Abel Thomas lost most of his ability to speak his first language, Malayalam, when he immigrated to the United States in 2005 at the age of 6. He said he was disheartened by his inability to speak with his family members who lived in India and to sustain emotional connections with them. Thomas, a second-year […]
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BruinX provides programs for promoting diversity and equity on campus
A unit within the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion aims to increase its engagement with undergraduate students through mock graduate-level classes. Devon Carbado, associate vice chancellor of BruinX, said he came up with the idea to hold mock graduate classes at an event called “BruiNext: Pathways and Possibilities” last year. BruinX expanded the event […]
UCLA Law Trial Team takes second place in national mock trial competition
The UCLA Law Trial Team won second place at a national competition in January. The team placed second in the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition, following their success in November in the West Coast regional competition. Four UCLA School of Law students traveled to New Orleans […]
UCLA medical center nurse receives national award for exceptional patient care
Melissa Reider-Demer would frequently check on her patients even when she was not on shift. Heidi Eddy-Dorn, the mother of one of Reider-Demer’s patients, said she was impressed by Reider-Demer’s ability to be so empathetic while also being clinical and professional. “I remember one time she came in jeans and (was) clearly on her way […]
Cochlear Americas awards UCLA graduate student annual Graeme Clark Scholarship
At 18 months old, Derek Lee was diagnosed with cancer. Six months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments saved his life, but left him with profound hearing loss that led him to get a cochlear implant. Lee, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public health at UCLA, will be awarded the Cochlear Americas Graeme Clark […]
Class aims to bridge political divide between Hindi and Urdu languages
A UCLA professor aims to bridge the political and cultural divides between students of Indian and Pakistani heritage by bringing them together in a Hindi-Urdu language class. Gyanam Mahajan, an Asian languages and cultures professor, has been teaching the class at UCLA for over a decade. She said she hopes teaching both Hindi and Urdu […]
Black, LGBTQ organization offers healing space to share about identity, experiences
This post was updated Feb. 13 at 1:38 p.m. A student organization aims to provide healing spaces for students to discuss issues within the pan-African LGBTQ community. BlaQue runs programming through the LGBT Campus Resource Center to host study halls and other outreach events throughout the year, and participates in an annual conference that aims […]