Panelists said Los Angeles should adopt climate change-mitigating infrastructure to combat the urban heat island effect at an event Wednesday. The program “Hot! Hot! Hot!” was the last of a yearlong series that aimed to discuss how Los Angeles can become the first entirely sustainable megacity in the United States. Read more...
Photo: Professors and city officials explained what Los Angeles is doing to combat the urban heat island effect. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA alumnus hopes to replace high-tech calculators costing up to hundreds of dollars with a new mobile application. Daniel Haiem, who graduated in 2016, created ClassCalc, a free app that has the functionality of both a graphing and scientific calculator. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Haiem, who graduated from UCLA in 2016, created ClassCalc, a free app that has the functionality of both a graphing and scientific calculator. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
A UCLA law professor filed a lawsuit against the University of California for failing to disclose admissions data beginning in 2007. Richard Sander, one of the petitioners and an affirmative action law scholar, alleged in the suit and in his research the UC has illegally factored race in admissions decisions. Read more...
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This post was updated Dec. 10 at 2:24 p.m. UCLA now provides specialized counseling for engineering students. Counseling and Psychological Services collaborated with the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science this quarter to provide biweekly drop-in counseling sessions for engineering students as part of the CAPS satellite clinic at the school of engineering. Read more...
Photo: Counseling and Psychological Services collaborated with the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to provide biweekly drop-in counseling sessions for engineering students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
The Bruin Bear statue was found covered in red and yellow paint Thursday morning. The Bruin Bear statue, located in Bruin Plaza, was vandalized sometime this week. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Bear was found covered with red and yellow paint Thursday morning, three days before the annual football game between USC and UCLA. (Isabella Fortier/Daily Bruin)
UCLA will not light a bonfire at Thursday’s Beat ‘SC Bonfire rally. The Student Alumni Association, which hosts the event every year, said they cancelled the bonfire because of ongoing fires across California. Read more...
Photo: The annual Beat ‘SC bonfire will not be lit this year due to concerns about ongoing fires across the state. (Daily Bruin file photo)
