Several dining halls on the Hill are now open as study spaces after dining hours. Bruin Plate and Feast dining halls are open every day from 10 p.m to 2 a.m. as study spaces starting Sunday, said Divya Sharma, undergraduate student government Academic Affairs commissioner. The study spaces are open to all UCLA students with […]
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Panel discusses importance of diversity in community of scientists
A panel of environmental science faculty and students said they think getting individuals from diverse backgrounds involved in science will result in more effective research. The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science held its inaugural event Thursday at the Mathematical Sciences Building, where speakers presented their research on various environmental topics and talked about the […]
Program uses travel fees to finance projects combating greenhouse gas
A UCLA program launched this month will use funding from fees levied on business-related air travel to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Campus departments are now required to pay an extra $9 for each business-related domestic round trip and $25 for each international round trip that staff members travel by air. The money goes to the […]
UCPath program launches at ASUCLA, digitalizing UC payroll system
Associated Students of UCLA employees now receive their pay through a new University of California-wide payroll system. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, a uniform center for managing payroll across the UC’s campuses, launched at ASUCLA on Jan. 2. Although UCLA was originally scheduled to use the program in January, it […]
UC Advocacy Network recruits student ambassadors for lobbying efforts
A program spanning University of California campuses launching this year aims to strengthen student involvement in higher education advocacy. The UC Advocacy Network is accepting applications until Jan. 28 for its first student ambassador program. Students in the program will serve from Feb. 1 to May 30, and will help the UC recruit more students […]
New public health summer program seeks to expose students to field
A new UCLA summer program will give college students interested in public health hands-on experience in the field. Students in the UCLA Public Health Scholars Training program will conduct field work three days a week from June to August with a community-based organization in the Los Angeles area, and will also receive a $3,000 stipend, […]
UCLA research team finds that Ebola survivors retain immunity
UCLA researchers have discovered that Ebola survivors retain immunity to the virus even 40 years after contracting the disease. In a study published in December, UCLA researchers led by Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology, demonstrated that survivors of the 1976 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa still have antibodies against the Ebola virus. The presence […]