Instead of shopping for textbooks and packing to move back to the dorms, Maria Simpson spent the weekend strutting the runway in evening gowns and swimsuits as part of the Miss California USA beauty pageant.
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No disciplinary action to be taken against Theta Chi
The Theta Chi fraternity will not face disciplinary action for the death of an 18-year-old man at its house on Saturday, administrators said.
UCLA School of Law online forum brings together international experts on human rights and legal issues
Unable to resolve conflict in Libya by issuing an arrest warrant for former president Moammar Gadhafi, the International Criminal Court sought the opinion of experts brought together by a UCLA School of Law forum.
Breakfast options discontinued at Bruin Café Express, Café 1919
Breakfast options at Café 1919 and the Bruin Café Express cart have been discontinued this quarter because of a lack of student demand.
Anderson School’s new Global Executive MBA for the Americas program gives students dual degree, international perspective
Business school meets travel abroad in a new program from the Anderson School of Management, where students meet every three months in four cities.
Professor Louis Gomez named MacArthur Chair
Louis Gomez, a new professor in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, said he plans on working with the UCLA Community School to improve the community college system.
Bill to turn traffic into electricity awaits review by Gov. Jerry Brown
Turning traffic into electricity is the goal of a bill currently on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.
AB306, proposed by Silver Lake Assemblyman Mike Gatto, proposes to convert the vibrations created by passing traffic on a highway into electricity.
Transforming mechanical pressure into electricity is a science called piezoelectricity, said Qibing Pei, a professor of material science and engineering at UCLA.
“Certain materials, when you press on them, generate a voltage – and we’re trying to capture it,” Pei said.
Pei has been working on creating a more efficient material from which to extract piezoelectric energy.