Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
News, Student Government
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February 27, 4:11 pm
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Feb. 27
Campus, News
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February 27, 3:28 pm
SJP holds town hall addressing recent hate speech, campus climate
About 30 students and alumni shared personal stories of hate speech on campus and ideas of how to make campus climate more inclusive at a town hall Thursday night hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. Read more...
News, Video
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February 27, 12:39 pm
Reel Life: Lernik Asserian
Having moved to America just four years ago from Iran, third-year mathematics student Lernik Asserian is making her dreams come true. Obtaining an internship with NASA, being admitted into UCLA, learning a new language,and being accustomed to a new culture are just a few things that Asserian has accomplished. Read more...
Photo: (Yuri Enokida/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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February 27, 12:34 pm
UCLA study finds link between Down syndrome and premature aging
UCLA researchers recently conducted a study showing that Down syndrome can accelerate aging throughout the body. Using an epigenetic clock that tracks chemical reactions to measure the ages of different tissues in the body, the researchers found that the biological ages of the brain tissue and blood tissue in people with Down syndrome are much older than the patient’s true chronological age. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 27, 12:33 pm
UCLA student group to host Hepatitis B Awareness Night
A student group focused on providing health care will hold an event Friday to educate the UCLA community about the prevalence of Hepatitis B and fundraise for Hepatitis B vaccines in Vietnam. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 27, 12:32 pm
Students discuss funding options for transfer center
A vice chancellor proposed a student fee referendum to fund a transfer student center on campus at a town hall meeting held by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Transfer Student Representative’s office Thursday. Read more...
Photo: USAC Office of the Transfer Student Representative held a town hall to discuss the creation of a transfer resource center on campus. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
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February 27, 12:30 pm
Bruins make dental procedures affordable for student veterans, foster youth
Brian Lehigh shadowed dentists at a local veteran’s hospital several years ago to explore his future specialties. While volunteering, he met patients who inspired him to mesh his career with veteran’s affairs. Read more...
Photo: Brian Lehigh, a third-year graduate student in dentistry, co-created Operation Bruin Smiles, a program that subsidizes dental care for student veterans and students who are former or current foster youths, poses with third-year dental student Lance Peery. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)