
The teams congregated. Spectators’ eyes drifted from side to side. The ball floated through the warm afternoon air. Anticipatory silence enveloped the stadium.
The short-lived silence suddenly blossomed into a raucous frenzy.

Coach Alfee Reft departed UCLA women’s volleyball to pursue professional opportunities, UCLA athletics announced Wednesday.
“After heavy deliberation, I have decided to focus on myself and my family with opportunities outside of collegiate coaching,” Reft said in a written statement.



Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau elevates and shoots the ball from beyond the arc. Bilodeau’s shot clinched UCLA’s 69-67 victory against Purdue. The Kennewick, Washington, shot 50% from the 3-point line Tuesday night. (Aidan Sun/assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 20 at 11:01 p.m.
Eight seconds remained.
The Bruins trailed by one.
Tyler Bilodeau stood beyond the arc, ball in his hand, no one between him and the basket, and with no hesitation – he let it fly.
Modern artificial intelligence models have an environmental impact, especially when it comes to image generation.
But as demand for these models grows, UCLA engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan and his team have reimagined a way to generate AI images with less energy.

