A former doctoral student has been identified as the man who killed a UCLA professor on campus Wednesday. Mainak Sarkar, a 38-year-old man who graduated from UCLA in 2013, drove from his home in Minnesota to Los Angeles to kill his former research adviser William Klug, police said. Read more...
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June 2, 1:59 pm
Campus shooter identified as former UCLA doctoral student
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June 2, 2:33 am
Child nutrition researcher, Professor Emeritus Osman Galal dies at 85
Osman Galal, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of heart failure May 23 while traveling on an airplane to Los Angeles from Cairo. Read more...
Photo: Osman Galal, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of heart failure May 23. (UCLA Fielding School of Public Health)
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June 2, 2:32 am
Students improve Wikipedia’s science, build skills and benefit all
In Heather Tienson’s biochemistry advanced honors seminar, students don’t cite Wikipedia articles for their research assignments: they rewrite them. Tienson’s Chemistry 189 students this quarter edited scientific Wikipedia articles as part the Year of Science, a program launched by the Wiki Education Foundation to expand reliable science content on Wikipedia. Read more...
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June 1, 9:02 pm
Campus lockdown disrupts final exams, class presentations
A student stood up in class Wednesday morning to protest the professor who continued to lecture during the campus shooting. “I don’t think you’re taking this seriously,” the student said, according to a classmate. Read more...
Photo: Students continue schoolwork in Kerckhoff Coffee House during the campus lockdown on Wednesday morning. Some professors maintained their finals schedules despite the emergency and opposition from students. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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June 1, 8:13 pm
Engineering classes cancelled for Thursday, Friday
UCLA officials cancelled all engineering classes for Thursday and Friday, following the campus shooting. Classes were cancelled to allow students, faculty and staff to cope with the shooting, said UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science spokesperson Bill Kisiluk. Read more...
Photo: Students returned from campus after a lockdown caused by a shooter in the Engineering IV building. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
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June 1, 7:56 pm
UCLA community on faculty reactions, confusion surrounding murder-suicide
Thousands of students checked their phones Wednesday morning after receiving an alert about police activity on campus. The next notice was more dire. “Shooting at Engineering 4. Read more...
Photo: Students process the news of the shooting outside Kerckhoff Hall. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin).
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June 1, 5:09 pm
USAC recap – May 31
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...