Jeanne Holm has worked for decades to make data and technology more accessible to the public. Holm, a third-generation Angeleno and UCLA graduate, balances her time between teaching at UCLA Extension and guiding technological development for the city of Los Angeles. She started working for the city as as deputy chief information officer in April, […]
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Students intern in Uganda to grow a safer, cleaner environment
Students in a small Ugandan village jumped from their seats to greet Harveen Sekhon every time she entered the classroom. Sekhon, a third-year human biology and society student, taught menstrual hygiene and sanitation practices this summer at Johnson Nkosi Memorial Primary School, where some members of the community are single mothers, orphans and children living […]
Bruins for Hillary discusses game plan for election season
UCLA students supporting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign kicked off their first meeting as an official club Wednesday afternoon. About 20 students gathered at Janss Steps as part of the new student group, Bruins for Hillary, to discuss their reasons for supporting Clinton. Though Bruins for Hillary will coordinate with Bruin Democrats on some campaign events, […]
Game On! in Ackerman Union to be replaced by custom printing service
Students and faculty will be able to order custom T-shirts, bags and banners at a new printing service center that will open this quarter in Ackerman Union. The service center will be called Bruin Custom Print and will replace Game On!, which closed on Sept. 11, said UCLA Store Apparel and Accessories Director Patrick Healey. […]
Volunteers hearten cardiac transplant patients through art, music
Doctors, nurses and visitors bustle past one another under directory signs in the white, marbled lobby of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. But upstairs on the seventh floor, noises settle into a rhythm of beeping heart monitors and murmuring nurses. At the cardiac care and observation unit, heart transplant patients can spend up to […]
UCLA settles lawsuit with graduate students alleging Title IX violations
UCLA settled a lawsuit Thursday that was filed by two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg. According to a UCLA statement, the UC Board of Regents agreed to pay one student $350,000 and the other student $110,000. They will also provide one of the students with a dissertation year […]
Student’s internship gives a behind-the-scenes view of the White House
Heading to work on the first day of her internship, Kendall Schreiberg found herself in a line of people in suits and ties. The environment was intimidating and made her wonder, “What am I doing walking into the White House?” Schreiberg, a fourth-year political science student, was on her way to her internship program in […]