In 2017, Michael Anderson will watch the UCLA Mission Operations Center launch his satellite into space. Anderson, a fourth-year applied mathematics student, was the chief engineer for the Electron Losses and Fields Investigation CubeSat, or ELFIN, the first satellite built by UCLA students. The satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, will collect […]
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UCLA assistant sociology professor breaks new ground in Iranian studies
Kevan Harris thought his undergraduate sociology classes were dull, until he took a class that covered social and historical revolutions from a sociological perspective. “I thought the Russian Revolution and the French Revolution were about politics,” said Harris, an assistant professor in sociology. “It was only until I was a senior in college that I […]
UCLA Ashe Center takes steps to improve LGBT health care
An Ashe Center physician recently completed a training in transgender health education, in an attempt to improve medical services for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Jay Espejo, a primary care physician, began training to specialize in transgender care last May, after attending a conference that discussed the specific issues and health […]
ASUCLA may approve additional $400,000 to fix Kerckhoff patio
The Associated Students UCLA may spend up to $440,000 to repair Kerckhoff patio and a water containment unit underneath it, in an effort to fix leaks. If ASUCLA officials approve a renovation, Kerckhoff patio would be closed to students beginning summer of 2017, said Roy Champawat, director of the student union. Workers would remove all […]
School of Public Affairs launches Institute on Inequality and Democracy
The Luskin School of Public Affairs will launch an interdisciplinary institute Thursday that aims to address social inequality issues by promoting social justice and democratic ideas. The Institute on Inequality and Democracy will invite social justice researchers and activists to discuss connections between international and local inequality issues, said Ananya Roy, the inaugural director of […]
Q&A: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang discusses bureaucracy, discrimination
Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, is in charge of investigating cases of discrimination on campus. UCLA created the position last year in response to the Moreno Report, a 2013 report headed by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno who alleged UCLA’s procedures for investigating cases of discrimination were inadequate. […]
Dining Services, ASUCLA Meal Numeration Coupon Program grows stale
Students 30 years ago regularly exchanged meal swipes for campus food vouchers. Today, few students use the program, favoring improved dining hall hours and meals on the Hill, dining officials said. The Meal Numeration Coupon Program, created by UCLA Dining Services and Associated Students UCLA, allows students to trade one meal swipe for a $2.45 […]