Monday, June 29

Mobile ordering outage affects multiple dining halls

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 12:57 p.m. UCLA Dining’s mobile ordering faced systemwide outages earlier today, preventing students from ordering. The Transact Mobile Ordering app allows students to order food using their meal plans from UCLA’s takeout dining halls, including The Study at Hedrick, Rendezvous and Bruin Café. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Rendezvous West, one of the dining halls that was scheduled to transition to mobile ordering this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)




SB 411 brings possibility of virtual option for neighborhood council meetings

Senate Bill 411, which would allow neighborhood council meetings to be held with a virtual option, passed through the California State Senate earlier this month. The bill was approved in the Senate on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. Senate Bill 411 would allow neighborhood council meetings to be held using a virtual option, if approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry names 2 new teacher-scholars

The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is bringing in two new teacher-scholars this academic year while saying goodbye to two former scholars. The two new scholars, Rajat Maji and Chau Ngo, joined the program in July. Read more...

Photo: Former teacher-scholar Daniel Nasrallah (left) and newly announced teacher-scholar Chau Ngo (right) are pictured. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s teacher-scholar program offers postdoctoral scholars the chance to not only work on research but also simultaneously teach undergraduate courses at UCLA. (Courtesy of Daniel Nasrallah and Courtesy of Chau Ngo)


Campus Queries: Bruins discuss past cyberattack on UCLA, future prevention and protection

Q: What are cyberattacks, and how can they be prevented? A: Cyberattacks are illegal attempts to access a computer system and its data. However, updating and automating cybersecurity might allow institutions to avoid them. Read more...

Photo: A computer screen with numbers is pictured. Cyber attacks have increased in frequency recently (Catherine Hamilton/Daily Bruin senior staff)