The University of California will update its own power-generating facilities and procure new renewable energy from third parties to reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2025. Read more...
Photo: (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
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September 28, 12:56 am
Associate Justice Elena Kagan remarks on diversity and the modern Court
Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan spoke about the current perception and diversity of the court in American society during a Thursday visit to UCLA. Kagan, who previously served as United States Solicitor General and dean of Harvard Law School, spent the day interacting with law students and faculty during breakfast and lunch events before the evening program, which was sponsored by the school of law. Read more...
Photo: Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan (right) with School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin (left) during the Thursday event. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
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September 28, 12:11 am
Colleges will compete to register the most voters in inaugural state ballot bowl
UCLA will participate in a statewide university ballot bowl ahead of the closely contested midterm elections in November. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Monday at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame that he plans to help host the first College and University Voter Registration Ballot Bowl. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty line up outside John Wooden Center to vote. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
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September 27, 2:10 am
UC Regents recap – Sept. 26
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its September meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed the UC Center Sacramento, relations with the Native American community and recent audits. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano listens to public comment at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 27, 2:09 am
Virtual reality researchers model heartbeats of zebrafish to use in medicine
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 4:58 p.m. UCLA researchers developed a virtual reality visualization of zebrafish hearts for use in medical treatment and surgical training. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of JCI Insight) A visualization of a zebrafish’s heart from a previous paper the lab published.
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September 27, 1:57 am
UCLA student awarded Mental Health Advocate award for her role in Active Minds
A professor approached Ciara Kelly in tears at an event where 1,000 backpacks spanned Wilson Plaza to represent the more than 1,000 college students who are lost to suicide in the United States each year. Read more...
Photo: Ciara Kelly stands on an Ashe Center staircase. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)
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September 27, 1:57 am
Robot learns magic tricks for Netflix show, but won’t endanger human jobs
MAGI grasped a silver cup between its two metal claws in one hand. With the other hand, the robot dropped a red, bubble gum-sized ball into the cup. Read more...
Photo: (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor) Graduate students in RoMeLa temporarily fix MAGI’s arm.