Waves of Change is one of two new student-run political groups, or slates, that registered to run candidates in the spring undergraduate student government election. Jeremy Peschard, manager of Waves of Change and third-year history and geography/environmental studies student, said Waves of Change aims to be an independent progressive campus movement. Some of its platforms […]
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Program aims to drive future of Internet forward with undergrad grants
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will award $15,000 to undergraduate students who propose research that can contribute to the future of the Internet, school officials announced Tuesday. The Internet Research Incubator program will provide research grants to 12 undergraduate students during the 2016-2017 academic year, said Bradley Fidler, a program developer […]
LA City Council settles lawsuit, allots $1.4B for sidewalk repairs
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $1.4 billion sidewalk repair program Tuesday that will shift sidewalk maintenance responsibilities from the city to property owners. The city council approved a series of programs that allow landowners to initiate repairs for sidewalks maimed by tree roots and increase accessibility by installing features such as curb […]
UC aims to increase access to mental health services with 85 new clinicians
University of California students will have increased access to mental health clinicians as part of an initiative that aims to address deficits in mental health services on campuses. The UC Office of the President announced Thursday it will hire 85 more clinicians to reduce wait times and reach out to more students, according to a […]
UC Regents pass amended Statement of Principles Against Intolerance
A University of California Board of Regents panel unanimously approved an amended version of the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance that condemns anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism. Regent Norman Pattiz, a member of the Committee on Educational Policy which voted on the statement, proposed an amendment that revised the language to read, “anti-Semitism, anti-Semitic forms of […]
Fukushima disaster prompts history professor to investigate Japan
Katsuya Hirano grew up in Hitachinaka, Japan, where he said the government led citizens to believe nuclear energy was harmless. Now, after several nuclear accidents, the public is less willing to believe what Hirano calls the “safety myth.” The 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted Hirano, a history professor, to investigate what he thinks is purposeful coordination […]
UCLA students found organization to advance Alzheimer’s research
Misak Khachatryan joined the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s when he transferred to UCLA, after seeing how his neighbor’s struggle with severe Alzheimer’s disease affected his family. “If your loved one has Alzheimer’s and they gradually develop the disease more and more, it’s like pieces of them keep falling apart,” said Khachatryan, the organization’s publicity director […]