Friday, August 21

In the news:

Professor William Klug remembered for service to students, innovative work

William “Bill” Klug introduced himself in the first lecture of his programming class with a family photo of himself, his wife and two young children. Klug wanted students to understand what he was like both in and out of work, said Amirhossein Kaboodrangidaem, a graduate student in bioengineering and Klug’s former student. Read more...

Photo: William Klug, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was killed Wednesday morning in Engineering Building IV. He is remembered for his commitment to his students and his work with the Klug Research Group. (Courtesy of Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science)


Vigils help UCLA community commemorate lives lost to gun violence

The plain night sky above Bruin Plaza was lit by hundreds of candlelights Thursday. Students held the candles in silence, mourning professor William Klug, who was killed in a murder-suicide Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Students mourned professor William Klug and other victims of gun violence at vigils Thursday and Friday. (Kelly Ma/Daily Bruin)




Students improve Wikipedia’s science, build skills and benefit all

In Heather Tienson’s biochemistry advanced honors seminar, students don’t cite Wikipedia articles for their research assignments: they rewrite them. Tienson’s Chemistry 189 students this quarter edited scientific Wikipedia articles as part the Year of Science, a program launched by the Wiki Education Foundation to expand reliable science content on Wikipedia. Read more...


Campus lockdown disrupts final exams, class presentations

A student stood up in class Wednesday morning to protest the professor who continued to lecture during the campus shooting. “I don’t think you’re taking this seriously,” the student said, according to a classmate. Read more...

Photo: Students continue schoolwork in Kerckhoff Coffee House during the campus lockdown on Wednesday morning. Some professors maintained their finals schedules despite the emergency and opposition from students. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Engineering classes cancelled for Thursday, Friday

UCLA officials cancelled all engineering classes for Thursday and Friday, following the campus shooting. Classes were cancelled to allow students, faculty and staff to cope with the shooting, said UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science spokesperson Bill Kisiluk. Read more...

Photo: Students returned from campus after a lockdown caused by a shooter in the Engineering IV building. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)



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