Around 60 students attended a screening of “The Swimmers” with the movie’s subject and Olympian Yusra Mardini on Nov. 15. UCLA’s Southwest Asian/North African Health Alliance, Students Organize for Syria and the Syrian American Medical Society hosted the event, which included the opportunity to ask Mardini questions, in Moore Hall. Read more...
Photo: Organizers of the screening surround Yusra Mardini after the event. (Courtesy of Sepehr Pavardeh)
UCLA physicians, donors and patients gathered in Dickinson Court on Nov. 3 for an annual brain cancer awareness and fundraising walk. Heart of the Brain – a brain cancer advocacy and fundraising organization – hosted the walk, raising $1.5 million this year for research and clinical trials, according to their website. Read more...
Photo: Many physicians, organizers and donors attended the Heart of the Brain donor walk. The event was geared around raising awareness and funds surrounding brain cancer and brain cancer research. (Courtesy of Prannay Veerabahu)
Food, family, festivities – Bruin Family Weekend had it all. Thousands of people traveled to campus Nov. 8 and 9 to attend Bruin Family Weekend, a yearly welcome event for the family and guardians of UCLA students. Read more...
Photo: Families sit under tents in Dickson Plaza during Bruin Family Weekend. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bruins hoping to experience nature outside Westwood – from Big Sur to Joshua Tree and Yosemite – need look no further than the Backpacking Club at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Backpacking Club at UCLA walk through Joshua Tree National Park. (Courtesy of Charlotte Wolf)
UCLA’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life released its latest performance report this quarter, detailing membership, academic performance, service hours, conduct and dollars raised for philanthropy efforts among Greek life organizations for the 2023-2024 academic year. Read more...
The California Supreme Court will soon decide the scope of two education data privacy laws. An appellate court ruled in July that the case J.M. v. Read more...
Photo: (Jelani Kawaichi/Daily Bruin)
UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions. MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA recently announced a partnership with Morgan State University, a historically black University, to provide mentorship and research opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
