Friday, January 1, 1904 SYMPOSIUM: Doctors flock to UCLA for lecture on new AIDS researchBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff In 1995, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was named as the fifth most-cited scientist in publications over the past 13 years. Fauci, who is a […]
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UCSF, Stanford med merger continues to see resi
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 MERGER: Opponents believe privatization will strip public institution’s beneficial qualities in favor of profitBy Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Staff With the UC Board of Regents set to vote on a merger of UC San Francisco and Stanford medical centers today, opponents launched a last-minute media assault this week to prevent the […]
Student union fees soar to $70 a year
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 ASUCLA: Financially struggling association to introduce its first fee increase since 1959By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Struggling to maintain independence from the university while trying to stabilize themselves financially, Associated Students board members on Tuesday reluctantly proposed raising the student union fee from $7.50 a year to $70 a year […]
U.S. News faces heat for ranking colleges
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 EDUCATION: Institutions make changes based on listings, critics sayBy Tiffany Lauter Daily Bruin Contributor Every September, U.S. News and World Report hits the racks with its special issue ranking America’s Best Colleges. The ranking, based on a survey sent to some 4,200 college presidents, deans and admission directors, is organized around […]
Sage strikes back
Wednesday, November 13, 1996 After two and a half years of fighting for university recognition, SAGE hopes to garner collective bargaining rights by walking the picket lines.By John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff Keeping their promise to strike should university administrators fail to recognize their collective bargaining efforts, the Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW) […]
Community Briefs
Wednesday, November 13, 1996Pediatric cardiologist’s work recognized Thomas Klitzner, Ph.D., chief of pediatric cardiology at UCLA Children’s Hospital, was awarded the 1996 Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research by the American Academy of Pediatrics at its annual meeting in October. Klitzner was recognized for his pioneering research on calcium channels, which are found in the […]
New fees considered
Tuesday, November 12, 1996 FEES: Chancellor Young supports mandatory course, technology feesBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff When Chancellor Charles Young attended UCLA in the late 1950s, registration fees were nearly nonexistent. California residents at that time never worried about paying fees; their expenses consisted mainly of textbooks and housing. Nearly 40 years later, students […]