Friday, May 22

UCLA students share their experience attending STEM-focused career fair

The UCLA Career Center hosted a STEM-focused job fair Thursday afternoon to connect students with nearly 30 potential employers. Hundreds of students attended the fair, which was hosted from 3 to 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students mingle in front of booths at a STEM-focused career fair. The fair, hosted Thursday by the UCLA Career Center, featured nearly 30 employers. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)




UC Divest Coalition at UCLA leads ‘Hands Off Yemen’ protest on campus

Nearly 100 people gathered Friday afternoon to call on the UC to divest from weapons manufacturing and condemn recent airstrikes in Yemen.  The protest – organized by UC Divest Coalition at UCLA – began at 2 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Protestors listen to a speech during a rally held in the Court of Sciences on Friday. The rally was held to condemn the United States and United Kingdom for airstrikes on Yemen. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


Uplift Initiative club mentors students at LA’s Title I high schools

Applying to college can feel intimidating and isolating for some, but one UCLA club is trying to make the process more equitable. Rujula Vikram, the club‘s founder and president, said she created the Uplift Initiative – which seeks to address information inequities in the college application process – when she was in high school. Read more...

Photo: Mentors within the Uplift Initiative club, which mentors girls from Title I high schools across Los Angeles, are pictured. (Courtesy of Mehr Monnoo)


UCLA blood drive reminds community of positive impact of donation

Medical, dental and nursing students joined a collaborative blood drive Friday to collect donations for patients at UCLA Health hospitals. The drive, which took place at Geffen Hall, was hosted by the Blood Donation Initiative at the David Geffen School of Medicine in partnership with groups including the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project and NMDP – formerly known as the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Blood Donation Initiative at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine are pictured. The initiative hosted a blood drive Friday to encourage other medical and dental students to donate blood. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Jan. 16

This post was updated Jan. 17 at 11:10 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its second meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...



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