Features
ALUMNI FEATURE:
Archaeologist Hits TV with Recent Dead Sea Scrolls Findings
After 12 years of researching the Dead Sea Scrolls, UCLA archaeologist Robert Cargill M.A. '08, Ph.D. '09 couldn’t believe his luck last January when he finally got to penetrate archaeology’s Holy of Holies — the underground vault beneath the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.
BRUIN BITES:
Download Spring Sing Music
Did you love Spring Sing? Miss it? You’re in luck. You can download songs from the show and support student programming. Need more? Check out this video from Spring Sing Company.
BRUIN BITES:
Own the Definitive UCLA History
Get the first definitive history of UCLA in more than 40 years. Learn more about the book and order your copy at $20 off the cover price.
MEMBER PERK:
Catch Up on Your Summer Reading
Check out a book at a UCLA library or any other library on a UC campus. Alumni Association members get a library card and access to all UC system libraries. Pick up a library card today.
TRAVEL FEATURE:
Samba Rhythms
March 2-15
Starting from Rio de Janeiro, explore natural beauty and colorful traditions along the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Visit Uruguay's Punta del Este and Montevideo, and end in Buenos Aires.
BRUIN BITES:
LA Times: UC Gets Smarter About Budget Cuts
The LA Times posted an editorial UC’s efforts to cut costs by centralizing some administrative functions and by bringing in more revenue by accepting more nonresident students. Read the story and find out how you can help.
EVENT:
Oregon: Annual Bruin Open Golf Tournament
Aug. 1
Join the Bruin Open, a three-way golf match pitting UCLA against the local USC and Berkeley alumni clubs, benefiting UCLA Alumni Scholarships.
News Highlights
07/07/2010
Big idea: $100 for every newborn
Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry of UCLA has an idea that could solve huge problems that have plagued poor countries and wealthy nations that want to help: Open a $100 bank account for every child born.
07/07/2010
One in four California children have never seen a dentist, study finds
The study also found that Latino and African American children were less likely than Asian American and white children to have visited the dentist in the previous six months — or in their entire lifetime.
07/15/2010
Study shows how memory is disrupted in those with disease linked to learning disabilities
A genetic mutation has been found to alter the activity of neurons in the brain's prefrontal cortex in individuals with neurofibromatosis.
