UCLA is among a group of four California public universities competing to host a potentially $100 million motor vehicle emissions laboratory. By having the facility on campus, UCLA officials hope to maintain collaboration with the California Air Resources Board, a government agency that works to regulate vehicle emissions and smog, said Suzanne Paulson, director of the Center for Clean Air at UCLA. Read more...
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May 22, 12:38 am
UCLA, California schools compete to host emissions lab
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May 22, 12:36 am
LA Metro receives federal funds for Purple Line extension
Los Angeles County Metro officials received more than $2 billion in federal funds Wednesday to extend the Purple Line subway more than three miles into West Los Angeles. Read more...
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May 22, 12:35 am
10-mile stretch of carpool lane on 405 to open Friday
The 10-mile northbound carpool lane on the 405 freeway is set to open to drivers Friday, county officials said. The carpool lane, the longest in the nation, will be opened in time for Memorial Day, according to a statement on Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website. Read more...
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May 22, 12:30 am
World In-Sight displays variety of cultures at UCLA
UCLA was home to a mini-world on Wednesday, as 30 different booths, each represented by a student organization, crowded Wilson Plaza to showcase their countries’ delicacies and cultures. Read more...
Photo: Sivananda Rajananda, a first-year cognitive science student, makes chai at World In-Sight on Wednesday, the first event hosted by the International Student Association and the We Speak English Project. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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May 22, 12:13 am
UC-Mexico Initiative to foster educational relationship
University of California President Janet Napolitano signed a memorandum of understanding with Mexican government officials and various academic institutions Wednesday to foster a stronger relationship between the UC system and the Mexican educational system. Read more...
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May 22, 12:09 am
Samahang to fundraise for rebuild mission in the Philippines
A drive to help a fallen community rebuild after one of the most destructive typhoons on record will bring one UCLA student back to her mother’s homeland and connect her to her Filipino origins. Read more...
Photo: First-year student Alana Sanchez-Prak will travel to the Philippines for three weeks to help in a rebuild mission following Typhoon Haiyan. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
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May 21, 6:34 pm
Judicial Board finds USAC members did not engage in conflicts of interest
This post was updated at 8:32 p.m. The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Wednesday that two councilmembers who went on free trips to Israel while in office did not engage in conflicts of interest. Read more...