Tuesday, June 30


Judge declares mistrial after hung jury in trial of former UCLA child care teacher

This post was updated Dec. 5 at 12:23 a.m. Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of child sexual abuse that may be disturbing to some readers. Read more...

Photo: Airport Courthouse, the courthouse which hosted the trial for the People of the State of California v. Christopher Rodriguez, is pictured. A judge declared a mistrial for the case on Monday after the jury was hung on all 11 counts. (Gabrielle Gillette/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Passion for STEM blasts off at Exploring Your Universe Fair

Over 10,000 K-12 students, UCLA undergraduates, graduate students and professors gathered at the Court of Sciences on Nov. 5 for the 2024 Exploring Your Universe Fair. Read more...

Photo: The Exploring Your Universe 2024 event was held in the Court of Sciences. The free science fair was volunteer led with booths and activities that were led by UCLA scientists. (Courtesy of Haley Marks)



UCLA, Morgan State University partner for mutual research, mentor opportunities

UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions. MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA recently announced a partnership with Morgan State University, a historically black University, to provide mentorship and research opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


Pictionary with Professors event draws life science students, instructors together

In lectures, life science professors draw an intricate diagram of the gel electrophoresis process, but at the Life Sciences Student Association’s Pictionary with Professors event, instructors drew the movie character Shrek. Read more...

Photo: One of the faculty-student teams tries to catch up to the others by rushing through drawings. Many students and life science professors attended the Pictionary with Professors event, put on by the Life Sciences Student Association. (Courtesy of Tia Ketsan)