The UCLA community learned about the possibility of life among 100 billion planets from a NASA mission leader Wednesday evening. William Borucki, the principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler mission, spoke to about 300 people in an event hosted by the earth, planetary and space sciences department. Read more...
Photo: William Borucki, the principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler Mission, spoke about the mission’s findings and significance Wednesday evening. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA report found nonheterosexual youth in criminal detention are victims of violence more often than heterosexual youth. The study, published in January, found that nonheterosexual youth are disproportionately incarcerated and are more likely to experience sexual violence and other forms of abuse while incarcerated. Read more...
March 27 UCLA researchers found that green building certification programs have successfully and significantly improved energy efficiency in large commercial buildings. However, programs such as LEED, Energy Star and the Better Buildings Challenge did not have significant increases in energy savings on smaller buildings. Read more...
About 1,000 hackers, including high school, undergraduate and graduate students, attended this year’s LA Hacks held in Pauley Pavilion. This year, data hacks, which deal with a large amount of data, were judged separately from non-data hacks, which can involve coding and building hardware. Read more...
Photo: LA Hacks hosted its closing ceremony Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)
Researchers from the University of California and Mexican universities will now have access to millions of dollars to collaborate on energy efficiency research projects. In Mexico City on Thursday, UC President Janet Napolitano joined Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, the Mexican Secretary of Energy, to announce a request for proposals that would award up to $10 million to support energy efficiency research. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano was in Mexico on Thursday to help announce $10 million in research funding for Mexican universities who collaborate with UC researchers on energy efficiency projects. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
The Samueli Foundation donated $20 million to UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Thursday. The gift will support up to 50 first-year undergraduates in annual scholarships and research or industry internships. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was named after the philanthropist when the Samueli Foundation donated $30 million to the school in 1999. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA has implemented new campus safety initiatives since the murder-suicide in June, including trainings with updated protocol for active shooter incidents and an improved Bruin Alert system. Read more...
Photo: Electronic emergency locks have been installed inside 192 general assignment classrooms on campus since January. When pressed, the button with a lock icon flashes red to indicate the room is inaccessible from the outside. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
