was one of the people at the table saying, ‘Students learn from other students,’” Naples […]