A few years ago, paths on campus were littered with cigarettes and the air was not as fresh. The nursing school’s new dean helped change that when she led the effort to make UCLA a tobacco-free campus. Linda Sarna, a UCLA alumna and longtime faculty member who led the UCLA tobacco-free initiative, became the new […]
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Parents find management issues at UCLA’s child care centers
This post was updated Dec. 19 at 2:40 p.m. Faculty and graduate student parents say poor management and internal tensions at UCLA’s child care centers are affecting their children’s well-being. Some parents said the problems started after Jayanti Tambe, the executive director of UCLA Early Care and Education was hired in February 2015. Executive Vice […]
Alum Norman Powell donates $5 million to support university librarian
A UCLA alumnus and son of the namesake of Powell Library donated $5 million to support the work of the university librarian. Norman Powell’s gift will establish an endowment for the position named in his and his wife’s honor. The university librarian oversees the campus library system and works with campus organizations, philanthropists, corporations and […]
UCLA student wins The Price is Right, prizes include sailboat, TV
Brandon Wolfson relied on a combination of strategy, luck and the UCLA brand to win more than $27,000 worth of prizes, including a sailboat, on The Price is Right this fall. Wolfson, a first-year physics student, knew he would only be selected to compete if he could fill the show’s need for younger competitors. “I […]
UCLA faculty reflects on fatal stabbing of USC neuroscience professor
UCLA professors said recent attacks against faculty on campus and at the University of Southern California would not affect how they interact with students. USC neuroscience professor Bosco Tjan died last Friday after being stabbed in his office. Police arrested David Brown, a former student of Tjan’s, who was still at the scene when police […]
UC makes statement on enforcement of immigration laws in wake of election
This post was updated on Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. The University of California announced Wednesday it will not direct its police departments to help investigate, detain or arrest individuals for violating federal immigration law. The limited resources of UC police departments should not be diverted from its mission of providing a safe campus environment […]
City of Los Angeles to add about 20 trees to Westwood Boulevard
The city of Los Angeles will plant about 20 trees along Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards in the next few months. Roozbeh Farahanipour, a Westwood Neighborhood Council board member, said between 80 and 90 trees in the designated area were removed, cut or vandalized in the past several years and have not […]