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LA-area high school students compete in UCLA’s 1st ideathon for health technology

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 12:34 p.m. UCLA students hosted the school’s first-ever health technology ideathon for high school students Sunday. Over the course of the seven-hour iGIP HealthTech Ideathon at UCLA, 12 teams of students worked together to devise solutions using health technology for a patient undergoing sudden cardiac arrest. Read more...

Photo: Students from 14 high schools across Los Angeles attended the iGIP HealthTech Ideathon on campus Sunday. The 60 students competed in teams to brainstorm ideas and create solutions to improve the treatment of sudden cardiac arrests. (Courtesy of Ashley Villanueva)


Bruins get fired up for rivalry football game at Beat ’SC Rally

More than 1,000 Bruins gathered in Wilson Plaza in anticipation of Saturday’s football game against the Trojans. Students watched as two individuals lit an approximately 40-foot bonfire as part of the annual Beat ’SC Rally organized by the Student Alumni Association on Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: For the first time since 2017, UCLA students celebrated rivalry week with a bonfire. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Conflicting deadlines for influenza vaccine lead to confusion among students

Despite the university issuing different deadline dates and relying on an honor system to verify vaccination status, all UCLA students, faculty and staff must receive a dose of the flu vaccine before Friday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California announced Oct. 8 that all individuals would be required to receive a dose of a flu vaccine by Friday. Students can receive the vaccine at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (pictured), although many students were confused about the deadline to verify vaccination status. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Students call for more access to toxicology reports amid rise in drugging cases

Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are criticizing the university for denying requests for toxicology reports. UCLA Health and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will provide tests only at the request of law enforcement or when it is medically indicated to treat a patient. Read more...

Photo: Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are calling for increased accessibility to toxicology reports. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Nov. 9

The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Tuesday to use surplus funding to fund stipends for USAC directors and projects by the Student Wellness Commission, Office Space Allocation Committee, Financial Supports Commission and Facilities Commission. Read more...


The sky is the limit as UCLA planetarium reopens for in-person shows

The UCLA Planetarium held its first in-person show since March 2020 on Wednesday. The planetarium, which is on the eighth floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building, was finished in 1957. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Planetarium reopened for in-person shows Wednesday after more than a year of virtual events. The public shows, run by astronomy graduate students, are free of charge and last around an hour. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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