Hundreds of people are participating in the 15th annual Dance Marathon – a fundraising event where students stay on their feet for 26 hours to raise money to fight pediatric AIDS. Read more...
Photo: (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
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April 1, 12:00 am
Korean American Student Association to host voting registration booth
The UCLA Korean American Student Association will hold a Voter Registration Day Friday on Bruin Walk to promote civic engagement among Asian-American students. KASA will set up a booth on Bruin Walk from 10 a.m. Read more...
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April 1, 12:00 am
Cheaper Metro bus passes may be on the way for UCLA students in August
Los Angeles college students may be able to buy cheaper Metro bus passes in August through a partnership between LA County Metro and Los Angeles universities. Read more...
Photo: LA County Metro officials are working with universities to offer a cheaper bus pass for Los Angeles college students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 31, 11:07 pm
UCLA scientists explore using virtual reality for diagnoses, surgeries
Video game companies and airline industries alike use virtual reality to explore alternate environments. Now, UCLA scientists are working to turn virtual reality into a tool that can help doctors better understand the human body. Read more...
Photo: UCLA scientists are using virtual reality to diagnose prostate cancer patients, which improved diagnosis accuracy by more than 300 percent. It can also be used as an educational tool for medical students. (Courtesy of Erik Dutson)
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March 31, 11:05 pm
Geffen Academy director to lead info session on school’s mission
UCLA faculty members can learn more about the Geffen Academy at UCLA in a meeting Tuesday, officials announced Thursday. Sibyll Carnochan Catalan, who will lead the school when it opens in fall 2017, will host the event in the Charles E. Read more...
Photo: The Geffen Academy’s inaugural leader, Sibyll Carnochan Catalan, will lead a meeting for UCLA faculty members at the Charles E. Young Research Library Tuesday afternoon to explain the new school’s vision. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 31, 12:28 am
Pediatric AIDS Coalition director of cause flies back from DC to dance
This weekend, Daniel Cook will fly 2,700 miles from Washington, D.C., to UCLA to honor two uncles he lost to AIDS. Cook, a third-year political science student, will return for a weekend from his quarter in Washington, D.C., to participate in Dance Marathon, an annual 26-hour event in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Cook will fly back from Washington, D.C., to UCLA for Dance Marathon this weekend. Participating in the event, which he helped organize, is Cook’s way of honoring the family members he lost to AIDS. (Courtesy of Daniel Cook)
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March 31, 12:26 am
Students hold vigil to honor victims of Lahore terrorist attack
Students honored victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack that killed 72 people in Lahore, Pakistan, during a vigil in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday night. About 35 students who attended the vigil, organized by the Pakistani Student Association at UCLA and the South Indian Project, held candles and listened to student speakers react to the attack and discuss their hopes for a more unified Pakistan. Read more...
Photo: As the sun set in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday night, about 35 students gathered for a vigil to honor the victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack that killed 72 people in Lahore, Pakistan. Members of the Pakistani Student Association at UCLA and the South Indian Project organized the event. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)