A new addition to UCLA’s meteorite gallery suggests the moon and Earth are made up of similar elements. The gallery hosted a free public lecture on lunar meteorites Sunday after obtaining a rare lunar meteorite named La’gad, in January. Read more...
Photo: (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin) La’gad, the newest addition to the UCLA meteorite gallery, broke off the moon upon impact from a larger meteorite and landed in the Sahara Desert, where it was discovered in 2015.
High school students learned about squirrel feeding, laser cooling and the Royal Ballet of Cambodia in classes led by UCLA students during an event Saturday. Splash is a nationwide program that holds yearly events during which college students teach informal introductory classes on various topics to high school students. Read more...
Photo: Around 70 high school students attended classes on various topics taught by UCLA students at an event Saturday. Classes offered at Splash this year included lessons on the evolution of teen film, analyzing stock charts and Russian prison tattoos. (Mackenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
UCLA has not seen more white supremacist activity on campus since fall 2016, despite a rise in such behavior on other college campuses. A report released by the Anti-Defamation League on Jan. Read more...
Two new study spaces opened on the Hill in January to accommodate additional student demand. These are located at Bruin Plate and Feast dining halls after hours. Read more...
Announcements: The association passed a legislation to hold cabinet members more accountable for their actions by holding nonpublic hearings with the association’s appointment board. UCLA transit manager Connie Englert said UCLA Transportation is looking at ways to inexpensively improve BruinBus to make it more efficient for students. Read more...
University police are searching for a man who attempted to break into a UCLA student’s apartment near Culver City on Thursday. The student was in his apartment on Mentone Avenue when he saw a man outside his window attempting to break in at 2:13 a.m., according a UCPD alert. Read more...
UCLA researchers have found that teenagers who face ethnic discrimination sleep less than those who do not. In a study published last month, researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute interviewed hundreds of high school students of different ethnic backgrounds, asking them if they agreed with statements such as “people act as if they’re afraid of you” and “you receive poorer service at restaurants and stores” to assess whether they had experienced discrimination. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found that individuals who had experienced ethnic discrimination had shorter sleep duration and worse sleep quality. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
