The UC Board of Regents voted to hike student fees next year, while protesters rallied at UCLA for a second day. Story and photos
 
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Reception for ethnic studies

Reception for ethnic studies

Chancellor Block hosted several generations of students, professors and supporters in honor of the 40th anniversary of ethnic studies centers at UCLA.
Bruins who served

Bruins who served

A new class helps veterans relearning how to live as civilians. Plus: Injured soldiers try adaptive sports at UCLA's Wooden Center. Video
Professor, blogger

Professor, blogger

Mathematics professor Terence Tao is featured in a Forbes magazine story about his math blog.
Helping the climate

Helping the climate

Experts with the Institute of the Environment have been tapped to help create a new countywide group's regional climate plan.
Marathon man

Marathon man

UCLA alumnus Meb Keflezighi became the first American man since 1982 to win the New York City Marathon.

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Archaeologists publish first map of contested sites in Middle East

Archaeologists publish first map of contested sites in Middle East
A team of archaeologists from UCLA, USC, Israel and Palestinian territories reveals archaeological activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem – much of it never publicly disclosed.

Block warns of challenges ahead for student diversity

UCLA has come a long way from 2006, when the enrollment of African American freshmen was at a 30-year low, Chancellor Gene Block told the UC Board of Regents.

Campbell Hall open, classes to be held Friday as scheduled

Campbell Hall open, classes to be held Friday as scheduled
Students from UCLA and other campuses who occupied the building left last night. Chancellor Block had released a statement.

Secular cantata sets Lincoln, Obama and FDR to music

David Lefkowitz, associate professor of music composition and theory, wrote the piece to celebrate the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth.

Nanoparticles in household items do genetic damage in mice

Nanoparticles in household items do genetic damage in mice
Titanium dioxide, found in everything from cosmetics to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice in UCLA study.

UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture cancer cells

UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture cancer cells
Just as fly paper captures insects, a new device developed by UCLA researchers can grab cancer cells in the blood.

Study shows brain's ability to reorganize after blindness

Scientists found that blindness causes structural changes in the brain, indicating the brain may reorganize itself in order to adapt to sensory loss.

UCLA 8th in foreign students, 5th in students abroad

UCLA is the only UC campus listed in the top 10 in annual report on U.S. colleges and universities released this week.

UCLA Awards to honor noted alumni for outstanding service

Darwin's mystery of Falkland Islands wolf likely solved

Can thinking of a loved one reduce your pain?

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The UN Climate Change Conference, scheduled for Dec. 7–18 in Copenhagen, seeks to spur international efforts to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gasses. UCLA has experts.
 

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Coal and human health

Dr. Richard Jackson, chair of the department of environmental health sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, was interviewed on KPFK-90.7 FM's "Uprising Radio" about a recent Physicians for Social Responsibility report on the impact of coal on human health.

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