The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine hosted a celebration Nov. 16 in honor of Diwali, a prominent South Asian cultural and religious holiday known as the Festival of Lights. Read more...
Photo: A balloon that reads “Happy Diwali” is pictured. The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine hosted a celebration Nov. 16 for Diwali, a South Asian cultural and religious holiday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA Department of Family Medicine’s Student Run Homeless Clinics received a neighborhood purpose grant from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council during the council’s November meeting. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Student Run Homeless Clinics website is pictured. The program recently received a $5,000 grant from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council for supplies. (Catherine Hamilton/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 10:46 p.m. At 8 a.m. in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, only the birds are awake. But every couple of weeks, the birds aren’t alone. Read more...
Photo: Bird watchers look up at the sky through binoculars. The Bruin Birding Club hosts bird walks every week for new and experienced bird watchers alike. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 26 at 11:29 p.m. On any given day, thousands of people walk past a traffic light next to the Gonda Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center. Read more...
Photo: A traffic light at the intersection of Charles E. Young Drive and Westwood Plaza is pictured with electrical equipment taped up to it. The light is part of UCLA’s Smart Intersection, a project under the UCLA Mobility Lab that analyzes traffic patterns to improve autonomous driving. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
Iroro Tanshi, winner of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability’s 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her award-winning work and plans for future research. Read more...
Photo: La Kretz Hall, which houses the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, is pictured. The Daily Bruin sat down with the Institute’s 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award winner, Iroro Tanshi, to discuss her research in bat conservation and plans for the future. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
Researchers at UCLA and other Los Angeles institutions found that immigrant mothers of Korean American children with autism face unique difficulties when seeking diagnosis and support services for their kids. Read more...
Photo: Pritzker Hall, which houses some psychology labs at UCLA, is pictured. Researchers from UCLA and California State University, Los Angeles found that Korean American immigrant mothers face certain barriers – including linguistic and cultural barriers – when seeking care for their children who have autism. (Kyle Kotancheck/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Researchers at UCLA and New York University received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop new pain medications for people with oral cancer. Read more...
Photo: The School of Dentistry Clinics are pictured. Researchers from the school as well as other departments at UCLA received a grant to develop cannabis-based pain medications. (Daily Bruin file photo)
