A question surveying citizenship status on the United States Census could cause a large undercount of the population, resulting in a misallocation of money and representation to various states, according to a testimony by a UCLA professor. Read more...
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News, Science & Health
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February 7, 1:19 am
UCLA researchers improve scope of technology to help create gamma-ray observatory
UCLA researchers are helping construct the world’s largest and most sensitive gamma-ray observatory. The observatory, called the Cherenkov Telescope Array, will comprise 118 telescopes in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to a university press release. Read more...
Photo: An array of telescopes being constructed with the help of UCLA researchers will work as a system that allows researchers to study gamma rays in the sky with about 10 times more sensitivity than current telescopes. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
News, Science & Health
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February 7, 12:18 am
UCLA researcher awarded Sjöberg Prize for pioneering targeted breast cancer treatment
A UCLA researcher won an award for his efforts to target and treat breast cancer. Dennis Slamon, director of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program, won the Sjöberg Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Sweden’s Sjöberg Foundation. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Slamon, director of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program, won an award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Sweden’s Sjöberg Foundation for his pioneering research in targeted breast cancer treatments. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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February 7, 12:16 am
RAs, programming offices comment on scarce student turnout at Hill events
Resident assistants and programming offices on the Hill said they struggle to boost turnout at events on the Hill due to students’ varied interests and schedules. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Scholarship Resource Center reaches a lot of students but has trouble keeping them interested in the center’s programming, said the center’s Student Affairs Advisor Mac Harris. The center, located on the Hill at Covel Commons, offers resources for students seeking scholarship opportunities. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
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February 7, 12:14 am
UCLA computer science community to hold town hall seeking coursework changes
Computer science students, frustrated with the department’s lack of practical classes, are asking faculty to create coursework that better prepares them for their careers. UCLA’s chapter of Association for Computing Machinery, a student-run organization, Upsilon Pi Epsilon and the UCLA computer science department are holding a computer science town hall Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s chapter of Association for Computing Machinery, a student-run organization, Upsilon Pi Epsilon and the UCLA computer science department are holding a computer science town hall Feb. 20 to discuss students’ concerns about a lack of practicality in the department’s courses. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News
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February 7, 12:10 am
Student charged with assault with deadly weapon and resisting a police officer
University police arrested a student Monday for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a police officer with violence on campus. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Mario Balderrama, a 23-year-old student, was reported to have yelled at staff at the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center and refused to leave a meeting at the center Jan. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 7, 12:08 am
Westwood Forward endorses The Agora citing potential as affordable student housing
A student coalition endorsed a high-rise housing project in Westwood in response to various community organizations that have opposed the development. The Westwood Forward student leadership committee endorsed The Agora housing development, a proposed 16-story apartment complex on Hilgard Avenue, at their meeting Jan. Read more...
Photo: The Agora is a proposed 16-story high-rise apartment complex on Hilgard Avenue. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and Westwood stakeholders, announced their support of the housing project last week. (Courtesy of Aaron Green)