This post was updated Nov. 11 at 11:44 p.m.
UCLA’s Court of Sciences teemed with activity Sunday as about 12,000 people attended the university’s largest annual science fair.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 11:17 p.m.
Most people would not think twice about seeing a bird on UCLA’s campus.
However, for researchers in the Yeh Lab, many of the birds are anything but ordinary.

UCPD arrested a man who had an arrest warrant for allegedly possessing an illegal firearm in the John Wooden Center on Sunday around 12:20 p.m.
Multiple police cars were parked outside the building around 11:30 a.m., and officers escorted a man from the center’s outdoor courtyard to the exit around 12:15 p.m.

The post was updated Sept. 28 at 9:14 p.m.
Not even a sweltering midday sun could stop thousands of students from weaving through rows of club booths at UCLA’s annual Enormous Activities Fair on Monday.

AI learning tools will be introduced to undergraduate physics and math courses this fall.
The Artificial Intelligence and Math Skills program, a two-year project aiming to decrease learning disparities in introductory STEM courses, will be implemented across physical and life science courses to improve student learning experiences, according to the UCLA Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences website.

Shaylyn Becton believes community college should have no barriers.
That’s why she advocated for California Assembly Bill 1035 – a bill that would waive fees for community college students – as a California fellow for IGNITE, a civic engagement organization for women that holds an annual state-level advocacy conference, IGNITE the Capitol California.

This post was updated July 13 at 8:32 p.m.
Student researchers at UCLA are grappling with the next steps in their academic and professional journeys as the threat of research funding cuts looms over them.

Matilda Weaver planned to move off-campus after her freshman year. The UCLA dining experience changed her mind.
Weaver, a first-year biology student, is among the thousands of undergraduate students wrapping up their first year of eating UCLA dining options – from food trucks like BittieBitez Mini-Donuts to the more traditional Bruin Plate breakfasts.

An esports lounge will replace the Bruin Fun Zone in Ackerman Union.
The Bruin Fun Zone – located on the A-level of Ackerman Union – was introduced in 2022 as a recreational space that housed arcade machines, table tennis, foosball, Jenga and board games.

This post was updated at 11:23 p.m.
Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003.
But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface.