UCLA improved from a silver to gold bicycle-friendly rating for its efforts to enable bicycling to and from campus, according to an independent evaluation released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The League of American Bicyclists gave UCLA a gold rating for its bicycle-friendly policies and infrastructure. This rating is an improvement from the silver rating UCLA earned in 2015. UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine all have a platinum rating. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA-led team has made detecting rare cells in blood cheaper and faster. A research team led by Aydogan Ozcan, a UCLA professor who specializes in physical and wave electronics, developed a new prototype version of a cytometer, a device that measures and detects rare cells in blood. Read more...
Photo: A research team led by Aydogan Ozcan, a UCLA professor who specializes in physical and wave electronics, developed a prototype of a device that measures and detects rare cells in blood. Not only is the new device more efficient, it costs tens of thousands of dollars less than those commonly available. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA was named No. 9 in the world for engineering and technology by Times Higher Education. THE, a company that ranks universities around the world based on their performance in research and education, released its 2020 ranking for engineering and technology Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked ninth in the world by Times Higher Education in its 2020 engineering and technology ranking. UCLA was also ranked sixth in the United States and first among American public universities in engineering and technology. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 12:28 a.m. A brush fire erupted in Pacific Palisades on Monday, sending a plume of smoke visible from campus high into the air. Read more...
Photo: The Pacific Palisades fire broke out before 11 a.m., and has now covered more than 30 acres, according to the LAFD. The fire is less than 6 miles away from UCLA, but does not pose a risk to campus, said Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Four UCLA students won $25,000 for creating a mobile application designed to assist emergency responders during natural disasters. The application, Rove, was the second runner-up for the Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge, an annual international competition that calls on developers to build applications for humanitarian causes. Read more...
Photo: Second-year students Daniel Ciao, Max Wu, Bryan Chiang and Lucas Xia won $25,000 for creating a mobile application designed to assist emergency responders. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 12:44 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council may impose a minimum wage as high as $30 per hour for Uber and Lyft drivers. Read more...
Photo: Uber and Lyft drivers may be compensated $30 per hour if a new minimum wage ordinance is passed. The Los Angles City Council approved an action Tuesday to commission a study with the goal of setting a minimum wage for ride-hailing drivers. (Daily Bruin file photo)
About 2,000 participants ran or walked five kilometers Sunday to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer. Runners, volunteers and families filled Wilson Plaza on Sunday morning at the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. Read more...
Photo: About 2,000 runners and walkers gathered in Wilson Plaza to participate in the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. The event’s goal was to raise funding and awareness for pancreatic cancer, and benefitted the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
