UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services officials plan to continue building Wi-Fi infrastructure on the Hill to improve internet slowed down by increased device use and building designs. An increase in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices on the Hill in recent years has negatively impacted Wi-Fi speed, said Valerie Vahling, the director of information technology for […]
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Eucalyptus tree falls onto Broad Art Center, nearby trees to be inspected
This post was updated Feb. 10 at 8:25 p.m. A tree fell outside of Broad Art Center on Friday afternoon, resting partially on the building. Nurit Katz, executive officer of UCLA Facilities Management, said an eucalyptus tree had fallen around 1 p.m., and that Facilities Management responded at 1:12 p.m. Katz added the tree had […]
UCLA study on worms lends insight into decision-making by people
Studying neural circuits in worms might give researchers insight into human decision-making, according to a paper published by UCLA researchers. Researchers in the lab of Elissa Hallem, a UCLA professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, published a study in January on how chemical signaling molecules affect how worms behave when they are hungry. They […]
USAC recap – Feb. 5
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Bruin Tea: Why are Bruin Plate’s dishes always dirty?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. Complaint: Why are the cups at Bruin Plate always dirty? No other dining hall has that problem. Students said they have noticed dirty dishware at the Bruin Plate residential dining […]
Record label founder donates $1 million for art and music school scholarships
A philanthropist donated $1 million to provide scholarships for art and music students, a university press release announced Thursday. Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert, gifted the donation to UCLA’s Moss Scholars program, which has awarded full-tuition scholarships to art and music students for 15 years. The UCLA Chancellor’s Centennial Scholars Match […]
New Census question could result in significant population undercount
A question surveying citizenship status on the United States Census could cause a large undercount of the population, resulting in a misallocation of money and representation to various states, according to a testimony by a UCLA professor. President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to add a question surveying respondents’ citizenship status to the national census […]