Wednesday, May 6

New engineering facility opens

Seismic readings, pollution, terrestrial, underwater ecosystems and urban traffic and air quality may soon be precisely monitored through the use of new technology being researched at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing’s new facility. Read more...


Data breach at Los Alamos

In another case of mismanagement at Los Alamos National Laboratory, officials confirmed Wednesday that there was a potentially major security breach in the University of California-managed lab, one of the nation’s major nuclear research centers. Read more...



Students rally against stereotypes

The Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA held a forum called “Can You Hear Us Now?” on Wednesday afternoon in Meyerhoff Park, responding to a satirical Daily Bruin column written by Jed Levine, a Daily Bruin contributor and fourth-year international development studies student. Read more...


Local politician shows support

When Bill Clinton spoke in the UCLA Sculpture Garden on Oct. 13 in support of Proposition 87, there was another politician in attendance whose presence at the event was a little more obscure. Read more...


Events put spotlight on Middle East

ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH Today, 2:30 p.m. Bunche 10383 RASHID KHALIDI Today, 4:30 p.m. Faculty Center California Room To provide students with a more comprehensive understanding of Middle Eastern politics and the ongoing conflicts within the region, the Center for Near Eastern Studies will host two events today about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, an Islamic organization. Read more...


UCLA, NASA form research institute

NASA scientists and UCLA administrators announced Wednesday the creation of a new research institute to conduct in-depth research of the relationships between local weather and global climate change. Read more...