UCLA faculty from the Fielding School of Public Health and the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies countered misinformation surrounding the coronavirus to UCLA community members at an event Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA faculty from the Fielding School of Public Health and the Center for Chinese Studies co-hosted “The Novel Coronavirus: What Do We Know and What’s Next?” The Monday event discussed the misinformation surrounding coronavirus. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
UCLA graduate students protested against low stipends and a lack of affordable housing in front of the Charles E. Young Research Library on Monday. The protest began at noon with a rally that saw about 30 attendees. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Fitzwater, an anthropology graduate student, holds a sign advocating for a new cost-of-living adjustment in calculating the stipends of graduate students. UCLA graduate students and supporters protested in front of Charles E. Young Research Library against these stipends, which they said were unsustainably low for the areas of high rent they live in. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin)
The dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science joined the ranks of the National Academy of Engineering on Thursday. The NAE is a private nonprofit organization that honors exceptional engineers from around the world. Read more...
Photo: Dean Jayathi Murthy speaks to members of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science after being appointed to lead the school. Murthy is the most recent UCLA faculty member to join the National Academy of Engineering, a nonprofit organization that honors exceptional engineers around the world. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 12:24 a.m. The anti-LGBTQ+ Westboro Baptist Church picketed near the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on Monday morning. Read more...
Photo: Six members of the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBTQ+ group, picketed near the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on Monday morning. WBC also held similar protests at USC and two high schools in Los Angeles. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A UCLA-run program offers senior citizens the opportunity to improve their health and contribute to research by volunteering at underachieving elementary schools in south Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Adult volunteers attend their weekly meeting at the 54th Street Elementary School in south Los Angeles. The meeting is part of Generation Xchange, a UCLA-run program that researches the health benefits of volunteering by pairing adults with elementary school classes. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free taco promotion Friday evening. Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, the owners of Tacos 1986, created the franchise back in 2018 as a taco stand traveling around Los Angeles, making stops in Venice, Smorgasburg and Koreatown. Read more...
Photo: Clients eat tacos on the white counters in front of Tacos 1986, a Tijuana, Mexico, inspired taco joint that opened in Westwood Village on Friday. The red-and-white shop features an open kitchen and no seating. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
