The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 9, 3:56 pm
GSA Recap – Nov. 6
Campus, News, Science & Health
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November 8, 12:47 am
Researchers help create app comparing users’ body image perception, reality
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 8:03 p.m. Researchers at UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, created an application to demonstrate the difference between how people perceive their bodies and their actual appearances. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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November 8, 12:44 am
Anderson School of Management hosts networking event for entrepreneurs
UCLA-based startups pitched sustainable oral care, alcohol alternatives and eight other ideas at Google Venice Headquarters on Wednesday. The UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Venture Accelerator showcased 10 startups at the headquarters, attempting to get funding and network with career professionals. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Venture Accelerator showcased 10 startups at Google Venice Headquarters on Wednesday. Four alumni companies also provided updates on their progress after graduating from the program. (Lena Nguyen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
National, News, Science & Health
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November 8, 12:30 am
Speakers at summit optimistic about clean-energy adoption in US
States and cities have made significant progress toward using 100% clean energy in recent years, faculty and experts said at a campus event Wednesday. The first-ever Summit on State and Local Progress Toward 100% Clean Energy, hosted by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, featured a panel of state and local officials from across the country, as well as national environmental policy leaders. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation hosted the first-ever Summit on State and Local Progress Toward 100% Clean Energy on Wednesday. The panel discussed efforts by state and local legislatures to phase out fossil fuels in favor of clean energy. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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November 8, 12:24 am
Exhibit at Powell Library celebrates 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Students visiting Powell Library can now see a full-scale replica of a segment of the Berlin Wall to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its fall. Powell Library introduced the new exhibition in the East Rotunda on Nov. Read more...
Photo: A new exhibit at Powell’s East Rotunda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and independence for Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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November 7, 7:11 pm
Westwood Village Improvement Association talks Metro extension, climate change
This post was updated Nov. 12 at 8:05 a.m. A planned Los Angeles Metro extension will hinder business traffic in Westwood Village starting June 2020, according to an annual report by the Westwood Village Improvement Association. Read more...
Photo: Vince Bertoni, director of planning, talked about how climate change may affect city planning. Bertoni served as the keynote speaker of the Westwood Village Improvement Association annual meeting Thursday. LA city councilmember Paul Koretz also spoke at the meeting.
News, Westwood
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November 7, 5:28 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Nov. 6
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and held monthly. Read more...