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UCLA ranks No. 2 in nation for its online master's engineering program
The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been ranked the No. 2 online engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
UCLA is the highest-ranked...
Stinky cheese offers us a whiff of knowledge about our body’s bacteria
There’s something smelly about researcher Christina Agapakis’ recent work — which is just as she intended.Emitting odors that range from fragrant to fetid are nearly a dozen one-of-a-kind, designer cheeses that Agapakis, a...
Professor Dariush Divsalar honored for work in deep space communications
Dariush Divsalar, UCLA adjunct professor of electrical engineering, has been selected for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Alexander Graham Bell Medal, for, "fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of channel ...
Settling in for a long wait
Camping out in comfort. Students stake their claim to the best seats for the Jan. 9 men's basketball game between UCLA and No. 1-ranked Arizona. Photo by Christelle Snow, UCLA.
Several hundred students camped out (one group even had a big-screen...
UCLA engineering professor Mona Jarrahi wins Presidential Early Career Award
Jarrahi is among 102 scientists and engineers to receive this year's award, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on researchers in the early stages of their careers.
At 75, multitasking physician looks for next career, new challenges
While some oft-cited labor statistics suggest that the average American worker will have as many as seven careers over his or her lifetime, many researchers say that number is implausibly high. But Dr. James I. Ausman has come close.
In the...
The Chrio jazz trio at the Fowler
Fowler Out Loud will feature a free concert by jazz trio The Chrio on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. The Chrio is led by jazz studies major Harmony Chua, with bass from Nashir Janmohamed and drums by David Laudicina. The Chrio will improvise on themes...
Robert Butler at the Billy Wilder Theater
Join the UCLA Film and Television Archive in celebrating the career of Emmy-award winning director Robert Butler at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. Butler, who directed pilot episodes of such series as "Hogan’s Heroes," "Star Trek"...
The role of art in public spaces
What is the role of art in the public sphere? The destruction of Diego Rivera’s mural for the RCA Building in New York City is one of the best known examples of censorship in the United States.
Changing your medical plan after Open Enrollment
Did you end up enrolled in the wrong medical plan for 2014?
UC made significant changes to its medical plan offerings for 2014, and some faculty and staff who did not make selections during Open Enrollment may have been defaulted to a plan...
UCLA men's basketball to host USC Sunday
The UCLA men’s basketball team opens its Pac-12 schedule at home against crosstown rival USC this Sunday at 12 p.m. Led by sophomore guard Jordan Adams, the high-scoring Bruins (14th in the country at 85.5 ppg) are 11-2 and the team is off to...
Much of campus closed for winter holiday; essential services remain open
UCLA begins its annual campus closure on Saturday, Dec. 21, with many buildings shut down to save energy and money. The campus reopens Thursday, Jan. 2, and winter-quarter instruction begins Monday, Jan. 6.
During the closure, heating,...
Green your commute with these New Year’s resolutions
Whether you're taking your first step toward alternative transportation or looking to green your already eco-friendly commute, these 10 New Year's resolutions will give you ideas for 2014.
Staff news -- Dec. 18, 2013
UCLA Recreation instructor offers advice on staying young, vibrant
Joan Frances Moran, a yoga and meditation instructor for UCLA Recreation, has been selected as the featured presenter for the Brandeis National Committee Woman’s...
New Year's resolution for all: Start filling the piggybank
UCLA Anderson Forecast economists have a New Year’s resolution for the nation: Start saving now before it’s too late. A slow-rolling catastrophe of grossly inadequate national savings is upon us, and the crisis will affect us on...
I survived '12 Staircases of December Challenge'
A writer for UCLA Today shares the burn, sweat and tears (OK, not tears) of running up and down more than 16,000 steps this month.
UCLA scientist verifies world's earliest depiction of volcanic eruption
A scientist, together with a graduate student, used cutting-edge research tools at UCLA to help Turkish archaeologists decipher a large, neolithic mural that many believe is the world's earliest depiction of a volcanic eruption.
Top 13 UCLA stories of 2013
A Nobel laureate; leading-edge scientists, scholars and doctors; national champion athletes; and selfless philanthropists were among the multitude of True Bruins who played pivotal roles in making 2013 a remarkable year for UCLA. For this unofficial...