University of California, Los Angeles

Body found on UCLA campus identified as library worker

2013-05-22 09:26:00

A body found on the UCLA campus was identified Wednesday as Reynaldo Quitos, 47, an assistant at the school's Southern Regional Library Facility, the L.A. County coroner said. Quitos' body was found Tuesday afternoon at Boelter Hall, which is across...

Garcetti, Greuel locked in tight battle for L.A. mayor's post

2013-05-22 00:23:00

Eric Garcetti held a narrow lead over Wendy Greuel late Tuesday as the two longtime city officials battled each other — and voter apathy — in the race to become the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. With more than half the vote still uncounted, the...

Her job: Stopping wage theft

2013-05-22 05:00:00

SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...

District attorney will retry Bell officials accused of corruption

2013-05-21 17:56:00

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office plans to retry the case against Bell council members accused of misappropriating public funds by overpaying themselves for sitting on city boards and authorities that rarely met, according to defense...

UC Irvine hires prominent USC professor as provost

2013-05-21 17:10:00

Earlier this month, USC students and alumni were gloating about how their school had hired two top neuroscientists from UCLA, and UC system officials said they were upset by the loss. This week, however, UC announced that it has wooed away a prominent USC...

Body found on UCLA campus; police investigating

2013-05-21 17:41:00

The body of a man was found Tuesday at the base Boelter Hall on the UCLA campus, officials said. UCLA police are investigating but released few details. UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said officials don't know if the body is that of a staff member,...

Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff

2013-05-17 22:47:00

The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...

Students raised in foster system honored for completing college

2013-05-17 17:57:00

Soon they’ll walk across stages at college campuses around Southern California, accepting their degrees and celebrating with classmates.�But at a smaller, more low-key event on Friday, they were honored with a closer set of peers: fellow foster...

Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say

2013-05-18 22:09:00

When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...

Little attention paid to race in huge community college district

2013-05-18 22:38:00

An incumbent who styles herself as an outsider and a reform-minded community activist and political aide will face each other in a runoff election Tuesday for the final seat on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Unlike the...

New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short

2013-05-18 13:45:00

UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. How they came...

USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer

2013-05-18 05:00:00

The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...

Monica Ratliff has a background as a legal-aid attorney and teacher in a school that serves mostly students from low-income families. Antonio Sanchez has a background in campaigns and ties to political figures. Last year he completed his master's degree in urban and regional planning at UCLA.

2013-05-17 22:45:56

If you prefer synthetic terrain or balk at the idea of trekking in mud after L.A.'s few days of annual rain, take a turn at UCLA's nine-lane 400-meter track. The track, named after student-athlete alum, track coach and trainer Elvin C.

2013-05-13 23:30:00

Paul Thompson, left, and Arthur Toga, experts in brain imaging research, are leaving UCLA to join the faculty at USC. They’ll bring with them millions of dollars in annual research funding — not to mention considerable prestige for the Bruins' crosstown rival.

2013-05-09 00:00:00