Feast at Rieber is holding pop-up food events in anticipation of its reopening for regular dinner service Monday. The Feast dining hall held a one-night only special dining event Oct. Read more...
Photo: Students wait in line for Feast at Rieber. The dining hall is set to reopen for daily dinner service by the UCLA Dining team starting Monday. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 3:50 p.m. More than a decade ago, Emiko Miyara and her family walked into the office of the UCLA Paramedic Education Program looking to start a scholarship in memory of Miyara’s late son. Read more...
Photo: Family and friends of UCLA alumnus Mitch Sekine, as well as past and present members of the UCLA Paramedic Education Program community, pose in front of a newly purchased ambulance simulator at the celebration Saturday. The event marked the conclusion of the Mitch Sekine Memorial Scholarship Fund, which first began in 2010 to support students in the program. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society won the Professional Chapter of the Year award at the 2021 AISES National Conference on Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society received national recognition for its work to promote professional development for Indigenous students in STEM disciplines. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Hitoshi Abe was awarded a Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the government of Japan, according to a UCLA International Institute press release from Sept. 27. Abe, the director of the UCLA Paul I. Read more...
Photo: The director of the UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, Hitoshi Abe, received a Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the government of Japan. Colleagues said Abe is dedicated to advancing academic and cultural understanding and exchange between the U.S. and Japan. (Courtesy of Shunichi Atumi)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:14 p.m. The American Indian Student Association set up a table on Bruin Walk on Monday to display and sell beaded jewelry made by different Indigenous artists, collect donations and raise awareness on issues affecting their community in light of Indigenous Peoples Day. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s American Indian Student Association collected donations and sold beaded jewelry made by Indigenous artists at a booth on Bruin Walk as part of an event to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. The organization also decorated the Bruin Bear with signs spreading awareness of Indigenous issues. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:26 p.m. Former UCLA faculty member Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences Monday. Imbens, a current Stanford professor, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Joshua Angrist were presented half the award for their contributions to understanding the labor market and causal relationships, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA faculty member Guido Imbens was presented with a 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences Monday for his contributions to understanding the labor market and causal relationships. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 2:55 p.m. When the Taliban overtook Afghanistan on Aug. 15, UCLA alumnus Ali Maisam Nazary stepped into a new position as the head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. Read more...
Photo: Ali Maisam Nazary is working with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan to work toward reestablishing democracy in the country and removing terrorist groups from power. As head of foreign relations for the NRF, Nazary says there is more to resistance than military action. (Courtesy of Ali Maisam Nazary)
