The University of California released the results of an online survey on food security Monday that found 19 percent of respondents had “very low” food security. Another 23 percent said they had “low” food security. In response, UC President Janet Napolitano announced Monday campuses will have access to $3.3 million in new funding over the […]
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UCLA Concrete Canoe team aims to maintain quality, artistic design
Civil engineering students will paddle in the waters of Marina del Rey in their self-built canoe this fall. Every year, the UCLA Concrete Canoe team designs and builds a canoe made of concrete and participates in regional and national concrete canoe competitions held by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The team won first place […]
Couple loans unexpected find to UCLA Meteorite Gallery
It took Ken and Jill Eltrich three years to realize the 5-pound rock they were using as a doorstop was a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite. After almost another year of reading up on the meteorite, the couple decided they wanted to share the stone with others and loaned it to the UCLA Meteorite Gallery. The meteorite will […]
California Legislature approves $5M for gun violence research center
This post was updated June 19 at 2:30 p.m. The California Legislature agreed Thursday to allocate $5 million to create a University of California gun violence research center. Lawmakers passed the state budget, which included the center’s funding, on Wednesday. The UC has not determined where the center will be located, said UC spokesperson Claire […]
UCLA chemistry professor appointed dean of Division of Physical Sciences
UCLA officials appointed a chemistry professor as dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences Tuesday. Miguel Garcia-Garibay, who has been a UCLA faculty member for more than 20 years and is chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry, will assume the position on July 1. He will replace Joseph Rudnick, a physics and […]
Student receives award for guiding incoming students using Facebook
Winn “PenQuin” Huynh’s Facebook profile picture of a penguin, recognizable by hundreds of students, reminds him that anyone, regardless of size, can make a difference. Huynh, a fourth-year chemistry student, gives advice on the UCLA classes of 2016-2019 Facebook groups about student life and academics. This year he received the Chancellor’s Service Award, which honors […]
UCLA alum’s cards of kindness aim to lift spirits after tragedy
The morning after Wednesday’s campus shooting, UCLA alumnus Justin Renge drove to campus with a bag of 50 envelopes. Each envelop contained anonymous notes and money, which he distributed to random locations across the campus. Renge, who graduated from UCLA in spring 2015, said he was off campus at a local gym when he saw […]