A student group will be competing in a drone race this fall for a chance to win over $1 million. Formula Drone at UCLA is a club that partakes in “anything and everything” to do with drones, said Gerald Ko, the president of Formula Drone and a rising third-year computer engineering student. Drones are unmanned […]
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FlyAway to fly away from Westwood after the LAX shuttle suffers low ridership
A bus line between Westwood and Los Angeles International Airport will shut down Sunday due to low ridership over the past several years. The FlyAway shuttle transported passengers from the intersection of Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Drive to and from various terminals at LAX for $10 each way. An independent study conducted to determine reasons […]
Protesters gather in LA in response to recent acts committed by Sudanese government
More than 100 people gathered in Sawtelle and Century City on Thursday to protest the military government of Sudan for violently repressing Sudan’s civilian revolution. Members of the Los Angeles Sudanese community held a demonstration in front of the consulates general of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to denounce their involvement in the […]
LA officials investigate possible measles exposure at Geffen Playhouse
A Westwood playhouse was identified as a possible site for measles exposure in June following two confirmed cases of measles in Los Angeles, according to a press release from the LA County Department of Public Health on Saturday. The Geffen Playhouse theater, owned by UCLA, was potentially exposed to measles June 7 between 8 p.m. […]
USAC recap – June 17
This post was updated June 18 at 2 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC […]
Former UCLA Health physician charged with sexual battery relating to patient care
This post was updated June 11 at 3:06 p.m. A former UCLA Health doctor pled not guilty Monday to charges of sexual battery in connection with his medical practice. James Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist who had worked at UCLA Health since 2014, was charged with sexual battery relating to treatment he gave two patients in 2017 […]
Soft material research provides flexibility for new engineering, biotechnology
UCLA researchers have been developing flexible materials and structures that can perform a variety of tasks, from delivering drugs to specific parts of human body to making aircraft more efficient. Developing and integrating soft materials into structures and robotics has far-reaching applications, particularly in the medical industry, said Khalid Jawed, a mechanical and aerospace engineering […]