Monday, July 27

UCLA team constructing sustainable house for 2019 Solar Decathlon

UCLA students will aim to build a house from scratch with various sustainable features for an international competition in 2019. A UCLA team will compete in the Solar Decathlon, an international competition held by the U.S. Read more...

Photo: A new student group is aiming to build a sustainable house for the Solar Decathlon, an international competition hosted by the U.S. department of energy, by 2019. (Owen Emerson/Assistant Photo Editor)


Kara Chang, from silence to a fighter for LGBT acceptance

Kara Chang stepped out in front of 8,000 incoming UCLA freshmen during Welcome Week in the fall and told the story of how she had come out as transgender five months before. Read more...

Photo: Kara Chang, a fourth-year communications studies student, has been an active member in many trans and LGBT movements during her time at UCLA. (Miriam Bribiesca/Assistant Photo Editor)


Foundations donate $250,000 to fund environmental law programs

Two philanthropic foundations donated $250,000 to the UCLA School of Law to establish scholarships and summer fellowships for environmental law students. The Emmett Foundation and the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation will establish the Frank D. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law received $250,000 to establish scholarships and summer fellowships for environmental law students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Head of BlackRock, alumnus Laurence Fink to speak at 2016 commencement

Laurence D. Fink, UCLA alumnus and businessman, will be the keynote speaker at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies on June 10 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA officials announced Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Laurence D. Fink (center), chairman for BlackRock, will be the commencement speaker for the College of Letters and Science on June 10. (Creative Commons by Financial Times via Flickr)


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – April 13

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Faisal Alserri, senior planning deputy for LA City Councilman Paul Koretz’s office, said his team is redrafting its Baseline Mansionization and Hillside Ordinances to limit the buildable area on lots to 50 percent of the lot size. Read more...



Terasaki Research Institute to open new offices in Westwood

The Terasaki Research Institute began construction in February for an office building on Westwood Boulevard scheduled to open next spring. The institute, a research group founded by Dr. Read more...

Photo: The Terasaki Research Institute is scheduled to open an office building on Westwood Boulevard for researchers, clinicians and scientists next spring. Construction for the building began in February. (Terasaki Research Institute)