Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Throughout the day we have closely monitored the fire in the hills just above UCLA, taking every possible step to keep our community and campus safe. This has involved communication with local emergency management officials, maintaining power to critical areas of campus, canceling classes…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. I know many of you have heard the news over the past week about three of our men’s basketball student-athletes who were detained by police in connection with a shoplifting incident in China. Since that time, our primary focus has been on bringing our…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Over the past year, the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Immigration Policy has worked hard to examine how federal immigration policies could affect our campus. The council, which was co-chaired by professors Asli Bâli and Abel Valenzuela Jr., has produced an excellent, wide-ranging report (PDF)…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. I am deeply disappointed by President Trump’s announcement that the federal government will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has provided valuable resources for those within our UCLA community who qualify for the program, including access to a work permit….
UCLA Engineering launches the Bill Klug Memorial Scholarship Fund. Today marks one year since the tragic death of Professor William S. Klug. Our entire UCLA family was deeply affected by his loss, and we feel his absence every day. A highly dedicated and admired faculty member in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, Professor Klug…
Chancellor Block shares news of the passing of longtime UCLA supporter Marion Anderson. I am deeply saddened to share that Marion Anderson, one of UCLA’s most loyal and generous supporters, died Sunday. As many of you know, Marion’s dedication to this campus was extraordinary. Her transformative vision, and that of her late husband, John, helped…
Mattel commits $50 million to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. We have always taken pride in the relationships UCLA has forged with our community, and in how, together, we improve lives and communities throughout Los Angeles, California and around the world. Today, I am proud to share that one of our most important partnerships has been…
Chancellor Block forms Immigration Advisory Council to analyze impact of new presidential administration policies on UCLA. On Monday, the White House issued a revised executive order that severely restricts immigration and travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries and temporarily bans refugees from around the world. I wrote in January that the…
The institute will support multidisciplinary research into genetic and genomic medicine. The revolutions in genomic and information technologies provide unprecedented opportunities to advance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. These revolutions are best seen in the excitement around precision medicine, the essence of which is summarized in the statement: “the right treatment to the right…
Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh affirm UCLA’s opposition to restricting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries. This past week, as most of you are well aware, President Trump signed an executive order that suspends entry into the United States for various categories of travelers. The order includes refugees, immigrants, non-immigrant…