This post was updated at 11:23 p.m. Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003. But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface. Read more...
Photo: Amy Mainzer stands in the UCLA Meteorite Museum. Mainzer will testify before Congress on Thursday on NASA’s planetary defense strategy. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
From analyzing internet company regulations to Iran’s governing structure, the Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association’s journal aims to provide a new perspective on Middle Eastern governance. Read more...
Photo: The Middle Eastern Pre-Law Student Association’s law journal website is pictured. The newly published law journal reviews and publishes student work on Middle Eastern and North African perspectives about law, identity and justice. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Armenian Students’ Association hosted their annual candlelight vigil in Dickson Plaza on April 24 to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. The vigil – which over 100 students and community members attended – honored the lives lost during the Armenian Genocide, said Alexander Azilazian, the political affairs chair of ASA and a fourth-year political science student. Read more...
Photo: A crowd listens to a speaker at the Armenian Students’ Association candlelight vigil. The annual event commemorated the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and was hosted in collaboration with the University of Southern California’s Armenian Student Association. (Courtesy of Yervand Matevosian)
CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California State University, Fullerton, published a report measuring the impact CalFresh has had on food-insecure students at schools across California. Read more...
This post was updated May 8 at 10:53 p.m. Feast at Rieber has relocated to De Neve Plaza due to a rat infestation – and may remain closed for the rest of the academic year. Read more...
Photo: A sign outside Feast at Rieber says the dining hall will relocate next to De Neve Residential Restaurant until Friday. A rat infestation caused the dining hall to relocate April 30 and may remain closed until the end of the academic year. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Zuriel Oduwole never imagined her work would lead to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The 22-year-old filmmaker and 2022 cognitive science alumnus is also a social development advocate and presidential advisor who has traveled the world to converse with 36 world leaders about social development issues. Read more...
Photo: Zuriel Oduwole speaks at the University of West Indies. The 2022 cognitive science alumnus was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy in gender and education equality. (Courtesy of Zuriel Oduwole)
This post was updated May 6 at 10:49 p.m. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Veteran Resource Center is pictured. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
