Friday, July 24

UCLA hosts forum to discuss global refugee issues, potential solutions

International and domestic government officials discussed how to solve the global refugee crisis at a day-long forum at the UCLA Faculty Center on Friday. Several UCLA centers organized the Global Refugee Crisis Conference, including the Center for the Study of International Migration, the Center for European and Russian Studies, the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the UCLA International Institute. Read more...

Photo: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, former United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees, shared his thoughts on how to alleviate the international refugee crisis at a UCLA conference Friday. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)


Project Health Literacy aims to educate patients to streamline treatment

UCLA hospital volunteers will help patients better understand their health conditions and treatments with Project Health Literacy, a new research project. The project will have two parts. Read more...

Photo: John Tawfik (left) and Ojas Deshpande (right) are co-founders and coordinators for Project Health Literacy, a new research project that aims to improve patient care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)


Dance Marathon 2017 raises $434,515 to fight pediatric AIDS

Addressing the usual Dance Marathon crowd of people, dressed in colorful, wacky outfits, organizers announced that UCLA’s Pediatric AIDS Coalition raised $434,515 for this year’s Dance Marathon. Read more...

Photo: Students celebrate the end of the 2017 Dance Marathon as organizers announce the total amount raised for pediatric AIDS. This year’s event raised $434,515. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


GSA President Michael Skiles to continue plans after running unopposed

The graduate student government president will run again, unopposed, in the upcoming student elections to finish the work that he started this past year, he said. Read more...

Photo: GSA President Michael Skiles, who will run again unopposed, said he hopes to tackle recurring issues next year, such as working for more affordable graduate student housing. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Dance Marathon holds vigil to recognize people affected by HIV

Red light flooded Pauley Pavilion early Sunday as hundreds of dancers raised glow sticks in the air for a vigil honoring people living with HIV. Students participated in a moment of silence and used the glow sticks to recognize women living in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV and AIDS at the Dance Marathon vigil, which began at 3:45 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Dance Marathon participants raised red glow sticks and lowered them to remember women living in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)