Tuesday, June 24

New mural integrates Native perspectives in representation of UCLA’s land history

This post was updated April 7 at 9:24 a.m. UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca’s original mural was unveiled in Ackerman Union on Friday. Located at the Wescom Student Terrace on level one of Ackerman Union, the mural is titled “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” and consists of three 26-foot-long panels. Read more...

Photo: “La Memoria de La Tierra: UCLA” by UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca was unveiled at the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union on Friday. The mural portrays scenes from the history of UCLA’s land, including Native peoples and influential figures from the UCLA community. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA Photography)


Annual Queer Prom creates inclusive space for LGBTQ+ students

This post was updated April 3 at 10:01 p.m. The Gender, Sexuality, and Society Living Learning Community held the annual Queer Prom at Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom and Terrace on March 4. Read more...

Photo: Student drag performer Vanilla Bean runs a show for attendees at Queer Prom. Students also had the opportunity to take photos in a photo booth, drink mocktails and dance to music provided by a DJ at the “Euphoria”-themed event. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)


UCLA club lends a hand to address neurological diseases via innovation, awareness

This post was updated March 30 at 11:17 p.m. Seeking an outlet between remote classes during the pandemic, third-year human biology and society student Tiffany Chen started a club in fall 2020 to address neurological diseases. Read more...

Photo: Members of the High-tech and Neurological Disorders club stand in front of the UCLA MakerSpace. The student organization started in fall 2020 and works to educate the community about neurological diseases. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)


Farhang Foundation commemorates Nowruz to connect, celebrate Iranian community

Thousands attended Farhang Foundation’s 13th annual celebration of Nowruz on March 20 at UCLA’s Dickson Court to commemorate the Iranian New Year and the cultural history of Iran. Read more...

Photo: Farhang Foundation hosted it’s 13th annual Nowruz celebration in UCLA’s Dickson Court on March 20. The event featured various exhibitions of Iranian arts and culture from across Los Angeles, including a performance by the UCLA Iranian Music Student Ensemble and a Persian tea house. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Former students, colleagues remember Nancy Ezer as a dedicated educator

All those who took her class loved Nancy Ezer, said her former student Martin Chan. “She had this personality where she was able to captivate you and that you loved her and adored her and respected her, even if you earned a grade that was much lower than you expected,” said Chan, an alumnus who also graduated from UCLA with a doctoral degree in Hebrew in 2019. Read more...

Photo: Many former students of Nancy Ezer said they remembered and appreciated her kindness, dedication and support as well as her effective teaching methods. (Courtesy of Ryan Davidson)


Leaders respond to concerns about racism in medical school’s psychiatry department

UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...

Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Health club at UCLA partners with nonprofit End Overdose to address drug overdoses

A UCLA club that seeks to widen health care and medical access across the world is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to address the issue of drug overdoses at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Universities Allied for Essential Medicines officers and End Overdose’s UCLA chapter co-presidents Maddie Ward (center) and Gianna Uy (right) participate in handing out fentanyl test strips to the campus at an event by End Overdose’s recently formed chapter at UCLA. (Courtesy of Emma Nguyen)



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