The UCLA School of Law announced Thursday that law professor Jennifer L. Mnookin will serve as the law school’s next dean beginning Aug. 1. Mnookin joined the UCLA law faculty in 2005 as a professor. She has since held several administrative positions such as vice dean for external appointments and intellectual life, vice dean for […]
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UCPD searching for burglary suspects who entered a student’s apartment
University police are searching for two men who entered a UCLA student’s Gayley Avenue apartment in late May and stole cash and credit cards. The men entered the apartment on 663 Gayley Ave. about 11 p.m. May 22 and stole $150 in cash, credit cards and a silver ID holder, according to a UCPD statement. […]
UCPD searching for suspect who robbed student in North Village
University police are searching for a man who knocked a UCLA student to the ground and stole his backpack in the North Village last Thursday. The man robbed the student about 1:30 a.m. at the corner of Gayley Avenue and Lindbrook Drive, according to a UCPD statement. He was last seen running southbound on Gayley […]
UCLA Operation Mend awarded $15.7M to expand services for veterans
The Wounded Warrior Project announced a $15.7 million grant Tuesday for UCLA Health’s Operation Mend, a treatment program for wounded veterans and their families. Melanie Gideon, director of Operation Mend, said the money will be granted in installments of $5 million per year over the next three years. She said $15 million will be used […]
UCLA center Thomas Welsh chosen for USA Basketball U19 training camp
Rising sophomore center Thomas Welsh was selected to take part in the 2015 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp, the organization announced Tuesday. Welsh is one of 10 current college athletes on the 24-man roster, and will be trying out for a chance at making the 12-man USA Basketball championship team roster. […]
UC Riverside graduate student nominated for student regent-designate
A UC Riverside graduate student was nominated Tuesday for the 2015-2016 student regent-designate position on the University of California Board of Regents, the University’s governing body. Marcela Ramirez, a graduate student in higher education administration and policy, serves as the graduate student representative on the UC Office of the President Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender […]
Arrest made in connection with recent gropings
A graduate student in chemistry and biochemistry was arrested Saturday in connection with a series of gropings reported on campus last week. University police arrested the student just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday at his Weyburn Terrace residence after receiving a tip from an individual who recognized him from police photos. The graduate student, a 24-year-old […]