Researchers in the UCLA Congo Basin Institute and Center for Tropical Research are using genomic tools to track down the global trafficking routes of pangolins and their scales. Read more...
Photo: (Nicole Anisgard Parra/Illustrations Director)
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A Closer Look, Campus, News, Student Government
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October 31, 1:44 am
Freshly appointed election board chair hopes to rewrite election code
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 2:33 p.m. A former undergraduate student government presidential candidate was appointed election board chair Tuesday night. Richard White, a fourth-year political science student and the Leaders Influencing Tomorrow presidential candidate in the 2018 Undergraduate Student Association Council elections, was confirmed by the council in a 10-2-1 vote after three hours of debate. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted 10-2-1 to approve Richard White, a former USAC presidential candidate and fourth-year political science student, as election board chair. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Crime, News
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October 30, 7:59 pm
UCPD searches for man who has repeatedly exposed himself on Midvale Avenue
University police are searching for a man involved in a series of indecent exposures from August to October. A man was seen masturbating in a vehicle after asking to speak with female pedestrians who were UCLA students on four separate occasions on Midvale Avenue between Strathmore Drive and Gayley Avenue, according to UCPD. Read more...
Photo: UCPD described the man as black, about 20 to 35 years old and bald or with short hair. He was last seen wearing a t-shirt and sweatpants. (Courtesy of UCPD)
Campus, News
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October 30, 5:06 pm
U.S. News & World Report ranks UCLA as 13th best university in world
UCLA was ranked the No. 13 best university in the world by a U.S. News & World Report ranking released Tuesday. The 2019 Best Global Universities Rankings also ranked UCLA as the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked the No. 13 best university in the world and the No. 3 best public university in the United States. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, Westwood
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October 30, 12:56 am
Human interference with Kiwi Bots may result in reduced service quality
Printer-sized robots are rolling through the streets of Westwood, carting food orders to students at a fraction of the price of a normal delivery. However, if past experiences at other college campuses are any indication, they may be met with pokes, prods and kicks. Read more...
Photo: A food delivery startup recently traveled from Berkeley to Westwood with mixed reviews from students so far. (Courtesy of Kiwi Campus)
A Closer Look, Campus, Crime, News
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October 30, 12:53 am
New UCLA study reveals statistics on student policing by LASPD
Nearly 1,000 elementary and middle students in Los Angeles were arrested at school between 2014 and 2017, a UCLA report found. The report was released by Million Dollar Hoods, a project founded by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, a professor of history and African American studies. Read more...
Campus, News
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October 30, 12:44 am
Biostatistics professor named interim dean of Fielding School of Public Health
A biostatistics professor was appointed the interim dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and will begin his term early November. Ronald S. Brookmeyer will begin his term Nov. Read more...
Photo: Professor Ronald S. Brookmeyer is the new interim dean of the Fielding School of Public Health. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)