This post was updated Nov. 8 at 4:05 p.m. A 63-year-old man died after falling from the UCLA Biomedical Library on Oct. 28. The Los Angeles County coroner identified the death as a suicide. Read more...
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October 28, 3:00 pm
63-year-old dies after falling from UCLA Biomedical Library
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October 28, 12:20 am
Panel sheds light on Syrian refugee crisis and Yazidi persecution
This post was updated on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. A representative of a refugee aid organization projected a 15-year-old Syrian refugee’s drawing of his family’s beheading to illustrate how art helps children express trauma. Read more...
Photo: Leaders of several nongovernmental organizations talked to UCLA faculty and students about the Syrian refugee crisis Wednesday. (Theodora Ng/Daily Bruin)
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October 27, 10:13 pm
UCLA researchers look to expand autism knowledge through lens of diversity
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. UCLA researchers and students are finding novel ways to battle the stigma of autism and diagnose the disorder. Read more...
Photo: Best Buddies at UCLA is a student organization on campus that aims to end the stigma against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Courtesy of Shammir Allen Khan)
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October 27, 9:18 pm
CSO Evening Van Service may pick up a mobile app for efficiency
Students are dissatisfied with the campus van service that picks students up in the evening, according to a survey administered by undergraduate student leaders. The USAC Facilities Commission gathered testimony from students who used the Community Service Officer Evening Van Service over the past two weeks and shared their findings at a meeting Thursday. Read more...
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October 27, 9:18 pm
UCLA law school offers two full-tuition scholarship programs
The UCLA School of Law launched two scholarship programs beginning in fall 2017 that will cover full tuition for students. The school announced the scholarship programs on Oct. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law will provide scholarships that will cover tuition for qualified applicants who make a commitment to attend UCLA Law through an early-decision application process or high-achieving applicants who have overcome significant hurdles in life. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 27, 8:53 pm
Student-run shelter opens doors to homeless students
Volunteers and residents of a new shelter for homeless students spent their first night getting to know each other, having dinner and watching TV. Bruin Shelter, one of the country’s first student-run homeless shelters for students, officially opened its doors last week. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Shelter will house nine UCLA and Santa Monica College students ages 18 to 24 for six months. Residents can receive temporary housing, food, career counseling and resources to help them find permanent housing. (Courtesy of Luke Shaw)
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October 27, 8:17 pm
UCLA larvicide research lasers in on mosquito control
On the ground floor of UCLA’s Boyer Hall, a huge gray machine shoots invisible X-rays at streams of bacterial crystals, each thinner than the width of a human hair. Read more...
Photo: UCLA scientists are researching a naturally occurring mosquito toxin that may be engineered in the future to kill the mosquito species that transmits dengue fever and the Zika virus. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)