This post was updated July 31 at 10:49 p.m. The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law published a report in May that found that LGBTQ students in higher education face higher rates of discrimination and mental illness when compared to non-LGBTQ students. Read more...
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July 24, 11:33 am
Hammer Museum summer concert series returns for 2022 season
This post was updated July 24 at 8:49 p.m. The Hammer Museum and radio station KCRW have been presenting their annual summer concert series throughout July with live music, extended gallery hours and street food. Read more...
Photo: The concert series began July 7 with live performances from Ambar Lucid and KCRW DJs Wyldeflower (pictured) and Nassir Nassirzadeh. Audiences experienced this live entertainment along with extended gallery hours, street food and a happy hour. (Courtesy of Brian Feinzimer/KCRW)
Higher Education, News
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July 23, 5:49 pm
UCLA faculty launch research lab to address inequity, uplift Latina leaders
This post was updated July 24 at 8:47 p.m. The founders of the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab are planning to create a pipeline that connects research directly to policymakers in an attempt to tackle disparities and inequities that Latina women face. Read more...
Photo: Veronica Terriquez (left) and Sonja Diaz (right) stand in front of a UCLA building. The pair co-founded the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab in hopes of linking research and policy to decrease inequities Latina women face, especially in the workforce. (Courtesy of Jessica Wolf)
National, News
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July 23, 5:46 pm
California to vote on state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
This post was updated July 24 at 8:40 p.m. California voters will see an abortion initiative on the November midterm ballot as activists and legislators push to protect access to abortion and contraception in the state. Read more...
Photo: An Orange County vote-by-mail ballot for an election cycle sits on a table. As the midterms approach, California legislators plan to have an initiative making abortion access a state constitutional right on the ballot. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
News, Science & Health
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July 23, 3:31 pm
UCLA doctoral student maps out future as NASA fellow studying bird migration
This post was updated July 24 at 8:43 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student was awarded a three-year fellowship from NASA in May to study the migratory movements of disease-carrying birds. Read more...
Photo: Ben Tonelli, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, was awarded a three-year fellowship through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. (Courtesy of Ben Tonelli. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
A Closer Look, California, News
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July 21, 1:47 pm
Rising second-year student Leon Sit runs to represent 59th Assembly District
This post was updated July 24 at 8:36 p.m. When Leon Sit noticed the incumbent assembly member for his district was running unopposed, he saw an opportunity to provide voters with another choice on the ballot. Read more...
Photo: Leon Sit (pictured), a rising second-year materials engineering student, is running to represent California State Assembly District 59 in the 2022 general election. (Courtesy of Leon Sit)
Higher Education, News, UC
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July 20, 2:28 pm
UC Board of Regents names UCLA student Merhawi Tesfai as 2023-2024 student regent
This post was updated July 24 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents appointed UCLA doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai as the 2023-2024 student regent Wednesday. Tesfai, a first-generation transfer doctoral student in social welfare, will be the 49th student regent and will have official voting privileges starting July 2023, according to a UC press release. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jamie Hall)