Sunday, May 10

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...