Raza Ahmad said he didn’t expect augmented reality games to be the success they have been. But Pokémon Go and other games he helped develop proved him wrong. Ahmad, a UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus and member of the Niantic Labs creative team, presented his role in developing augmented reality technology at […]
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Student group seeks to support minority STEM students, boost diversity
Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Karen Gonzalez felt she had limited access to a well-rounded education. “I personally never met another scientist until I came to UCLA,” Gonzalez said. “I’m always on the lookout for resources that might be beneficial for me or other students from disadvantaged communities.” Last year she joined the Society […]
Women’s volleyball prepares to face Pac-12 standout Oregon
Washington, UCLA and Stanford came into the preseason with top-10 rankings and Pac-12 title aspirations. Fast forward to week seven. The Bruins and Cardinal have slipped out of the top 10, and previously unranked Oregon and Washington State top the Pac-12 rankings. No. 20 UCLA (12-4, 3-3 Pac-12) will travel to face No. 16 Oregon […]
Student uses UCLA’s campus as a backdrop for lifestyle fashion shoots
Anant Pandadiya wore a Rolex watch on one wrist and a Cartier bracelet on the other. The second-year psychology student shoots and models for the lifestyle magazine called #THATOLIFE while photographing high-end fashion shoots around UCLA’s campus. In between work and school, Pandadiya uses seemingly mundane environments around campus to showcase high fashion. Pandadiya first […]
Moon observation event at UCLA sheds light on lunar research
UCLA researchers and space enthusiasts observed the moon’s craters through a telescope on the roof of the Mathematical Sciences Building in Saturday’s evening. The UCLA Institute for Planets and Exoplanets hosted a moon observation event – one of hundreds held annually worldwide – to celebrate the scientific study and exploration of the moon, said Dave […]
Concert Review: Miike Snow at the Shrine Auditorium
A small yet electrified crowd filled the cavernous Shrine Auditorium to dance to Miike Snow’s equally electrified pop beats. The Swedish trio graced Los Angeles with electro-pop sounds from its older hits along with tracks from “iii,” its newest studio album in four years. The band members kept the audience moving with the upbeat sounds […]
New retention program seeks to support undocumented students
Cristian De Nova hid his status as an undocumented student from his friends when he was a freshman. He said he was intimidated by the strength of other UCLA students, who were active in their communities and stood for causes they believed in. De Nova never imagined he would come to do the same and […]