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Yahoo! to Acquire Tumblr
Promises not to screw it up SUNNYVALE, Calif. & NEW YORK -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Tumblr announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr. Per the...
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Renaissance RoboCop
On Tuesday last week, a middle-aged scholar lectured in a Royce Hall conference room on the role of Padua as the true cradle of the Italian Renaissance. Later that day, that same Ph.D. candidate...
View ArticleNational Trails Day group hike June 1
On Saturday, June 1, the City of Carlsbad will commemorate National Trails Day, the country’s largest celebration of trails, with a 3.5 mile group hike on one of the city’s newest trails. Hikers will...
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Many people with implantable defibrillators can participate in vigorous sports
Study Highlights:Many people with implantable defibrillators may safely participate in a number of vigorous sports.The study challenges some current science recommendations advising against vigorous...
View ArticleFree tours offered at Leo Carrillo Ranch
Discover the history and tranquil beauty of a former working ranchero during the City of Carlsbad’s free weekend tours of Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park, located at 6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Lane in...
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UC student graduation rates hit a 20-year high
Despite budgetary constraints brought on by years of declining state funding, the University of California continues to outpace many of its peer institutions on critical measures of student success.UC...
View ArticleFowler Museum celebrates 50th anniversary with year of special exhibitions,...
The Fowler Museum at UCLA will honor its 50th anniversary with a series of special exhibitions and programs beginning in fall 2013 and running through fall 2014. A suite of intimate, thematic...
View ArticleFree document shredding event June 8
The City of Carlsbad and its trash hauler, Waste Management, will host a free document shredding event to give residents an opportunity to destroy sensitive documents, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 8,...
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Take me out to the courthouse
UCLA professor Stuart Banner teaches property law as well as the law school’s Supreme Court Clinic and has clerked for former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Banner is also a lifelong...
View ArticleNo-treatment approach may be best choice for older prostate cancer patients
Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multi-center study led by...
View ArticleUCLA Health System takes steps in anticipation of strike
UCLA Health System has taken numerous steps to protect patient safety in anticipation of a strike expected to begin at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21.In anticipation that hundreds of AFSCME and UPTE...
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27th Annual Jazz Reggae Festival
The 27th Annual Jazz Reggae Festival will be held on Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 and 27, and will feature artists such as Common, Santigold, Ziggy Marley, Jhene Aiko and others. Jazz Reggae is a...
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UCLA School of Law kicks off monthlong commencement celebration
Teachers, family members and friends of more than 300 jubilant J.D. graduates and approximately 96 master of law graduates attended commencement ceremonies Friday at Dickson Court North. The UCLA...
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How health care is learning from lawsuits
Joanna Schwartz is an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Law, who has a forthcoming article in the New York University Law Review that shows how medical malpractice claims help play a role in...
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Campus community to honor veterans on Memorial Wall
With the three-day Memorial Day weekend coming up, veterans and their supporters on campus want everyone to take a moment to reflect on the many contributions made by service men and women, both those...
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WOMP volunteers engage community
UCLA volunteers planted 22 new trees on Sunday in Westwood Village as part of the fourth annual WOMP, the Westwood Organized Meaningful Projects service day. WOMP aims to clean and beautify the Village...
View ArticleProfessor Jason Speyer named first holder of Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair...
Jason Speyer, a distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the inaugural holder of the school's...
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'Dreamscapes' debuts at UCLA Anderson
UCLA Anderson recently hosted a reception last week to celebrate the opening of ‘Dreamscapes,’ the celebrated artwork of Jane Gottlieb that will be on view at the school for the next decade. The...
View ArticleUCLA life scientists present new insights on climate change and species...
UCLA life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in research published online May 21 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This knowledge,...
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Graduating M.B.A.s take top prize with website for bridesmaids
Kelsey Doorey and Anna Baxter, two M.B.A. students at UCLA Anderson School of Management, see nothing wrong with always being a bridesmaid — never a bride. To make the experience more pleasurable and...
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