Students, faculty and staff brainstormed ways to improve diversity through better discrimination and bias reporting processes and retention resources, among other ideas, at an on-campus forum Thursday. Read more...
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April 24, 4:18 am
Diversity forum takes steps toward equality, inclusion
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April 24, 4:16 am
Stem cell study yields positive development in neuron disease research
UCLA scientists have discovered a way to create motor neurons from embryonic stem cells to use in research studies examining nervous system diseases. To study diseases like Lou Gehrig’s disease and spinal muscular atrophy, different kinds of motor neurons are required to model the diseases. Read more...
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April 24, 4:14 am
UCLA alumna researches, protects wild cats
Bobcat M154 weighed about 24 pounds when Laurel Serieys and Seth Riley encountered him in the wild. The pair had an hourlong window to drug the animal and sample his blood for its research on Los Angeles bobcats. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Laurel Serieys)
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April 24, 4:03 am
Students celebrate culture with colors at Holi
Nearly 600 pounds of colored powder sat neatly arranged in Ziploc bags Thursday afternoon at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Thirty minutes later, as the powder settled, the grass was no longer just green, and students left with multicolored clothing and a better understanding of a long-celebrated part of Indian culture. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 23, 7:02 pm
Powell celebrates opening of sustainability book collection
A new student-initiated book collection on the topic of sustainability opened this week in Powell Library. The collection is part of the Community Collections in Powell, a group of collections jointly built between students and faculty that aim to reflect topics students are interested in, said Sharon Farb, associate university librarian for collection management and scholarly communication. Read more...
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April 23, 6:05 pm
Bruins United files petition appealing Election Board sanction
A Bruins United slate campaign manager filed a petition with the undergraduate student government Judicial Board Tuesday to appeal a recent Election Board decision that prohibited the slate from online campaigning for two days. Read more...
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April 23, 1:17 am
Bruins for Israel campaign seeks to educate students on Zionism
Bruins for Israel recently launched a campaign called “We, the Zionists” to combat negative connotations surrounding Zionism and to teach students about the origins of the movement. Read more...