Diplomas that date from UCLA’s early history sit in Murphy Hall, waiting for retrieval by their rightful owners. Unclaimed diplomas reside in fireproof file cabinets in the Office of the Registrar because people either forget or choose not to claim them. Assistant Registrar Brian Venner said the university has no plans to get rid of […]
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IT Services ends cybersecurity awareness month with talks from experts
People have gone homeless in less than 30 seconds from cyberattacks, an FBI agent told students and faculty at an event Wednesday. “Once you wire (the money), the bank cannot get it back,” said Michael Sohn, a supervisory special agent at the FBI. “There is no ‘control+z’ for this.” Sohn spoke to students, faculty and […]
De Neve to introduce flexitarian bar, offer plant-based protein options
Students will soon have more plant-based food options at a new bar in De Neve dining hall. De Neve dining hall is opening a flexitarian bar in January to encourage healthy, sustainable eating, said UCLA Dining Services officials in a statement. Flexitarianism is a primarily plant-based diet that includes occasional consumption of meat. The station […]
Panel sheds light on Syrian refugee crisis and Yazidi persecution
This post was updated on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. A representative of a refugee aid organization projected a 15-year-old Syrian refugee’s drawing of his family’s beheading to illustrate how art helps children express trauma. The presentation was part of a panel hosted by UCLA on Wednesday about the global refugee crisis. Representatives of three […]
UCLA researchers look to expand autism knowledge through lens of diversity
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. UCLA researchers and students are finding novel ways to battle the stigma of autism and diagnose the disorder. In the spring, UCLA’s Center for Autism Research and Treatment partnered with the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge, an online genetics study that aims to advance […]
Student-run shelter opens doors to homeless students
Volunteers and residents of a new shelter for homeless students spent their first night getting to know each other, having dinner and watching TV. Bruin Shelter, one of the country’s first student-run homeless shelters for students, officially opened its doors last week. The shelter will house nine UCLA and Santa Monica College students ages 18 […]
UCLA larvicide research lasers in on mosquito control
On the ground floor of UCLA’s Boyer Hall, a huge gray machine shoots invisible X-rays at streams of bacterial crystals, each thinner than the width of a human hair. Five researchers from UCLA have studied the molecular structure of BinAB, a naturally-occurring mosquito toxin, over the past four years, said Duilio Cascio, an associate researcher […]