Three of the five lanes on the northbound 405 Freeway will close for repaving during Presidents Day weekend as part of a construction project officials have dubbed “Jamzilla.” Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to close lanes on the freeway’s Sepulvada Pass for 80 hours Feb. 14-18 to pave a new high-occupancy vehicle […]
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Government spending bill eases sequestration cuts to research, financial aid
President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday a $1.1 trillion spending bill that partially restores last year’s sequestration cuts from various federal research grants and financial aid programs. The budget agreement reached in Congress came at a time when University of California leaders have been mobilizing to combat the federal sequester cuts, which led to a […]
UC Regents to discuss budget proposal, other topics
The University of California Board of Regents will discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for next year, among other topics at its bimonthly meeting this week at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus. The meeting comes two weeks after Brown announced his budget proposal. In his proposal, Brown allocated about $2.99 billion to the UC, […]
UCLA opens History Writing Center in Bunche Hall
The new History Writing Center opened its doors on Monday to give some history students specialized help on research papers and developing their writing skills. Currently, the center is only available to undergraduate students enrolled in History 96W, 97, 98T, 191 and 198C, which are the most writing intensive courses the History department offers, said […]
UCLA offers online counseling for LGBT students
Chad Lazzari hopes a new online program will help him reach out to students who may be struggling with their sexual identity the way he did before coming out. The third-year psychology student is one of six peer advisers for Rainbow Connection, an anonymous online counseling service housed in the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender […]
LA mayor begins partnership to increase city’s earthquake resilience
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration recently announced plans to develop strategies for reducing earthquake-related damage in Los Angeles alongside a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist, Dr. Lucile Jones. While working with Garcetti’s administration, Jones will consult with other technical experts to develop recommendations for addressing the city’s earthquake resilience strategies, according to a press release. She will […]
Westwood Village aims to promote businesses through social media
The Westwood Village Improvement Association recently added a new staff member to bring businesses and customers to the Village, following years of empty storefronts. The new marketing and communications manager position was filled this year with the aim to draw people to the Village through social media and community outreach, said Andrew Thomas, the executive […]