Students lined up near Ackerman Union on Tuesday afternoon with posters and the Bosnian flag in hand to protest the Bosnian government’s recent ban of the hijab and other religious symbols in legal institutions. Read more...
Photo: Several student organizations participated in a protest on Tuesday against the Bosnian government’s recent ban of the hijab and other religious symbols in legal institutions. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Rogen will speak at UCLA on Wednesday to explain the importance of discussing Alzheimer’s disease through comedy and performance. The Architects of Change event, held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Korn Convocation Hall on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m., will include a discussion between Seth and Lauren Rogen and audience members. Read more...
Photo: Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Rogen will speak at the Anderson School of Management’s Korn Convocation Hall on Wednesday as a part of the Architects of Change event. (Courtesy from UCLA Anderson School of Management)
Throughout high school and college, Tomm Carroll hated beer. The taste, color and style of regional, yellow lagers all bored him, he said. But when independent breweries began opening across the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Tomm Carroll, a beer enthusiast, will teach a course about the history of beer brewing in Los Angeles. The class will include beer tasting, field trips and classes about how the beer industry works. (Courtesy of Tomm Carroll)
UCLA Housing will not renovate any residential buildings during the 2016-2017 academic year, after nearly a decade of annual renovations on the Hill. All the construction and renovation projects on the Hill have been completed over the past seven to eight years, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: Housing fees are not expected to drop although there are no planned renovations on the Hill for the 2016-2017 academic year. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers recognizes influential work in fields such as agricultural innovation, environmental protection and national defense. Read more...
Photo: Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. (Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science)
Plinio Garcia and Andrew Ruesch were inspired to create their own line of children’s toys when their son, Luke, came home from kindergarten one day with a stuffed animal he designed himself. Read more...
Photo: Two UCLA alumni created Indy Plush, a business that designs and creates plush stuffed animals, and donates a portion of the profit to wildlife advocacy groups. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA staff and faculty members who are military veterans will be able to receive walk-in counseling under a pilot program the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center launched early February. Read more...
