The image of the rust-colored robot, Wall-E, sitting on a pile of trash, was projected onto a large screen as a speaker addressed her audience. The world in 2050 will likely resemble the Pixar movie, she told them. Read more...
Photo: Katherine Sullivan, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke at the first UCLA College Luskin Endowment Symposium Tuesday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo Editor)
This post was updated on Oct. 20 at 4:45 p.m. The Geffen Academy at UCLA opened applications for students earlier this month. Applications for incoming sixth, seventh and ninth grade students opened Oct. Read more...
Photo: Geffen Academy at UCLA held an information session about the application process for parents and students this month. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)
I-Chun Liu’s final goal as a UCLA student was to study for the last finals he would ever take. The only problem was that all his go-to study spots were packed – loud and noisy without an outlet or seat in sight. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alum I-Chun Liu launched PlacetoStudy, a website that helps students find nearby study locations, this summer. (Courtesy of I-Chun Liu)
InterVarsity, a national evangelical college campus organization, has told its 1,300 staff members they will be “involuntarily terminated” if they personally support gay marriage or otherwise disagree with its newly detailed positions on sexual orientation starting on Nov. Read more...
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 3:25 p.m. A 20-year-old UCLA student died Tuesday night after falling from Boelter Hall. University police responded at 6:30 p.m. Read more...
UCLA students have an opportunity to develop their own startups and compete for $100,000 worth of prizes in a UCLA law school entrepreneurship competition. UCLA School of Law will open registration for its second Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs competition at the end of October. Read more...
Photo: Chief executive officers from various businesses spoke to students interested in entering the Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs on Monday. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Campus Safety Task Force recommended that the university improve emergency-preparedness training and campuswide notifications for future emergencies such as shootings and natural disasters. In a report released to students, faculty and staff Tuesday, the task force gave 21 recommendations to Chancellor Gene Block about making infrastructure improvements, increasing emergency training and improving campus communication. Read more...
