A new conservation initiative at UCLA Library will help digitize at-risk cultural items and share them on a UCLA-hosted website. UCLA Library announced Oct. 9 the creation of Documenting Global Voices, a program that aims to preserve endangered symbolic materials of cultures. DGV will identify, fund and collaborate with international organizations that lack the necessary […]
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After 26 years as UCLA admin, Waugh returns to world of medieval government
When he was a UCLA undergraduate, Scott Waugh talked with his friends about the Middle Ages over lunch. Now, after more than two decades in administration, Waugh will resume his quest into medieval research. Waugh, the executive vice chancellor and provost of UCLA, will step down in June and resume his post as a faculty […]
Student leaders spy breaches of privacy in new UCLA security camera policy
Students expressed concerns at a Wednesday town hall that a new security camera policy would increase breaches of privacy. UCLA Policy 133, which was announced Sept. 11, outlines new procedures for security cameras on campus. The policy aims to improve campus safety by centralizing security camera data storage, providing UCPD with access to camera data […]
Westwood Forward hosts event introducing slate of NWWNC candidates
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 2:29 p.m. A coalition running for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council hosted an event to introduce the candidates of their new slate Wednesday. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and local stakeholders, hosted the event at Skylight Gardens in Westwood to let community stakeholders […]
LSAT’s transition to online aims to make test more consistent and accessible
Students applying to law school will now have to take the Law School Admission Test via a computer-based format. The Law School Admission Council announced Oct. 3 the LSAT will transition to being administered solely on tablets beginning July. LSAC is also increasing the number of times a year the test will be administered from […]
Political pundits weigh in on importance of midterms during on-campus NBC panel
Political commentators and experts at an event hosted by a NBC News correspondent Monday said they think California’s swing districts could be a deciding factor in partisan control of the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections. Katy Tur spoke to political analysts, California state officials and UCLA students and professors about the role […]
Children across state have low levels of physical activity, finds UCLA study
UCLA researchers found two-thirds of children and four-fifths of teenagers in California fail to exercise for the recommended amount of one hour per day. The study examined what environmental factors might discourage children from exercising. Susan H. Babey, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research who authored the study, said […]