With nearly a thousand Bruins and community members in attendance, March’s First Thursdays event livened up Broxton Avenue and Westwood Village with sports, art installations and food. Read more...
Photo: Community members are pictured walking outside of the entrance for First Thursdays hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association. The monthly event, themed “Game On” for March 2024, was founded in 2022 to connect students with the community. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 11:35 p.m. On Feb. 25, Eugene Chi set his table, laid out food and waited for 11 strangers to arrive. Read more...
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A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...
Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)
This post was updated March 10 at 9:10 p.m. Some undergraduate clubs are taking steps to equip students with essential skills in financial literacy and professional development. Read more...
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This post was updated March 7 at 10:06 p.m. UCLA announced its plan to host 31 programs at UCLA Downtown and the appointment of a special advisor for immunology initiatives at the UCLA Research Park on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The former Westside Pavilion mall, which will house the UCLA Research Park, is pictured. Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced updates to recent campus acquisitions in a campuswide email Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated on March 8 at 12:04 a.m. UCLA Dining will offer new breakfast and late-night dining options next quarter. Bruin Café and Epicuria at Ackerman will serve breakfast options starting next quarter, while De Neve dining hall will also offer a pilot program to bring back its late-night dining options, according to an emailed statement from UCLA Dining. Read more...
Photo: Students in the De Neve dining hall are pictured. The dining hall will begin to offer late-night pizza options during Week 2 of spring quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 6 at 1:23 p.m. UCLA student Ariana Garcia is running for Compton City Council’s District 4 seat in the 2024 election. Read more...
Photo: Ariana Garcia is pictured. Garcia, who is a UCLA student, is running to be Compton City Council’s District 4 councilmember. (Courtesy of Ariana Garcia)
