Friday, May 22

In Plain Sight: UCLA’s custodians work around the clock to keep campus clean

Lead custodian Alicia Munoz had an unusual problem. One day, a custodian on her team refused to complete a task, too scared of moving the cadavers in the basement of the Center for Health Sciences building. Read more...

Photo: Uniforms worn by members of the UCLA facilities management team are pictured. Members of the team work to ensure that campus buildings are tidy and sanitized. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Students for Justice in Palestine express event-planning struggles with UCLA admin

Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA expressed discontent regarding recent difficulties communicating with administration officials and planning events. Mohammad, a spokesperson for SJP at UCLA who has been granted partial anonymity for safety reasons, said he does not feel that his organization has been treated fairly by UCLA’s Student Organizations, Leadership and Engagement office. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Student organizers from Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA expressed discontent about their recent communication with campus administrators. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Rosenfeld Hall explores VR simulation, new technology to educate medical students

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:25 a.m. UCLA Health’s Rosenfeld Hall is using novel technology – from virtual reality devices to human-like animatronics – to improve teaching for medical students. Read more...

Photo: Rosenfeld Hall is pictured. The building, which opened in October, is home to the the UCLA Simulation Center and the UCLA Health Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Through Bearospace, AISES students build rockets and engineering careers

Laura Gonzalez felt her heart sink as she waited for her team’s rocket to deploy a parachute during last year’s NASA First Nations Launch competition. The parachute never appeared. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UCLA Bearospace rocket team are pictured holding a rocket they built. The team participates every year in the NASA First Nations Launch competition. (Courtesy of Fabian Del Villar)


USAC Recap – Jan. 9

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:43 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its first meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


For new professors, teaching Mathematics 32A creates learning experiences

The first time Richard Wong stood in front of a lecture hall of hundreds of students, it felt like a performance. “It was kind of scary to be like, ‘Here’s a class of 210 students. Read more...

Photo: A large lecture hall with students is pictured. Professors teaching Mathematics 32A, a lower-division course with hundreds of students, discussed some of the challenges they have faced and rewards they have found through teaching the class. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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