At an event Wednesday night, students commemorated Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by delivering speeches that alluded to King’s final speech. UCLA Residential Life, the Afrikan Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted the 30th Annual MLK Oratorical Competition to kick off Black History month. The event featured seven student speakers who were […]
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UC startup contest finalist hopes to connect research papers through AI
A UCLA alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help researchers accelerate the process of going through research papers. Jude Calvillo, who graduated from UCLA in 2008 and co-founded Hyperthesis, was named one of the finalists in the University of California’s “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest Jan. 16. Hyperthesis uses artificial intelligence technology to collect […]
United Khmer Students host conference, promote Cambodian culture
A dancer arched her hands in various gestures while bending her knees as she explained the symbolism behind Cambodian dances at an event Sunday. “Cambodian dance has 4,500 hand gestures, like a vocabulary,” said Khannia Ok, associate artistic director of the Khmer Arts Academy. “It mimics nature and the circle of life, … speaks through […]