Megan Sjodt pre-dials her cell phone to 911 every night as she walks back to her parking spot in Parking Structure 4, about half a mile from her lab in the Molecular Sciences Building. Sjodt, a graduate student in biochemistry who often works at her lab past midnight, said that she and other graduate students […]
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UCLA officials warn students of fraudulent offers to pay tuition
UCLA officials warned students in an email about a fraud ring targeting international students, offering to help pay their tuition with the fraud ring’s credit cards. Allison Baird-James, associate vice chancellor and controller of UCLA Corporate Financial Services, wrote Thursday that individuals in the ring approach foreign students in person or on social media and […]
UCLA officials name law professor as associate vice chancellor of BruinX
UCLA officials appointed a law professor Monday as the first associate vice chancellor of BruinX. Devon Carbado will lead the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s BruinX team, according to an announcement from Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang. BruinX is a group of staff members who seek to analyze existing research about discrimination and […]
Officials appoint permanent dean of UCLA medical school
Officials appointed professor and interim dean as permanent dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine effective July 1. School officials chose Kelsey Martin after a national search, said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh in an email announcement. Waugh said in a statement that Martin had demonstrated leadership, scholarship and knowledge of […]
UCLA brings children together at annual pediatric craniofacial picnic
For one day each year, kids with craniofacial anomalies spend time with each other and their families at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center lawn. At the annual UCLA Pediatric Craniofacial Program picnic, held Aug. 6, kids of all ages will be able to play games, paint their faces and jump on bounce houses. These children […]
Afrikan Student Union holds vigil in honor of recently lost black lives
Students, faculty and alumni listened to vocal performances and speeches at a vigil Wednesday to honor black lives lost to police violence. The Afrikan Student Union organized the vigil in Carnesale Commons to help students cope with recent police shootings. About 50 people attended the vigil, which featured student performers, guest speakers from the UCLA […]
Student receives support, searches for donor after cancer diagnosis
John Naftzger found a picture taken of his daughter last April, days before she was diagnosed with leukemia. In the photo, a boy that Katie babysat had fallen asleep with his head leaning on her arm, which was in severe pain at the time from her undiagnosed cancer. “She had a smile on her face,” […]