Wednesday, April 2, 1997 RESEARCH: Human Brain Project explores brain structure and functionBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor While the Human Brain Project may sound like a freakish laboratory experiment from some science fiction novel, UCLA researchers say it could be some of the most important research to determine the characteristics of a "normal" working […]
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Young, Carnesale consider teaching slots
Wednesday, April 2, 1997 PUBLIC POLICY: UCLA’s newest school continues to set itself apartBy Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor What do a former consultant to the Swedish government, an arms control expert and UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young have in common? The newest professional school at UCLA, of course. Barbara J. Nelson, dean of the […]
Sleep does a body good
Wednesday, April 2, 1997By Monica Paknad Daily Bruin Contributor Half an hour before closing on a Tuesday night, the Kerckhoff Coffeehouse glows with energy. Inside, students can be found studying over a cup of coffee. The soft buzz of various random conversation fills the air as students take advantage of their final opportunity of the […]
Community Briefs
Wednesday, April 2, 1997 COMMUNITY BRIEFSRegent Connerly backs same-sex benefits UC Regent Ward Connerly said Monday that he will press other regents to follow the university’s repeal of race and gender preferences with a policy to give employment benefits to faculty and staff in same-sex partnerships. Connerly made his comments during a discussion with a […]
Crime Watch
Sunday, March 2, 1997 Robbery Three pulse oximeters were stolen from the Center for Health Sciences sometime between noon on March 17 and 7 a.m. the next day. The machines, valued at $2,400, were taken from the CHS’s 9th Floor East. During approximately the same time period an otoscope was allegedly taken from Room 255 […]
UCLA hopes new international center will attract more foreign students
Sunday, March 2, 1997 TRENDS: Anti-foreign sentiment may cause slowing of increase in non-immigrants to U.S.By Yvonne Champana Daily Bruin Contributor Seventeen year-old Tamar Cherebin is the only student at UCLA from her country, the Bahamas. She began her dream of studying here years ago by watching television, particularly sports. That dream materialized, and Cherebin […]
UC clerks seek union switch
Sunday, March 2, 1997 WORKPLACE: Employees claim AFL-backed national group doesn’t respond to local needsBy Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Contributor Charging that the standing union has neglected its concerns, an independent union is aiming to replace the AFL-CIO-backed representatives of clerical workers in the UC system. For the 18,351 employees in the bargaining unit, such […]