UCPD searching for man who assaulted UCLA staff member

University police are searching for a man who pushed a UCLA staff member and made sexually explicit threats. The man allegedly assaulted the UCLA staff member at about 10:40 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue, according to a UCPD crime alert. UCPD described the man as thin, Hispanic, around […]

UCLA professor emeritus sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual assault

A former UCLA professor was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting two children for several years. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was sentenced to six years – the minimum sentence – for one count of long-term sexual abuse of a child […]

Men’s tennis falls to Illinois in first loss of the season

The Bruins’ first road trip of the dual match season did not start the way home matches have. No. 7 UCLA men’s tennis (3-1) fell to No. 14 Illinois (4-1) 4-2 on Wednesday, marking its first loss of the season. The Bruins won the doubles point to open, but senior Maxime Cressy and sophomore Keegan […]

Lab studies estrogen receptors, bone density for potential osteoporosis treatment

UCLA researchers found silencing certain estrogen receptors in the brain dramatically increases bone density, offering a potential treatment for women with osteoporosis. Stephanie Correa, an assistant professor of biology, started studying this treatment while she was a postdoctoral student at UC San Francisco. She said she noticed female mice gained weight when she genetically removed […]

UCLA Transportation’s inattentive investments leave plenty of room for improvement

UCLA’s transportation system works just as well as the Los Angeles Rams’ offense did Sunday in the Super Bowl: It doesn’t. UCLA’s transportation scene has slowly been improving over the years, adding more variety to the fray. Just two years ago marked the beginning of the electric scooter era, and now there are more ways […]