Around 60 students attended a screening of “The Swimmers” with the movie’s subject and Olympian Yusra Mardini on Nov. 15. UCLA’s Southwest Asian/North African Health Alliance, Students Organize for Syria and the Syrian American Medical Society hosted the event, which included the opportunity to ask Mardini questions, in Moore Hall. Read more...
Photo: Organizers of the screening surround Yusra Mardini after the event. (Courtesy of Sepehr Pavardeh)
UCLA physicians, donors and patients gathered in Dickinson Court on Nov. 3 for an annual brain cancer awareness and fundraising walk. Heart of the Brain – a brain cancer advocacy and fundraising organization – hosted the walk, raising $1.5 million this year for research and clinical trials, according to their website. Read more...
Photo: Many physicians, organizers and donors attended the Heart of the Brain donor walk. The event was geared around raising awareness and funds surrounding brain cancer and brain cancer research. (Courtesy of Prannay Veerabahu)
Food, family, festivities – Bruin Family Weekend had it all. Thousands of people traveled to campus Nov. 8 and 9 to attend Bruin Family Weekend, a yearly welcome event for the family and guardians of UCLA students. Read more...
Photo: Families sit under tents in Dickson Plaza during Bruin Family Weekend. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California is collaborating with an artificial intelligence company to further integrate AI into the lives of community college students, educators and workers. Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signed an initiative this August to form a partnership between the California government and NVIDIA, an AI hardware supplier. Read more...
Photo: A classroom is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced a partnership between California community colleges and NVIDIA, an artificial intelligence company. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its final meeting of November virtually Nov. 26. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 6:07 p.m. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case for the first time in at least two years. Read more...
Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission’s office in Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case alleging that Commissioner Alicia Verdugo discriminated against Jewish students who applied to their office. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bruins hoping to experience nature outside Westwood – from Big Sur to Joshua Tree and Yosemite – need look no further than the Backpacking Club at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Backpacking Club at UCLA walk through Joshua Tree National Park. (Courtesy of Charlotte Wolf)
