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Docents wanted at UCLA's Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

Docents recently led a group of UCLA Staff Assembly members on a tour of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. For the first time in several years, the garden is seeking volunteer docents. No background in botany is required. Training consists of...

Monthlong Coldwater Canyon closures could clog commute

Construction beginning Saturday, March 23, will cause serious traffic woes on Coldwater Canyon, and though UCLA commuters most likely already use roads farther west, displaced Coldwater drivers could increase traffic on favored Bruin routes.

Engineer invents bionic eye to help the blind

For UCLA bioengineering professor Wentai Liu, more than two decades of visionary research burst into the headlines last month when the FDA approved what it called “the first bionic eye for the blind.”

Campus community beats drum for UCLA, UC at State Capitol

SACRAMENTO — A spirited contingent of 40 volunteer faculty, staff, students and friends descended on the State Capitol Tuesday, UC Day, to tell 33 Los Angeles area state legislators and their representatives how UCLA has...

A teachable moment in the debate about plastic bag ban

Daniel Blumstein is a professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and co-author of "The Failure of Environmental Education (and How We Can Fix It)." His op-ed...

Students change course from traditional spring break

When spring break begins this weekend, some UCLA students are packing bathing suits and heading to the beach, but other Bruins are packing grubby work clothes to restore the bayou in New Orleans or headed for research in the mountains.

Farsighted engineer invents bionic eye to help the blind

Bioengineering professor Wentai Liu uses a toy eyeball to illustrate the electronic retinal implant that helps restore eyesight to the blind. Photos and video by Sebastian Hernandez.For UCLA bioengineering professor Wentai Liu, more than two...

Women's basketball team earns No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament

Members of the UCLA women’s basketball team erupted in cheers after learning they had earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They will face No. 14 Stetson on Saturday, March 23, in first-round action in the Oklahoma City Region. This...

A sweeping tribute to a trailblazing choreographer

    If you want to see a dancer take her art form to a higher plane, look up. Way way up.   Amelia Rudolph, a choreographer and performer, took a gravity-defying stroll down the eight-story-high Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center...

The Lyder side of Westwood

Courtney Lyder (photo by Joe Toreno) So you call yourself a foodie? Come talk to us when you’ve got menu items named after you at several different restaurants.   That’s the case with Courtney Lyder, the charismatic dean of...

Did I tell you I love chocolate?

Jonathan Fielding is a man with many hats. Not only is he the founding director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, but he's also a faculty member in the Fielding School of Public Health and a philanthropist....

UCLA joins the Cirque

You can run off to join the circus. Or you can use the circus to train for a career in performing arts. That's the inventive approach of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, which has a unique partnership with Cirque du Soleil.

TFT joins the Cirque

You can run off to join the circus. Or you can use the circus to train for a career in performing arts. The former is an All-American childhood dream. The latter is the latest inventive approach to entertainment education from the UCLA School of...
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