The engine of a small, student-built plane roared to life as about 50 students and professors gathered to watch it complete a seven-meter-long track. The fourth-year aerospace engineering students who made the plane cringed as its engine stalled, causing their aircraft to loop midair over the finish line and crash into the ground. Read more...
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June 9, 12:00 am
UCLA students launch model aircraft in engineering class
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June 9, 12:00 am
Students immerse into research with Marine Biology Quarter
Covered head to foot in diving gear, Brian Dang recalled the techniques he learned in his first scuba lessons at the Student Activities Center Pool as he plunged straight into the clear waters in Moorea, French Polynesia. Read more...
Photo: Students in the marine biology research quarter this school year travelled to Moorea, French Polynesia to conduct research. (Courtesy of Lilah Hubbard)
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June 5, 12:58 am
USAC taking donations for Lab Coat Loaner Library
Members of the undergraduate student government are looking for donations for UCLA’s newly created Lab Coat Loaner Library over the next few school days. The library, which will open next year, aims to provide blue flame-resistant lab coats and safety goggles to students free of charge for a quarter. Read more...
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June 2, 1:21 am
UCLA unveils improvements to botanical garden entrance
The entrance to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, once hidden behind a wire fence and flourishing plants, is now hard to miss. Students walking to and from class can pass the smooth stone pathways and bold, engraved lettering that serve as the new entrance to the garden. Read more...
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May 30, 1:53 am
Elegant Mind club builds practical research experience
Tim Sherry's childhood love for building Lego sets never faded. Instead, it evolved into a passion for building high-powered microscopes in his work at UCLA’s student-run Elegant Mind club. Read more...
Photo: Elegant Mind club is currently studying C. elegans, a microscopic worm. through microscopes members built for the club. (Courtesy of Katsushi Arisaka)
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May 28, 12:25 am
EmpowHer event encourages women to pursue science careers
Children passed around a preserved brain in a ziplocked bag after a lesson on the organ's functional geography Tuesday during "EmpowHer STEM Day," an educational event aimed at teaching girls about careers in science and math. "I've been waiting my whole life for this!" said Grecia, a thirteen year old, as she held the brain, garnering laughs from her peers and adults. She said seeing the brain helped her understand how its functions are generally divided by area, and touching it kept her attention. Read more...
Photo: About 60 girls from Los Angeles middle schools visited UCLA Tuesday to learn about different fields in the sciences. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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May 27, 5:55 am
UCLA club RENOUS to hold Alzheimer’s Awareness Night
In elementary school, Alon Kashanian loved playing a Persian card game, pasur, with his grandmother for hours on end. But over time, his grandmother began to forget how to play the game. Read more...
Photo: Alon Kashanian, a fourth-year neuroscience student and Julia Tong, fourth-year physiological science student, helped found “Research and Education: Neurodegeneration – Offering Understanding and Solutions”– a club that seeks to provide emotional as well as educational support for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, and their loved ones. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)