UCLA Spotlight Feed

Bruin Astronauts

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:15:00 PST

To date, eight UCLA degree-holders have been selected by NASA as astronauts. Elliot See Jr.'s career was cut tragically short, but the other seven have flown 17 missions and spent a collective 327 days in space.

Cultivating Justice: Alvaro Huerta

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:00 PST

Alvaro Huerta is both an activist and a scholar. As a student, he organized a hunger strike by gardeners. As a scholar, he is writing a history of the Mexican gardener in the U.S.

Steven Clarke: Aging and Rejuvenation

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:15:00 PST

Biochemist Steven Clarke delivers the 107th UCLA Faculty Research Lecture on Nov. 3. His topic: "Aging and Rejuvenation: Chemistry and Biology at Work."

40th Anniversary of the Internet

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:45:00 PST

The first internet message was sent Oct. 29, 1969, from UCLA to the Stanford Research Institute. UCLA was attempting to send "LOG," but only the first two letters were transmitted successfully.

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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:15:00 PST