The Samueli Foundation donated $20 million to UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Thursday. The gift will support up to 50 first-year undergraduates in annual scholarships and research or industry internships. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was named after the philanthropist when the Samueli Foundation donated $30 million to the school in 1999. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 24 at 8:25 p.m. Powell Library is reviewing its lighting system following a small fire caused by a desk lamp’s light bulb Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA workers will review Powell Library’s lighting system following a small fire Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University police found the body of a man in his 20s on Levering Avenue early Tuesday morning. The man was not a student, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. Read more...
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The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council members are elected by the student body and hold a stipend of more than $10,000. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council members give weekly updates about their offices during Tuesday meetings. Each member reported his or her total accomplishments during winter quarter to the Daily Bruin. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
John Staudhammer, a UCLA professor emeritus and renowned computer graphics educator, died of heart failure Feb. 28. He was 84. Throughout the course of Staudhammer’s 50-year career, he taught electrical engineering at UCLA, North Carolina State University and the University of Florida. Read more...
Photo: John Staudhammer, a former professor of engineering and computer graphics at UCLA who immigrated to the United States during World War II, died Feb. 28. (Courtesy of Fred Staudhammer)
UCLA has implemented new campus safety initiatives since the murder-suicide in June, including trainings with updated protocol for active shooter incidents and an improved Bruin Alert system. Read more...
Photo: Electronic emergency locks have been installed inside 192 general assignment classrooms on campus since January. When pressed, the button with a lock icon flashes red to indicate the room is inaccessible from the outside. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
Westwood community leaders criticized the city’s latest attempt to mitigate conflicts of interest in city planning. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive March 9 that will prevent developers from meeting privately with city planners in an attempt to to curb their influence in City Hall. Read more...
