Nabil Alshurafa and Rajaa Alrayyes rushed through the menu at a bakery in Egypt days before their wedding ceremony. Preoccupied with their studies, they picked out their wedding cake in less than a minute. At the time, Alshurafa was focusing on his doctoral studies in computer science at UCLA and Alrayyes was preparing to transfer […]
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UCLA journal to host event on police violence in Chicana/o communities
A UCLA Chicana/o studies journal is hosting a symposium to discuss police violence in Chicana/o communities at UCLA Wednesday, in response to various cases of police brutality against minority ethnic groups. The editorial board of Regeneración Tlacuilolli: UCLA Raza Studies Journal is hosting the symposium. Graduate and undergraduate students from various UC campuses, faculty and […]
Student awarded Library Prize for research in sciences, arts and humanities
Nine students were awarded the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research as part of Undergraduate Research Week, which ended Friday. The prizes consisted of seven categories, and winners were awarded cash prizes ranging from $250 to $450 for major and minor projects depending on each paper’s length. Winning projects will be published on eScholarship, the University […]
Alumna combines market research expertise with media, entertainment business
Growing up playing various musical instruments and participating in musical bands, Kerry Edelstein developed an empathy for artists. The market research guru and UCLA Anderson School of Management alumna said she wanted to work in the media and entertainment businesses, but she wasn’t going to make it as a professional performer. Still, she needed an […]
Bruin Day for Transfers welcomes students, helps alleviate concerns
UCLA has been Shaina Kashani’s dream university since her freshman year in high school. She said she was determined to register at UCLA and learn about her new college life at Bruin Day for Transfers on Saturday. More than 6,000 people registered to participate in this year’s Bruin Day for Transfers, more than 2,000 of […]
Diversity forum takes steps toward equality, inclusion
Students, faculty and staff brainstormed ways to improve diversity through better discrimination and bias reporting processes and retention resources, among other ideas, at an on-campus forum Thursday. Forum organizers plan to incorporate suggestions and concerns discussed at the event in a letter to Jerry Kang, UCLA’s new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. The […]
Chinese-American Students and Scholars Seminar holds inaugural event
A new seminar series at UCLA aims to spark discussions among Chinese students and connect them to academic and career advice from researchers. The program, UCLA Chinese-American Students and Scholars Seminar, originated from the Chinese Biomedical Peer Seminar, a program founded in 2011 and aimed to promote scientific collaboration among Chinese graduate students. The inaugural […]