A UCLA alumnus and son of the namesake of Powell Library donated $5 million to support the work of the university librarian. Norman Powell’s gift will establish an endowment for the position named in his and his wife’s honor. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell, son of Lawrence Clark Powell, after whom Powell Library is named, donated $5 million to create an endowment for the university librarian. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA professors said recent attacks against faculty on campus and at the University of Southern California would not affect how they interact with students. USC neuroscience professor Bosco Tjan died last Friday after being stabbed in his office. Read more...
Photo: Students gathered in Bruin Plaza after the murder of UCLA professor William Klug in June. In the wake of the murder of a neuroscience professor at the University of Southern California, some observers drew parallels to the UCLA incident (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)
Bruin Shelter is raising $20,000 to continue operating, in a campaign called “Race for 20K.” The shelter, which opened in October, houses homeless college students in the West Los Angeles area. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Shelter is one of the country’s first student-run homeless shelters for students, founded by Luke Shaw, UCLA doctoral student, and Louis Tse, UCLA alumnus. (Courtesy of Luke Shaw)
About 15 students swarmed around two alpacas next to Haines Hall on Wednesday night. Erik Schweitzer, associate research neuroscientist at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, brought his two pet alpacas, Sage and Rosemary, to his three-hour long class to cheer students up. Read more...
Photo: Sage and Rosemary are associate research scientist Erik Schweitzer’s two pet alpacas. He brought them to campus Wednesday night. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
Bill Dorfman transformed people’s smiles through dental surgeries when he was featured on the television show “Extreme Makeover.” “What I realized is, when you save a lot of teeth, you save a smile,” Dorfman said. Read more...
Photo: Bill Dorfman, a UCLA alumnus, is a media personality and celebrity cosmetic dentist. He is also involved with LEAP, a nonprofit education foundation that organizes youth leadership programs at UCLA. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Nick Desai graduated from UCLA with a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1992. But instead of becoming an engineer, he used his science education to enter the business world. Read more...
Photo: Nick Desai, UCLA alumnus, spoke at the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series, which aims to connect students with industry professionals in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (Courtesy of Heal)
Students will soon be able to advise Counseling and Psychological Services on how to improve its resources. CAPS will assemble its first student advisory board winter quarter. Read more...
Photo: Counseling and Psychological Services is accepting applications for its first student advisory board, which will begin work winter quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
