Maria Hammett said she never had a community where she felt accepted as a queer individual until she came to UCLA. “UCLA has been really helpful in me exploring my identity and being my authentic self,” said Hammett, a third-year environmental science student. Read more...

Photo: Around 25 students participated in this year’s UCLA Pride Parade 2018. The event was part of this year’s UCLA Pride Week, a series of events that celebrate the LGBTQ community on campus. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)

High school students learned about squirrel feeding, laser cooling and the Royal Ballet of Cambodia in classes led by UCLA students during an event Saturday. Splash is a nationwide program that holds yearly events during which college students teach informal introductory classes on various topics to high school students. Read more...

Photo: Around 70 high school students attended classes on various topics taught by UCLA students at an event Saturday. Classes offered at Splash this year included lessons on the evolution of teen film, analyzing stock charts and Russian prison tattoos. (Mackenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)

Michael Andrews has taught math at UCLA for three years but is leaving this year to pursue his passion for art. To celebrate his career change, Andrews, an assistant adjunct professor in the mathematics department, analyzed heavy metal and showed his own audiovisual art at a talk Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Michael Andrews, an assistant adjunct professor in mathematics, displayed his audiovisual art at a talk hosted by the Undergraduate Mathematics Student Association on Thursday evening. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)