Jackie Barber

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• Chancellor conducts research on sleep

  May 13, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  When Gene Block was hired as UCLA’s new chancellor, the university was pleased to welcome him, but the campus’ scientific community was uniquely excited.

• U.N. ambassador shares thoughts on Middle East policy

  May 7, 2008 at 2:21 a.m.

  Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghanistan-born U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on campus Tuesday at “The Challenges of the Broader Middle East,” sponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations.

• Publishing work a top priority for professors

  April 8, 2008 at 2:25 a.m.

  Working in well over 100 different departments varying from molecular biology to musicology, UCLA professors still have one thing in common: They must publish.

• Local hangouts raise the bar

  Jan. 30, 2008 at 1:29 a.m.

  The of-age Bruin has a plethora of options for places to drink in Los Angeles, but thirsty students need look no further than UCLA’s neighbor, Westwood Village.

• Senior class chooses to give monetary gift

  June 10, 2007 at 12:07 a.m.

  For the fourth year in a row, the senior class gift will take the form of a monetary donation to the UCLA Fund.

• Activist proposes a ‘green pathway out of poverty’

  May 31, 2007 at 1:19 a.m.

  Environmental and human rights activist Van Jones spoke on campus Wednesday about using sustainability advances to lift low-income families, specifically minorities, out of poverty.

• Influential professor dies at age 82

  May 22, 2007 at 12:48 a.m.

  Accomplished history professor and former dean of the UCLA College Eugen Weber died Thursday at the age of 82.

• Seen as obsolete by some, NATO sends out officers to defend current role

  May 15, 2007 at 1:53 a.m.

  Sixty-three years after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s establishment, some have begun to question its continued necessity, so NATO has appointed briefing officers to explain its current purpose, one of whom visited campus Monday afternoon.

• Chancellor discusses campus concerns

  May 9, 2007 at 12:21 a.m.

  Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams addressed myriad staff concerns such as Chancellor-elect Gene Block, employee compensation, and campus security on Tuesday afternoon during a staff meeting.

• 15 years later, memory of L.A. riots remains

  May 1, 2007 at 1:44 a.m.

  Though he was not allowed to leave the house for those four days, D’Artagnan Scorza said he remembers watching flames engulf nearby buildings during the L.A. riots when he was 12 years old.