The annual UCLA Chinese New Year Cultural Night took place in Royce Hall as part of Chinese Lunar New Year. UCLA’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association organized the three-hour gala.

Bird is an app that allows users to find and ride electric scooters. Recently, a multitude of Bird scooters have appeared on campus and throughout Westwood.

UCLA professor Ali Khademhosseini and his team have taken the first steps in integrating biological tissue with robotic systems.

Marco Antonio, a former competitive break-dancer and yoga instructor at UCLA, spoke with the Daily Bruin about his methods of infusing his physicality and heritage into his yoga instruction.

A dog park opened at the Westwood Recreation Center in December. The Daily Bruin’s Victor Rocha explores the new dog-friendly venue.

Jabril Muhammad, a fourth-year sociology student, shares his spoken word reflection on race and African-American mortality in America. He was inspired by the musical theater production “Hamilton” and its use of rap music.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro spoke in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Monday at UCLA. Shapiro fielded students’ questions after his talk, encouraging those with opposing views to engage in discourse.

On Oct. 31, a new makerspace opened outside Rieber Hall. The space will provide students with the opportunity to build, craft and customize creations with state-of-the-art machinery.

This post was updated Nov. 7 at 6:17 p.m.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law that will make the first year of community college free for first time students.

Engineers from UCLA’s materials science and engineering department have created a device that could spark a revolution in compact cooling. The device makes use of electrocaloric effects and a special polymer actuated by the electrostatic process in order to rapidly cool targeted areas.