Wednesday, February 18


GSA recap — May 27

The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...


Student groups showcase diversity at 2015 World In-Sight

World In-Sight was a way for Clarissa Rodriguez to combine her passion for Russian culture and her drive to help people with disabilities in Russia. The International Student Association at UCLA hosted World In-Sight, a multicultural fair aimed to showcase cultures from different parts of the world. Read more...

Photo: About 25 student groups participated in the second annual World In-Sight fair hosted by the International Student Association Wednesday. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)


Architect to speak at TEDxUCLA about smartphone impact on urban design

Architect Roger Sherman founded cityLAB, a research and design center at UCLA, with his colleague Dana Cuff after realizing a need for an outlet for UCLA architecture students and faculty to solve contemporary urban problems. Read more...

Photo: Architecture and urban design adjunct professor Roger Sherman who co-founded cityLAB, a research and design center at UCLA, will be speaking at the TEDxUCLA conference. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)


Cap and Gown Rental Project seeks to trim financial strain of graduation

The Cap and Gown Rental Project loaned 17 of its 20 caps and gowns in less than an hour when it opened on May 19. The rental period was intended to last until May 22, but ended early after all the graduation gear was rented out on May 20. Read more...

Photo: Former undergraduate student government councilmember Manjot Singh (right) established the Cap & Gown Rental Project last year. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)


Graduate student integrates music, neuroscience in research

After working an eight-hour day at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Don Vaughn changed out of his lab coat and drove to Los Angeles International Airport last week to catch his flight to New York, where he performed the next day. Read more...

Photo: Don Vaughn, a neuroscience graduate student, drummer and part-time DJ, will speak at TEDxUCLA Saturday. Vaughn will discuss his research into using the brain’s plasticity and sensory substitution to solve neural problems. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)


Undergraduate student to share digital storytelling project at TEDxUCLA

Before Joan Hanawi left Ecuador for California, her host sister said she thought Hanawi would soon forget her time in Ecuador. But her host family realized her genuine intention to help the people in Tena, Ecuador, after she returned last summer for the third time. Read more...

Photo: Joan Hanawi, a third-year international development studies and geography/environmental studies student, is one of the two undergraduates who will present at TEDxUCLA on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)



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