Inside the Yang laboratories, one student places a solar cell under a sunlight simulator, a device that reproduces natural sunlight. Read more...
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Professor Yang Yang of the Materials Science Department recently developed new solar panel technology using certain chemical compounds.
An electrical vault exploded underground at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue Tuesday morning, causing metal to erupt into a bus and shattering windows at the Bank of America building, university police said. Read more...
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An electrical explosion at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue injured a bus driver and led to several street closures.
UCLA lunar researchers were planning on collaborating with Chinese scientists this summer to better understand the moon's temperature, but a recent congressional act might stand in the way. Read more...
In a time of growing budget cuts and tuition costs, the Student Giving Committee aims to tap into a smaller group of potential donors: current students. Read more...
After months of delays, Il Tramezzino finally opened its doors at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Monday. Read more...
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Il Tramezzino opened in the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Monday. The Italian restaurant replaced Espresso Roma Café, which has been closed since fall 2010.
Christopher "Biz" Stone has a lot more than 140 characters to say about his most famous start-up, Twitter. Read more...
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On Monday night, Twitter co-founder Christopher “Biz” Stone gave a lecture on entrepreneurship in Moore Hall titled “A Little Birdie Told Me.”
A group of UCLA students spent last winter setting up makeshift medical clinics in rural areas of Nicaragua. Read more...
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UCLA undergraduates Poorva Vaidya (left) and William Temple spent weeks setting up one-day clinics throughout villages in Nicaragua through UCLA Global Medical Training, a nonprofit organization that provides free medical care in Central America.
