Lloyd Shapley, a winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and a UCLA professor emeritus, died Saturday. He was 92. Shapley was awarded the prize in 2012 for his work in game theory, for which he was considered one of the world’s leading experts according to his peers. Game theory focuses on maximizing […]
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UCPD looking for two men responsible for robbing student
Police are searching for two men who threatened a UCLA student with a gun and stole from him in Westwood on Tuesday night. The student reported he was walking near Weyburn and Selby avenues east of Westwood Village about 10 p.m. when the two men approached him, according to a UCPD alert. One of the […]
UCPD searching for person responsible for stolen property at Sigma Pi
University police are searching for a person who entered a fraternity house Saturday morning and stole a UCLA student’s personal property. The student reported a person entered their bedroom at Sigma Pi fraternity on Landfair Avenue while the student was sleeping between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
USAC seeks to improve campus Wi-Fi with survey on signal strength
An undergraduate student government office is working to improve campus Wi-Fi connection through a survey that allows students to report varying signal strength around campus. Trent Kajikawa, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs commissioner, said he launched the Your Wi-Fi Sucks campaign to highlight inconsistent connectivity around campus. On the week two of the […]