The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica were ranked No. 3 for the best hospitals in the nation, according to ranking released Tuesday by the U.S. News and World Report. The new ranking raised UCLA hospitals from fifth place last year. The U.S. News and World Report evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and highlighted 15 […]
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Cyber attack on UCLA Health may affect up to 4.5M
A cyber attack on UCLA Health’s computer network may have exposed the personal and medical information of as many as 4.5 million people, officials announced Friday. Although there is no evidence information was actually taken, UCLA Health is working with the FBI to investigate the attack. Additionally, UCLA is checking computer systems across campus to […]
dineLA Restaurant Week promotes affordable exploration of LA cuisine
Upscale restaurants near UCLA anticipate seeing a variety of new customers in the two-week long dineL.A. Restaurant Week starting Monday, offering special menu items at reduced prices. The event, which occurs every January and July, began in 2008 and grew to over 250 restaurants across Los Angeles. Six restaurants in Westwood Village will participate this […]
Small electrical fire reported at UCLA engineering school, no injuries
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Saturday afternoon. The LAFD responded to a report of a structure fire at 4:01 p.m. between buildings four and five of the engineering school, said Erik Scott, an LAFD spokesman. The flames […]
ASUCLA employee arrested for alleged embezzlement
This post was updated on July 9 at 8:16 p.m. Police arrested an Associated Students UCLA employee last week for allegedly embezzling almost $200,000 from the ASUCLA textbook buyback program over a span of about two years. UCPD officers arrested the UCLA Store’s manager of used textbooks, a 47-year-old man, at about 6 p.m. on […]
UC introduces academic road map to unify transfer course requirements
On Tuesday, the University of California launched an academic road map for students seeking to transfer to UC campuses. The program, called Transfer Pathways, outlines courses California Community College students should take to prepare transfer to any of the UC campuses and graduate within two years after they transfer. The program was launched under the […]
UCLA reaches record-low admission rate for 2015-2016 academic year
This post was updated on July 2 at 8:58 p.m. UCLA had a record-low admission rate of 17.3 percent for freshman applicants for the 2015-2016 academic year, according to data released by the University of California Thursday morning. The admission rate for freshman applicants decreased from last year’s 18.1 percent. UCLA also experienced a decline […]