Sunday, February 8

Uplift Initiative club mentors students at LA’s Title I high schools

Applying to college can feel intimidating and isolating for some, but one UCLA club is trying to make the process more equitable. Rujula Vikram, the club‘s founder and president, said she created the Uplift Initiative – which seeks to address information inequities in the college application process – when she was in high school. Read more...

Photo: Mentors within the Uplift Initiative club, which mentors girls from Title I high schools across Los Angeles, are pictured. (Courtesy of Mehr Monnoo)


UCLA blood drive reminds community of positive impact of donation

Medical, dental and nursing students joined a collaborative blood drive Friday to collect donations for patients at UCLA Health hospitals. The drive, which took place at Geffen Hall, was hosted by the Blood Donation Initiative at the David Geffen School of Medicine in partnership with groups including the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project and NMDP – formerly known as the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Blood Donation Initiative at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine are pictured. The initiative hosted a blood drive Friday to encourage other medical and dental students to donate blood. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Jan. 16

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 11:10 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its second meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


In Plain Sight: UCLA’s custodians work around the clock to keep campus clean

Lead custodian Alicia Munoz had an unusual problem. One day, a custodian on her team refused to complete a task, too scared of moving the cadavers in the basement of the Center for Health Sciences building. Read more...

Photo: Uniforms worn by members of the UCLA facilities management team are pictured. Members of the team work to ensure that campus buildings are tidy and sanitized. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Students for Justice in Palestine express event-planning struggles with UCLA admin

Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA expressed discontent regarding recent difficulties communicating with administration officials and planning events. Mohammad, a spokesperson for SJP at UCLA who has been granted partial anonymity for safety reasons, said he does not feel that his organization has been treated fairly by UCLA’s Student Organizations, Leadership and Engagement office. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Student organizers from Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA expressed discontent about their recent communication with campus administrators. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Rosenfeld Hall explores VR simulation, new technology to educate medical students

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:25 a.m. UCLA Health’s Rosenfeld Hall is using novel technology – from virtual reality devices to human-like animatronics – to improve teaching for medical students. Read more...

Photo: Rosenfeld Hall is pictured. The building, which opened in October, is home to the the UCLA Simulation Center and the UCLA Health Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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