On March 1, University of California Television (UCTV) will launch a new YouTube original channel, UCTV Prime, the first university-run channel to be included among YouTube’s new production partnerships with such recognizable brands as the Wall Street Journal, Madonna and TED. Each week, UCTV Prime will debut 15 minutes of fresh content. The channel’s inaugural …
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I love that they are calling the project the “International Digitizing Ephemera Project.” Ephemera – (1) something of no lasting significance, or (2) paper items that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles. The UCLA Library announced last month a new project aimed at recording and cataloging all …
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4 important facts about unemployment from economist Lee Ohanian: The economy should be creating 500,000 jobs/month, instead of 200,000. Long-term unemployed makes up half of those unemployed, and they have little or no value in our economy. The retirement age is certainly going to rise. Those with only a high school degree or less are …
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Total NCAA Championships through January 8, 2012 School – (Division) Total Team Titles UCLA (I) – 108 Stanford (I) – 102 USC (I) – 94 Abilene Christian (II) & Kenyon (III) – 57 Oklahoma St. (I) – 50 LSU (I) – 42 Arkansas (I) – 41 Penn St. (I) & Texas (I) – 40 …
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Of the many photographs in a new history of UCLA, one is especially arresting. The photo, from April 1929, shows the school’s first four buildings on its soon-to-open Westwood campus with little else around for miles but rolling hills and a few houses. “The campus is so far out in the country that it’s obvious only farmers …
I bet you’re thinking this is a no-brainer and the coaches win by far. Not so fast, the medical departments at colleges rake in money for patient care and consulting.
Here is a breakdown for the UC system in California which includes Berkeley, UCLA, and San Francisco with a combined 100+ Nobel Laureates:
Sean Ceglinsky over at CBS Sports wrote an interesting article on UCLA’s receiver of the future, Jerry Rice Jr. The son of hall of famer, Jerry Rice, who is widely considered the best receiver of all time, faces many of the same obstacles as his dad. He is small, 5-foot-10, 185-pounds, and underrated which means he …
**Update: 2012 UCLA Football Schedule is available. Training camp starts in just a few days on August 8. This year the Bruins return a ton of starters (offense-seven, defense-eight) but the question is, as always, the quarterback. Kevin Prince is set to start and then get injured, so Patrick Brehaut or Brett Hundley will …