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FeaturedBlock warns of challenges ahead for student diversityWhile Chancellor Gene Block reported some good news in UCLA's efforts to increase enrollment of African American and Latino students, he also warned the UC regents that proposed reductions in enrollment and dwindling student support will make it difficult to maintain progress. |
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UC to help reopen South L.A.'s MLK hospital
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African Americans and Latinos in L.A. lag well behind their white and Asian American neighbors in quality of life, especially when it comes to finding affordable housing, securing a good education, earning a comfortable living, and avoiding crime and violence.UC seeking $913 million increase in state funding
UC-wide institute to address global health woes
UC Commission on the Future hears radical funding ideas
UC ramps up advocacy campaign
Out and About
People
10 questions: Mike Rose, expert on K-12 schools
Mike Rose, an award-winning author and professor at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, answers questions about his new book, "Why School: Reclaiming Education for All of Us."
Prof reveals Florence Nightingale's political side
Political Science Professor Brian Walker gives nursing students a fresh perspective on Nurse Nightingale, whose military precision and honor code helped her professionalize health care.
After Hours: The Vintner
Tom Lukas, principal project manager in Design, Landscape & Project Management, spends his days helping UCLA departments with their space planning and interior design needs. His nights and weekends are another story — devoted to making wine near his home in Newhall.
Wesley Clark: Can NATO survive Afghanistan?
Twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell and NATO's raison d'être was thrown into question, Wesley Clark reflected on how the organization's tumultuous '90s reflects on its role in Afghanistan today.
Around Campus
Campus groups working with L.A. children, youth join forces
Scores of campus organizations that deliver UCLA services to children and youth in Los Angeles-area schools came together recently to connect and collaborate.
Holiday season's the time to help those in need
Numerous UCLA departments are inviting the campus community to join them in making the holidays happier for many throughout Los Angeles.
Mattel pediatricians offer tips on flu vaccines, healthy weight
Getting the H1N1 vaccine along with smart eating and exercise go a long way toward health, UCLA staff and faculty learned at a Staff Assembly event.
Voices
Reading between the lines: Legislature's fiscal advisers endorse privatizing UC
Daniel J.B. Mitchell is professor emeritus in the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the School of Public Affairs.
Verbatim -- space telescope, Obama in China, human language genes and breast cancer
The UCLA faculty is quoted every day in the national media on a wide range of topical subjects.
A temporary hiring tax credit?
Lee E. Ohanian, professor of economics, looks at the pros and cons of a potential hiring tax credit, a temporary tax credit given to businesses for adding new hires to their workforce.
