UCLA engineering researchers developed a low-cost mobile imaging system that detects and quantifies air pollution. The Ozcan Research Group designed C-Air, a particle detector capable of sizing pollutants in a sample of air. “The device has been verified to detect and size particles as small as one micrometer,” said Aydogan Ozcan, the Chancellor’s professor of […]
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Vice provost Kathryn Atchison returns to faculty after five years
A UCLA vice provost stepped down Monday after serving for about five years. Kathryn Atchison, vice provost of new collaborative initiatives, plans to return to the faculty and focus on health education, according to an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh last week. As vice provost, Atchison helped implement new research 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 […]
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Oct. 28
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive reports ASUCLA Executive Director Bob Williams said Graduate […]
Active Minds seeks to provide support in the midst of deaths on campus
About 15 students gathered around glowing candles in Royce Quad on Friday night to express their feelings about the recent deaths on campus. The undergraduate student government committee Active Minds held an event called Community Healing Space in response to the death of a 63-year-old man who fell from the Biomedical Library. Two weeks prior, […]
63-year-old dies after falling from UCLA Biomedical Library
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 4:05 p.m. A 63-year-old man died after falling from the UCLA Biomedical Library on Oct. 28. The Los Angeles County coroner identified the death as a suicide. UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein said UCPD responded to reports of a person falling from the roof or window at 11:30 a.m. She added […]
CSO Evening Van Service may pick up a mobile app for efficiency
Students are dissatisfied with the campus van service that picks students up in the evening, according to a survey administered by undergraduate student leaders. The USAC Facilities Commission gathered testimony from students who used the Community Service Officer Evening Van Service over the past two weeks and shared their findings at a meeting Thursday. The commission […]