Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

UCLA Brain Research Institute to host neuroscience poster session

The UCLA Brain Research Institute will host an event featuring the work of neuroscience professors, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows on campus Tuesday afternoon. The BRI Neuroscience Poster Session, a free, annual event aimed to educate community members about UCLA neuroscience research, will showcase more than 150 posters dedicated to brain-related research. Read more...


Man steals packages from Venice/Barry student apartments

University police recently released surveillance images of a man wanted for stealing packages from the mail room of a UCLA graduate student apartment complex late last month. Read more...

Photo: University police are searching for a man wanted for stealing packages from a graduate student apartment complex mail room. (Courtesy of UCPD)


Camp Kesem’s UCLA chapter holds social media campaign to fundraise

The UCLA chapter of Camp Kesem will hold a social media fundraising event Tuesday to support children whose parents are undergoing treatment for cancer or have overcome the disease. Read more...

Photo: Volunteers for the UCLA chapter of Camp Kesem, a national nonprofit organization that aims to help children with a parent who has or previously had cancer, are holding a social media fundraising event on Tuesday. (Camp Kesem)





Auditions to be held for fourth annual ‘The Vagina Monologues’

All self-identified women can audition this week for UCLA’s fourth annual student-run production of “The Vagina Monologues.” Students can sign up online to audition Tuesday through Thursday in the Covel Commons South Bay Room on the Hill. Read more...

Photo: Students perform “The Vagina Monologues” at UCLA in 2012. (Daily Bruin file photo)