Tag Archives: reg-issue-2016
Alumna’s startup gives students a chance to explore new career paths
Nicki Klein sat idle at her corporate job in the years after graduating from UCLA, wishing she could find a career as captivating as the Legos and puzzles she played with for hours as a child. After trying three uninspiring jobs, Klein found in coding what enthralled her as a child playing with Legos and […]
Student scrutinizes meal swipes for social good
Ritvik Kharkar considers analyzing the black market for dining hall swipes a matter of social good. His analysis compiles colorful graphs with sharp spikes representing the alternating high and low numbers of swipes for sale throughout the academic year. He found students tended to sell swipes at an increased rate for less money toward the […]
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 establishes new program for international pre-health students
This post was updated on Sept. 18 at 5:40 p.m. International pre-health students can now gain experience working in a U.S. hospital through a program launched this summer. The International Health Scholar program allows international students to take health care courses and get clinical experience in the U.S. over a period of seven weeks said […]
GSA expands graduate student employment opportunities with TA Marketplace
The Graduate Students Association at UCLA is expanding its presence as a resource center for employment opportunities with new initiatives this year. The agenda includes revamping student outreach and launching an interdepartmental employment program called the TA Marketplace, said GSA President Michael Skiles. That idea first emerged in spring, amid complaints of teaching assistant shortages […]