Two new slates, MakeUCLAGreatAgain and Waves of Change, will be running candidates in the spring undergraduate student government elections. Shubham Goel, creator of MakeUCLAGreatAgain and a third-year economics student, will be the only candidate running under the slate. The Daily Bruin’s Ravija Harjai spoke with Goel, a general representative candidate, about the slate’s political agenda […]
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UCLA professor develops smart grid technology to tackle energy shortage
Rajit Gadh is tackling energy shortage issues by redistributing energy from electric vehicles and solar panels based on consumer needs. Gadh, the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, is spearheading the development of a new energy distribution network, called smart grid technology. He intends to improve the technology in India through a […]
Two new slates to run candidates in spring USAC election
The article was updated on March 4 at 8:05 p.m. Three slates, including two formed this year, will run candidates in the spring undergraduate student government elections. Bruins United, along with two new slates – MakeUCLAGreatAgain and Waves of Change – have filed applications to run candidates in the election, said Lindsay Allen, chair of […]
UCLA to receive $520M for selling rights to cancer drug
UCLA will receive $520 million for selling the rights to a prostate cancer medication that campus researchers helped create, officials announced Friday. The deal granted the royalty rights for Xtandi, a prostate cancer drug, to Royalty Pharma, a pharmaceutical investment company. Royalty Pharma paid a total of $1.14 billion for the royalty rights, $520 million […]
USAC office to offer students round-trip bus ride to UC Berkeley
Students can sign up to take a round-trip ride to UC Berkeley at the start of spring break for $100, through an undergraduate student government program. Ruhi Patil, Undergraduate Students Associated Council Financial Supports commissioner, said she has partnered with Sharethebus, a transportation provider, to allow UCLA students another way to return home or meet […]
Alumnus’ trust fund donates $11.7M to Herb Alpert School of Music
A UCLA alumnus’ trust fund contributed $11.7 million to the Herb Alpert School of Music, officials announced Monday. David Dobrow, a UCLA pre-medicine alumnus who died in 2013, established a fund that aims to ensure the music school’s long-term financial security, according to a UCLA press release. The David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund, created under […]
School of Public Health dean retires after nearly a decade of service
The assistant dean of student affairs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will retire after eight years of helping students navigate graduate school. David Clark said he is proud the number of students enrolled at the School of Public Health has doubled during his tenure. He added he has enjoyed traveling the country […]