This post was updated Oct. 2 at 7:56 p.m. Students over the age of 18 riding electric scooters will no longer be required to wear a helmet or have a driver’s license. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2989 into law Sept. 19, allowing riders to use electric scooters on roads with speed limits under […]
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Professor ‘Polly’ Nooter Roberts, activist and inspiration, dies at 58
Students and family remember Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts as a passionate teacher whose commitment to her field inspired them to follow their own interests with the same drive. Roberts, a professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, died from breast cancer at the age of 58 on Sept. 11. Aside from teaching, Roberts’ […]
UC Regents recap – Sept. 27
The governing board of the University of California met for the third day of its September meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed committee reports and the format of its future meetings. Board of Regents The Academic and Student Affairs Committee noted that criteria for membership in the Academic Senate can be […]
UCLA researchers developing improved device for detecting dangerous algal blooms
At 6:30 a.m., before summer crowds swarm the beach, Aydogan Ozcan and his research team arrive below the Santa Monica Pier. One researcher scoops up ocean water with a jar and inserts two small tubes, allowing the water to steadily flow into a sleek black box that is connected to a laptop. As water flows […]
LPPI study recommends med school students study underrepresented languages
UCLA researchers investigated the consequences of language mismatch that occurs when physicians and patients cannot speak the same language. Researchers from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative analyzed California census data in a study released earlier this month to gather evidence and develop policy solutions to address the shortage of Spanish-speaking physicians in California. […]
UCLA professor uplifts LA communities, colleagues in Million Dollar Hoods Project
A UCLA associate history professor is using her research on immigration and incarceration in America to impact the lives of the people in her community who face these issues. Kelly Lytle Hernandez is currently working on the Million Dollar Hoods Project, which examines data from the LAPD to determine the cost of policing. The Million […]
UC develops plans to transition to fully renewable energy by 2025
The University of California will update its own power-generating facilities and procure new renewable energy from third parties to reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2025. The UC announced Sept. 4 all 10 UC campuses and five medical centers will commit to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity by 2025. David Phillips, […]