Wednesday, July 22

Security measures proposed

A series of data thefts at the University of California over the past two years that compromised the personal information of hundreds of thousands of students and Californians has pushed administrators to investigate new security measures and prompted Sen. Read more...



Survey on ECP finds policy as ineffective

According to findings by the undergraduate student government from a recent survey, the expected cumulative progress requirement is ineffective at facilitating enrollment growth and has negative effects on students. Read more...


Science goes small

Students in 14 underfunded Los Angeles schools will be receiving an unexpected donation to their science classes ““ a scanning tunneling microscope which would cost $100,000 to $280,000 retail price. Read more...


UCLA team develops sensor system for filmmaking

Imagine a single device that allows one to simultaneously relay positions of actors, equipment, lighting and sound of a movie set to filmmakers. This is possible with the development of sensor system technology by UCLA researchers as part of the Advanced Technology for Cinematography project. Read more...


UCLA collaborates on dark matter

Invisible, foreign and reclusive, the dark matter that courses quietly through the universe may finally be within grasp. With the construction of a new detector for dark matter, UCLA scientists and their international collaborators are participating in the beginnings of a potential revolution in physics. Read more...


News briefs

UCSD abandons plan to rebuild chancellor’s house SAN DIEGO “”mdash; The University of California, San Diego said Thursday it will not be able to raise $7.2 million to rebuild the chancellor’s ocean-view mansion. Read more...