Wednesday, February 25

Law school opens clinic to provide free documentary film law assistance

Independent documentary filmmakers can now receive free legal assistance from a new clinic at the UCLA School of Law. The Documentary Film Legal Clinic, which launched this month as part of the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law, helps documentary filmmakers with legal issues they face, including copyright law and public records access. Read more...

Photo: A new film clinic that launched this month will help independent documentary film makers with legal issues such as copyright law and public record access. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Transportation partners with uberPOOL to create flat-rate promotion

Students can travel anywhere within a five-mile radius from campus for a flat rate of $5.99 starting Thursday. To use the service, students will need to register or update their Uber accounts with their UCLA emails and apply a promotion code, which is available on the UCLA Transportation website and will also be sent out to students through a campuswide email, said David Karwaski, senior associate director of UCLA Transportation. Read more...


USAC holds town hall to discuss allocating surplus funds to student groups

Students called on the undergraduate student government to allocate surplus funds to different campus groups Tuesday night. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held the USAC Student Fee Surplus Town Hall to hear from various student groups vying for funds. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a town hall Tuesday night to receive feedback from students on how to allocate the council’s surplus funds. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Visitors to campus release mice in Bruin Plate, cause commotion

Outside guests to campus released two mice inside Bruin Plate as a prank Sunday, according to a statement released by UCLA Dining Services. The mice were captured immediately, and UCLA Dining Services is working to address the misconduct, according to the statement. Read more...

Photo: Outside visitors to campus released mice in Bruin Plate as a prank Sunday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian steps down

The dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management is stepping down to lead another university. Judy Olian, who has served as Anderson’s dean since 2006, will be leaving her position at the end of the academic year to become the president of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh in a message to faculty and staff Monday. Read more...

Photo: Judy Olian is stepping down as dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management to become the president of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. (UCLA Newsroom)


Engineering faculty honored by National Academy of Inventors

Several faculty from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were honored by the National Academy of Inventors on Friday. The National Academy of Inventors elected four faculty members from the school’s electrical and computer engineering department, including Henry Samueli, Subramanian Iyer, Alan Willson Jr. Read more...

Photo: The National Academy of Inventors honored Henry Samueli, Subramanian Iyer, Alan Willson Jr. and Eli Yablonovitch on Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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