Building and Operations unit provides building related services to the Life Sciences South community. Building and Operations also handle storeroom, order receiving and delivery. Additionally, auxilliary groups such as the Plant Growth Center, Mildred M. Mathias Botanical Garden, Zebrafish facility, Drosophilla media center and the Vivarium are all under the auspices of Building and Operations.
Building and Facilities Repairs
Report building and facilities related problems to one of the following:
Evenings and weekends/holidays: contact the Facilities Trouble Desk at 310-825-9236.
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Copying
Copiers are available in LSB, TLSB and Hershey Hall. PIN numbers for instructional copying are issued to instructors and teaching assistants. There is no charge for instructional copying but the PIN is required to allow us to control the usage. Contact Alberto Gonzalez for access to these machines. Alberto can be reached at albertog@lifesci.ucla.edu, 310-825-3598.
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Custodial Services
Custodians provide the basic service of sweeping, emptying trash cans, and cleaning restrooms and public spaces. This service is provided only on rooms where they have keyed access. They do not provide custodial services to offices or labs that are keyed off the building master. For more information visit their website: https://www.facilities.ucla.edu/services/building-repair-maintenance/daily-cleaning-requirements
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Drosophila Media Facility
The Drosophila Media Facility is located in Life Sciences 4912. For information, contact Robert Taylor at 310-825-6476 or Fly@lifesci.ucla.edu
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Keys / Building Access
See the staff at Terasaki Loading dock, room 1005 to obtain building keys between the hours of 9&11am M-F. In order to obtain a key for a particular room or building entrance one will need to complete a key checkout form which requires a signature authorization by the PI/faculty member or your supervisor. There is a $20.00 charge per lost key. Keys must be returned to this office; do not give them to anyone else.
Most buildings are unlocked from 6am to 7pm M-F. To obtain access to the Terasaki Building after hours, on holidays/weekends your PI or Supervisor must email Humberto Barba (hbarba@lifesci.ucla.edu) stating that you are allowed to have such access. The PI/Supervisor must provide a date where your access will expire. Once this is done the person seeking access must bring their Bruin ID to Humberto Barba in room 1002 in the Terasaki building. He is available M-F between 8:30 and 9am and 3:30 – 4pm.
To gain access to the Plant Growth Center the PI must email Humberto Barba (hbarba@lifesci.ucla.edu) with the name and university ID number of each person they authorize to enter the building. Copy the individual(s) who need access. Humberto will process the request remotely and email each person detailed instructions. There is no need to visit Humberto’s office for such requests. A Bruin ID is required.
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Mail/Mailboxes
Mail is received and distributed in LS 3102, TLSB 1016 and Hershey 251. There is no charge for on-campus mail — include campus mail code, 160606, in return address. The mailboxes are for UCLA business only and should not be used for sending personal mail.
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Plant Growth Center
The Plant Growth Center (PGC) is a state-of-the-art greenhouse center, which has 6 research greenhouses and 1 educational greenhouse. The PGC also houses 12 plant growth chambers located in the basement of the building. PGC operational questions can be addressed to Weimin Deng in the PGC (wdeng@lifesci.ucla.edu, 310-825-4687). Entry to the PGC requires faculty authorization and only persons growing plants in the greenhouses or chambers are authorized to enter. A UCLA Bruin Card is required to access the facility. To be granted access the PI must email Humberto Barba (hbarba@lifesci.ucla.edu) with the name and university ID number of each person they authorize to enter the building.
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Electronics Shop
The Life Science Electronics Shop can help with diagnostics of most lab equipment such as centrifuges, peristaltic pumps, mechanical microscope problems, light sources, camera equipment, pipettes, repair of most gel apparatus, water baths, shakers and rotators. Just about any piece of electronic equipment can be checked for malfunctions.
Rates: $XX.XX / hour
Rates effective XX/XX
Electronics Shop: contact John Milligan, LS A339, 310-825-4279
eshop@lifesci.ucla.edu
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Receiving and Delivery
Most items are delivered to the Terasaki loading dock. The address is 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Humberto Barba, (hbarba@lifesci.ucla.edu, 310-825-4179), oversees the operation. Contact him with questions.
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Telephones
All telephones on campus are connected and billed via the Campus Telecommunications Services department. Each division of the Life Sciences departments pays for the basic connection charges for one or two lines per faculty member. Telephone services such as connection of new lines, disconnect or relocation of phones may be ordered by contacting Humberto Barba (hbarba@lifesci.ucla.edu, 310-825-4179) TLSB 1002.
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Telephone Repair for Campus Phones
From campus, dial 114. From off campus or cell phones, dial 310-206-0008.
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Vivarium