Powell Library will remain under construction for the next eight to 10 months following a restructuring guided by UCLA’s new seismic rating system. The reconstruction began in November and will continue through early next year, following UCLA’s seismic safety review procedure. Read more...
Photo: The construction of Powell Library is pictured. UCLA plans to continue construction on Powell through winter quarter. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
UCPD is searching for a suspect reportedly involved in an on-campus attempted robbery Wednesday afternoon. The attempted strong-arm robbery took place in the 500 block of Portola Plaza around 5 p.m., according to a Thursday afternoon UCPD crime alert. Read more...
Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for felony sexual battery and penetration Wednesday. Heaps was convicted on three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual exploitation of an unconscious victim on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured in court Wednesday. Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in state prison and currently faces more than 500 sexual misconduct lawsuits related to his time at UCLA. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA researchers have come up with a method to create foldable origami robots that can evaluate and respond to their environment. Previously, roboticists mainly made only the bodies of these robots by using origami folding methods and then added materials such as silicon-based computer chips for advanced functions, said Wenzhong Yan, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering and lead author of the paper. Read more...
Photo: One of the researchers’ origami robots is pictured. The researchers created robots from materials that allow for a similar range of motion to humans. (Courtesy of Wenzhong Yan)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is a super bloom? Read more...
Photo: A set of flowers blowing in the wind is pictured. Most of the plants involved in super blooms are annual plants – those that only flower once in their lifetime, according to Felipe Zapata, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
Native and drought resistant plants around campus are coming into bloom this spring with the support of UCLA students and staff. With spring in full swing and the weather recently reaching over 80 degrees, students have begun to frequent outdoor spaces on campus surrounded by plants and flowers. Read more...
Photo: Flowers blooming by Janss steps are pictured. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 26 at 9:10 a.m. Dozens of women creators and vendors set up booths along Broxton Avenue on Saturday to sell artisanal products in an Earth Day-themed market. Read more...
Photo: Broxton Avenue and Westwood Boulevard are pictured. On Saturday morning, The Female Maker Market held an Earth Day-themed market on Broxton Avenue. (Daily Bruin file photo)
