Wednesday, June 18

‘Spreading the joy’: Neil Pal embraces, shares Punjabi culture through dhol performances

This post was updated April 1 at 10:5 p.m. As colorful sarees and embroidered kurtas filled the dance floor, wedding guests danced to the beat of Bollywood music and Neil Pal’s dhol. Read more...

Photo: Neil Pal plays the dhol. The second-year computer science and linguistics student plays the traditional Punjabi instrument at UCLA cultural events, weddings and baraats. (Courtesy of Saahas for Cause)


Fielding School of Public Health class on Palestine ordered to be canceled

This post was updated April 1 at 11:05 p.m. Students at the Fielding School of Public Health are told to focus on vulnerable communities. So teaching a class on Palestine – the site of what the World Health Organization calls an emergency situation – seemed only natural for a group of the school’s students. Read more...

Photo: Randall Kuhn speaks at a March 11 rally. The professor of community health sciences was set to be the instructor of record for a public health course – which was canceled – on Palestine. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Minor gas canister explosion forces evacuation of Molecular Sciences Building

This post was updated April 1 at 11:14 p.m. Emergency services evacuated the Molecular Sciences Building early Tuesday morning. A gas canister exceeded its pressure threshold, causing a minor explosion in the building around 6 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA Fire Department vehicle is pictured outside the Molecular Sciences Building. The department, alongside the UCLA Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department, responded to a minor gas canister explosion early Tuesday morning. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Celebrating women in science: UCLA symposium marks 20 years of stem cell center

This post was updated April 6 at 11:31 p.m. Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium on March 6. Read more...

Photo: Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UPTE-CWA 9119, AFSCME Local 3299 to strike April 1 for 3rd time in academic year

This post was updated April 1 at 9:45 a.m. Two unions have called on nearly 60,000 of their members to strike across the UC on Tuesday, marking the second such strike in two months. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America 9119 march though the UCLA campus during their February strike. The two unions plan to strike across the UC on Tuesday. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)



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