UCLA History: College for a Day
A “college-student-for-a-day” event at UCLA in 1964. High schoolers visited the campus to see what it was like to be a college student.
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Full Disclosure at AEA Begins Tomorrow
Although we have previously noted that the American Economic Association has implemented a conflict of interest policy for the various journals it publishes, tomorrow (July 1) is the date the policy goes into effect. A summary of the requirements for authors submitting to the journals is below: (1) Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated. (2) Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or she has received significant financial support, summing to at least $10,000 in the…
DC Hearing on the Role of Research Universities
The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education held a hearing on Wednesday June 27, 2012 on The Role of Research Universities in Securing America’s Future Prosperity: Challenges and Expectations. Witnesses included: Mr. Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chair, Committee on Research Universities, National Academies; Dr. John M. Mason, Jr., Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, Auburn University; Dr. Jeffrey R. Seemann, Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University and Chief Research Officer, The Texas A&M University System; Dr. Leslie P. Tolbert, Senior Vice President for Research, The University of Arizona; and, Dr. James N. Siedow, Vice Provost…
UCLA History: Watergate
H.R. Haldeman, future Watergate conspirator, and – in this 1964 photo – future UCLA Alumni Association President, holds a check related to fundraising for Pauley Pavillion. The semi-official recent coffee table book history of UCLA – “UCLA: The First Century” – has very little else about Haldeman and nothing about John Erlichman, another Watergate conspirator and alum. Indeed, UCLA seems to have been a farm team for Watergate’s major league in a less boosterish article that was highlighted in LAObserved today: See the article at:http://www.guardian.co.uk//commentisfree/2012/jun/17/richard-nixon-watergate-conspirators-40-anniversary. [Title: “How a dead dog came back to bite Richard Nixon’s Watergate conspirators: Nixon operatives…
UCLA HIstory: Schuman
French statesman Robert Schuman at UCLA Charter Day, March 1958. Schuman is considered the founder of the European Coal and Steel Community in the early 1950s which evolved into today’s EU. UC President Robert Sproul at left. From LA Public Library collection.
UCLA History: Update on Rodney King
We posted the picture above on the blog during the recent 20th anniversary of the LA riots. It shows students at UCLA gathering in the central plaza area after the Rodney King verdict. With the death of Rodney King being reported today on the news, you might be interested in the two videos below. The first is the “get along” interview – which is substantially more than the widely-quoted soundbite. The second is an interview with King 18 years after the event. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgiR04ey7-M&w=320&h=195] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKWlBuENl6Y&w=320&h=195]
Our Fathers’ Day Posting…
And a little music from our collection to go with the picture:
UCLA Study Indicates Santa Monica’s Lion Was Better Able to Negotiate the Freeways than Many Commuters
…Recently released DNA results from the mountain lion that wandered into downtown Santa Monica confirm the young male was genetically tied to the local population and not a pet. Significantly, the animal was found south of the 101 Freeway and yet possessed genetic material from populations north of the freeway, a rare bright spot for a group of animals that is suffering from an extreme lack of genetic diversity. Out of concern for public safety, Santa Monica police killed the lion after attempts to sedate it failed. “The biggest threat to mountain lions in this region is the loss and…
UCLA History: Breslow
Earlier today, a memorial service was held at the Faculty Center for Lester Breslow, former dean of the School of Public Health (1972-80). Here is a 1954 photo taken earlier in his career from the LA Public Library collection entitled “Smog Control Board Members.” Caption reads:Sitting at front is Gov. Goodwin Knight. Standing from l-r: Dr. Seward E. Miller, U.S. Pub. Health Service Medical Director; Dean L.M.K. Boelter, College of Engineering, U.C.L.A.; Dr. Malcolm Merrill, Director, State Dept. of Pub. Health; Marls Hollis, Asst. Surgeon General; Dr. Lester Breslow, State Dept. of Pub. Health; and Dr. Louis C. McCabe.The LA Times…
C is for Reagan? Really? Info is Being Sought
The LA Times business section is carrying a story about a website sponsored by employers that provide health insurance which rates hospitals on safety. The article indicates that the California Hospital Association endorses release of the ratings. It is reported in the article that UCLA-Reagan is rated only C, although UCLA-Santa Monica is rated A. At one point in the article, it seems to say that the grade for Reagan was below C. {Note: See below for update and clarification.} When I went on the website listed in the article, however, although Santa Monica is indeed given an A, the…