Saturday, July 4

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty share thoughts on Chancellor Frenk

UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health faculty shared their thoughts on Chancellor Julio Frenk’s public health impact. Before becoming UCLA’s seventh chancellor Jan. 2, Frenk was Mexico’s secretary of health and dean of the Harvard T.H. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured here. Frenk has a deep history in public health, and many faculty from The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health reacted to his appointment earlier this year. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)


Westwood power outage affects apartments around UCLA

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:05 p.m. Some Westwood residents lost power twice Saturday. Residents living on Glenrock Avenue, Levering Avenue and Midvale Avenue reported power outages beginning around 2:10 p.m., with power still out as of 3:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: University Apartments on Glenrock Avenue are pictured. Residents living in the apartments reported losing power Saturday. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA psychology study finds adolescents prefer social media for authenticity

Adolescents find social media to be the most authentic media form, according to a new Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA study. CSS, an adolescent-centered research group within the psychology department, published its annual “Teens and Screens” report to gain a better understanding of American teenagers’ perspectives about the media. Read more...

Photo: A person scrolls through Instagram. Adolescents find social media to be the most authentic media form, according to a new Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA study. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Saudi student named as UCLA’s 1st international, 13th-ever Rhodes Scholar

When the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee congratulated a “Mohammed” as the first of two winners from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alharthi’s first reaction was, “Who is that Mohammed? Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Mohammed Alharthi, who was named UCLA’s 13th-ever and first international student Rhodes Scholar. (Courtesy of Misk Foundation)



UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab SRAs protest against alleged wage theft, work policies

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:28 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab protested Wednesday against alleged wage theft and unfair labor practices.  The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively, according to signs from the protest and a document obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: The staff research associates protest in front of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab director’s door, with many holding signs. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)