Matt Cummings, football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 94, Utah 88 A Friday-night Pac-12 football matchup between two middling teams – one possibly without its starting quarterback and the other having lost four games in a row. If that doesn’t scream poorly-played-but-wildly-entertaining game to you, I don’t know what will. I was asked to give a […]
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UC launches startup mentorship campaign for alumni entrepreneurs
The University of California launched a campaign Oct. 25 to provide alumni creating startups with mentoring support. The UC Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced a contest last week that would provide alumni with access to corporate mentors. UC alumni entrepreneurs have until Dec. 15 to submit a video to the office detailing their business […]
Computer science department appoints new chair
The computer science department appointed a new chair Wednesday to expand the size of the department and strengthen its connections with other parts of campus. Adnan Darwiche, a professor of computer science, will begin serving a five-year term as department chair on Nov. 1. Jayathi Murthy, dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, said […]
West LA congressman sponsors bill lowering presidential military power
The congressman representing the district that includes UCLA said at an event Monday he is working to prevent the president from being able to unilaterally authorize a nuclear strike. Congressman Ted Lieu proposed House Resolution 669 – “Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017” – in January to prohibit the president from conducting […]
CAPS union members call for wage increase to maintain quality of services
The University of California counseling psychologists are calling for wage increases, claiming low pay drives many of them to leave their positions and the students who depend on their services. UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services provides on-campus mental health and wellness services in the form of individual and group therapy, among other programs. CAPS has […]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he will not run for governor in 2018
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Sunday he will not be running for governor of California in 2018. Garcetti, who earlier this year was rumored to run for governor, said in a tweet Sunday he decided he would instead focus on his Los Angeles mayorship and on his family. He told The Sacramento Bee in […]
Scientists create molecule to activate, kill latent HIV-infected cells
UCLA researchers have found that the way to cure HIV-positive patients may be to activate the virus. Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and Stanford University developed a synthetic molecule that reactivated dormant HIV in cells. The molecule killed one-quarter of infected cells within a day. The researchers demonstrated the molecule’s effectiveness in mice and […]