Intrigued by how the brain processed language and thought, Shayna Lurya came to UCLA to study linguistics and psychology. But instead of limiting her studies to the human brain, she soon absorbed herself into something a little less human: computers. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Artificial Intelligence club at UCLA gather Tuesday for a meeting. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Traditional Punjabi music, resonant with the sounds of Northern India, filled Bruin Plaza during the Sikh Student Association’s sixth annual Sikh Awareness Day on Tuesday. The fifth largest religion in the world, Sikhism emerged in Northern India more than 500 years ago. Read more...
Photo: Gagan Sandhu, a third-year psychobiology student, demonstrates how to tie a turban at Sikh Awareness Day. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Donald Neuen, a choral conducting professor and choral studies director at UCLA, has conducted the orchestra and chorus in front of as many as 5,000 people. Read more...
Photo: Donald Neuen, a choral conducting professor and choral studies director at UCLA, gives his “last lecture” at UCLA Tuesday. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
Photo: Current President John Joanino passed the gavel to President-elect Devin Murphy at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Candidates for the 26th California State Senate district discussed issues, including affirmative action and legalizing recreational marijuana, at the Korn Convocation Hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Candidates for the 26th Senate District discussed their goals at a forum at UCLA Tuesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
The May Revise does not include additional general state funds to the UC aside from the $142 million, or 5 percent, increase the governor already proposed in his January budget. Read more...
The UCLA Academic Senate recently selected the recipients for the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, an achievement that honors faculty members who excel at teaching. Faculty members were nominated by their departments and the Committee on Teaching evaluated each nominee during a three-month period. Read more...
