Thursday, July 23

UCLA Library Special Collections offers a firsthand glimpse into the past

On the curator’s table in the Charles E. Young Research Library lay a book over four centuries old. Devin Fitzgerald, curator of rare books and history of printing at the UCLA Library Special Collections, gingerly flipped it open to an almost-shimmering depiction of Jesus and the 12 apostles. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Library Special Collections holds half a million books, manuscripts, photographs and many other primary sources, and is open to the public. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Mitochondria may function more like Tesla batteries than previously thought

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 4:33 p.m. UCLA researchers have discovered that mitochondria, colloquially known as “the powerhouses of the cell,” generate power like battery arrays in a Tesla car, refuting the previous understanding of how they operate. Read more...

Photo: A team of researchers led by Orian Shirihai, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, found that the energy generators within mitochondria work independently of each other and produce energy like battery arrays found in Teslas. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USAC fills its three empty seats following special election

All Undergraduate Students Association Council seats are now filled following the end of the fall special election Thursday. Millen Srivastava, a fourth-year political science and biology student, will fill the USAC Financial Supports commissioner seat. Read more...

Photo: Orion Smedley, a third-year physics student, was elected as general representative 2 during the Undergraduate Students Association Council fall special election. Smedley and newly elected general representative 3 Brandon Broukhim, ran against five other candidates. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


UC faces potential lawsuit for its use of standardized tests in admission process

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 6:41 p.m. A number of organizations and students said they intend to sue the University of California unless it discontinues its use of standardized testing in its admissions process. Read more...

Photo: Lawyers representing three students and several organizations, including the Compton Unified School District, said they intend to sue the University of California unless they remove the SAT and ACT from their admissions process. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



Proposed soccer field may be connected to unlawful land leases by VA

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 4:24 p.m. A proposed second soccer field at Westwood Park is linked to a youth soccer club, which an Office of the Inspector General report found that the Veterans Affairs improperly leased federal land to. Read more...

Photo: Residents may see a new soccer field at Westwood Park if a plan pushed forward by Nikki Mark is approved by the city. The Department of Recreation and Parks commissioners will vote on the design of the field at its next public hearing Wednesday at Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)