UCLA now has several mobile applications to better reach students and faculty in the event of an emergency. Michael Beck, administrative vice chancellor, said in an email statement Monday students and faculty can download the Bruins Safe mobile app so they can better prepare themselves for emergency situations. Students and faculty can also use their […]
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Distinguished professor introduces Maya art, culture to Powell rotunda
Powell Library’s rotunda has traded in books for vibrant ponchos. “When you come into Powell, you can’t miss it,” said Patricia Greenfield, a distinguished professor of psychology and the curator of “Weaving Generations Together,” an exhibit consisting of Maya weavings and embroideries. Greenfield, who acquired the pieces during her trips to Nabenchauk, a hamlet in […]
CNN journalist Lisa Ling leads discussion on sexual education on the Hill
Students grabbed cookies and condoms on their way into an event on sexual education Thursday. Lisa Ling, a CNN journalist, led a discussion on sexual education in U.S. high schools and universities at “This is Sex with Lisa Ling – A Screening & Conversation” in Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. Several UCLA organizations including […]
Q&A: Professor discusses artistic success, induction into hall of fame
Rebeca Méndez first fell in love with design while creating rubbings of ancient Mayan archaeology sites with her father. It was during her childhood archaeology trips to the Mayan ruins that she became fascinated with the people’s ancient symbolic systems as well as their storytelling power. The visits helped inspire the UCLA design media […]
Alumna uses experience of growing up in LA to portray lead in coming-of-age play
Estela Garcia first read Sandra Cisneros’ coming-of-age novel, “The House on Mango Street,” in the ninth grade. She said it was the first time she had encountered anything that reflected her life growing up in South Los Angeles. Now, the alumna plays the story’s main character, Esperanza Cordero, in the Greenway Court Theatre’s production of […]
IoES creates new environmental sustainability doctoral program
Students can now apply for a new doctoral program that aims to provide a more interdisciplinary approach to environmental sustainability. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability’s environment and sustainability Ph.D program is a research-oriented program starting in fall 2018 that allows students to develop customized programs and courses to develop their knowledge and […]
LA Taiwan Academy to screen LGBTQ projects created by UCLA grad students
Taiwan elected its first female president in 2016 and, just a year later, the Taiwanese constitutional court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. The events marked some of Asia’s first steps toward a more socially progressive society and inspired graduate production design student Hogan Lee to showcase LGBTQ-themed films made by female Asian filmmakers, he […]