Monday, February 16

New public health summer program seeks to expose students to field

A new UCLA summer program will give college students interested in public health hands-on experience in the field. Students in the UCLA Public Health Scholars Training program will conduct field work three days a week from June to August with a community-based organization in the Los Angeles area, and will also receive a $3,000 stipend, housing, meals, a metro pass and a paid trip to Georgia, where they will visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training program will allow students to conduct public health field work for three days a week from June to August. Students in the program will also receive a $3,000 stipend, housing and meals. (Daily Bruin file photo)


School of Dentistry receives grant to serve low-income communities

The UCLA School of Dentistry is launching a program to provide dental care for Medicaid patients and people who receive inadequate medical attention after receiving $1.5 million from a dental care provider. Read more...

Photo: The School of Dentistry received a $1.5 million grant to provide dental care of individuals from low-income communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)


New Public Service and Civic Engagement floor fosters community

Alex Adame found a second home at UCLA through a new living-learning community on the Hill. Adame, a first-year political science student and resident at the new Public Service and Civic Engagement floor at Rieber Hall, said he connects with others on his floor because of their shared interests. Read more...

Photo: A new Public Service and Civic Engagement floor, a Living Learning Community at Rieber Hall, aims to better connect civic-minded students. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)



BruinBus extends hours, merges bus lines in response to complaints

BruinBus extended its weekday hours and changed some of its routes beginning winter quarter. BruinBus has been running from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays since Jan. Read more...

Photo: BruinBus will be merging its Wilshire and Campus routes into one line from 6:45 to 8 p.m. The combined line can take students to the Weyburn Terrace apartments, Murphy Hall and the Wilshire Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Transfer, veteran resource centers provide study space and workshops

The Transfer Student Center and Veteran Resource Center have been able to accommodate an increasing number of students since its opening last summer. The transfer and veteran centers, which were previously located at the Student Activities Center, moved to Kerckhoff 128 and 132 in July. Read more...

Photo: The Transfer Student Center and Veteran Student Center, which are now located at Kerckhoff 128 and 132 and recieved 4,578 sign-in, relocated in July to accomodate new students. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Title IX coordinator works to clear misconceptions, be more accessible

UCLA’s new Title IX coordinator has been working to clear up misconceptions about the Title IX Office since his appointment in September. Mohammed Cato, who previously served as the deputy Title IX coordinator at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, began his term as Title IX coordinator at UCLA on Sept. Read more...

Photo: The new UCLA Title IX coordinator, Mohammed Cato, has been working to overcome misconceptions surrounding the Title IX Office since his appointment in September. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)



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