A research team including UCLA doctoral students and professors found that sea urchins help maintain the resilience of coral reefs despite human activity. In the study published in February, researchers measured algae height in Pacific coral reefs both in the presence and absence of herbivorous sea urchins and fish, determining that even when most fish had disappeared, a robust urchin population helped reduce algal height and improve reef health. Read more...
Photo: (Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin)
Richard Lehan, who served as chair of the Department of English in the 1970s, died Feb. 27. He was 93. Lehan began working at UCLA in 1962 after teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. Read more...
Photo: Richard Lehan, a former chair of the English Department is pictured. Lehan died Feb. 27. He was 93 years old. (Courtesy of PBS via UCLA Newsroom)
This post was updated April 11 at 6:50 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its first meeting of spring quarter Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated April 9 at 9:41 p.m. UCLA community members discussed California’s role in protecting LGBTQ rights at the Williams Institute’s annual update conference last Friday. Read more...
Photo: Kerith Conron, the research director of the Williams Institute, presents during the opening panel of the institute’s annual update conference last Friday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
The Luskin School of Public Affairs has been approved to launch its new Master of Real Estate Development program starting in the fall of 2025. The 11-month program, which was first proposed three years ago, will give students graduate-level professional training in real estate and urban development, said Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, the Luskin School’s interim dean. Read more...
Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. The school’s Master of Real Estate Development program will be offered starting this fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
House of Mandi is bringing authentic Yemeni cuisine to the Westwood community. The restaurant, which opened March 15, features traditional Arabic seating and music along with its Yemeni menu. Read more...
Photo: People walk past House of Mandi. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 10 at 1:26 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Meagan Harmon as the new transfer student representative during its March 12 meeting. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s offices are located, is pictured. USAC unanimously voted for Meagan Harmon to be the transfer student representative for the rest of the year, following the departure of the former officer in February. (Daily Bruin file photo)
