Friday, April 24

Science Policy Group at UCLA hosts panel for LA mayoral candidates

Los Angeles mayoral candidates discussed how they would use research and data collection to address issues such as homelessness and climate change at an on-campus panel Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: LA Mayoral Candidates discuss their views on incorporating science in policy during a panel. The panel was hosted by the Science Policy Group at UCLA on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Anna Dai-Liu)



Newly elected GSA leaders look to address issues facing graduate student community

Looking forward to next year, the incoming Graduate Students Association officers plan to focus on issues such as housing, transportation, community and more. The GSA elects four officers each year: president, vice president of internal affairs, vice president of external affairs and vice president of academic affairs. Read more...

Photo: The Graduate Students Association offices are housed in Kerchoff Hall (pictured). The 2022-2023 officers were sworn in May 4. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)


Annual symposium works to make health care, research more gender inclusive

Researchers and clinicians discussed new methods to make health care and research more gender inclusive at the Ninth Annual UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute Symposium. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Terrie Ahn gives a presentation during the Ninth Annual UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute Symposium. Ahn’s presentation was during the portion of the symposium on infection, inflammation and immunity. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


Teamsters Local 2010 rallies for UC to improve wages, working conditions

This post was updated May 22 at 10:24 p.m. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to protest unfair wages and unsafe working conditions Thursday afternoon.  About 100 workers from Teamsters Local 2010, a union that represents approximately 15,000 University of California and California State University skilled workers, marched outside the Luskin Conference Center to demand wage increases starting at 11 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Teamsters Local 2010 members protest outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center during the University of California Board of Regents meeting. The union is demanding fair wages and better working conditions at UC and California State University campuses. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)


Artists, museum staff recount histories behind several Chinatown murals

This post was updated at 10:35 p.m. Providing a portal between past and present, Chinatown’s murals capture the history of the neighborhood and its residents. Many artists drew inspiration from their personal experiences and heritages to paint these works throughout Chinatown, helping to preserve their cultural legacy for future generations. Read more...

Photo: “The Party at Lan-Ting” (pictured) is one of many murals scattered throughout Chinatown. Each of these murals works to preserve the heritage of the neighborhood’s residents. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


Protesters outside UC Regents meeting call for weapons manufacturer divestment

This post was updated May 19 at 1:51 p.m. A University of California coalition rallied outside the UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to call for divestment from companies involved with weapons manufacturing.  UC Divest, a coalition of organizations committed to ideas such as anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism and anti-war, began protesting at 8:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Protesters rallied outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. The University of California Divest coalition called upon the UC to divest from companies involved with weapons manufacturing. (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)