Jean Paul Santos spent nine months designing and building a lightweight antenna he could hold in his hand. Although the thin, computer chip-like device is smaller than an iPhone, the antenna has the potential to improve interplanetary communication between Mars and Earth. Read more...
Photo: Jean Paul Santos, a graduate student in electrical engineering, holds an antenna prototype that could lead to direct communication between the Mars rover and Earth in the 2020 mission.
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
University of California President Janet Napolitano appointed Monday a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz as director of the UC Observatories, a research unit conducting work on multiple campuses. Read more...
Photo: Claire Max, an astronomy and astrophysics professor at UC Santa Cruz who served as interim director of the UC Observatories, was appointed director. (University of California Office of the President)
The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that it has named Dr. Kelsey Martin, the executive vice dean and associate vice chancellor, as the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. Read more...
Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that Dr. Kelsey Martin, will be the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. 1. (UCLA Media Relations)
This post was updated on Aug. 25 at 6:08 p.m. Police arrested a former UCLA personal assistant Thursday for embezzling about $80,000 from a bank account she was assigned to monitor for over a year. Read more...
Photo: Police arrested a former UCLA personal assistant Saturday for embezzling about $80,000 from a bank account she was assigned to monitor earlier this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Six years ago, three strangers attacked Ivan Lopez from behind while he was walking home at night from a bus stop on Venice Boulevard, leaving him bleeding and injured. Read more...
Photo: Ivan Lopez practices the moves he learned while taking UCLA Recreation classes inside the Gold Room at the John Wooden Center. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit against a small Santa Monica business last month, calling for the business to move a wall several inches off University property. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit against a small Santa Monica business last month calling for the business to move a wall several inches off University property. (Daily Bruin file photo)
