Over 200 researchers and students attended a two-day symposium to discuss new advancements in single-cell analysis and spatial biology at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA on April 16 and 17. Read more...
Photo: Attendees look around the posters at the event. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California State University, Fullerton, published a report measuring the impact CalFresh has had on food-insecure students at schools across California. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its fifth meeting of spring quarter April 29. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated May 8 at 10:53 p.m. Feast at Rieber has relocated to De Neve Plaza due to a rat infestation – and may remain closed for the rest of the academic year. Read more...
Photo: A sign outside Feast at Rieber says the dining hall will relocate next to De Neve Residential Restaurant until Friday. A rat infestation caused the dining hall to relocate April 30 and may remain closed until the end of the academic year. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 10:58 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified three candidates from the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Wednesday. The candidates, Maya Wertheim, Mitchell Stevens II and Johanna Vu, were disqualified for failing to submit required documents to the elections board by Tuesday night, according to notices of disqualification issued by the board. Wertheim, a former Daily Bruin Opinion intern who is running for general representative, was disqualified for failing to submit an expense account form, while Stevens – who is running for Cultural Affairs commissioner – and Vu – who is running for Student Wellness commissioner – failed to submit the expenses form and sources of funding forms, according to the notices. Read more...
Photo: Mitchell Stevens II (left), Johanna Vu (center) and Maya Wertheim (right) speak at debates. The three candidates for Undergraduate Students Association Council positions were disqualified Wednesday. (Left to right: Zimo Li/Photo editor, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Zuriel Oduwole never imagined her work would lead to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The 22-year-old filmmaker and 2022 cognitive science alumnus is also a social development advocate and presidential advisor who has traveled the world to converse with 36 world leaders about social development issues. Read more...
Photo: Zuriel Oduwole speaks at the University of West Indies. The 2022 cognitive science alumnus was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy in gender and education equality. (Courtesy of Zuriel Oduwole)
Students and community members filed a lawsuit against California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday for their alleged use of excessive force against protesters during the police sweep of the first Palestine solidarity encampment last May. Read more...
Photo: Police officers stand outside the first Palestine solidarity encampment. A group of protesters are suing CHP and LAPD for use of excessive force during the police sweep of the encampment. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
