Students called on the UCLA Undocumented Student Program to create more scholarships and improve resources for undocumented students at a town hall event Thursday. USP, which received $100,000 from the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s surplus funds last month, hosted a town hall to receive student feedback on where to allocate the money. Several students who […]
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Biochemistry professor emeritus remembered for research, support
Students and faculty remember Roberts Smith for helping create UCLA’s department of biochemistry and developing drugs to treat viral infections. Smith, a biochemistry professor emeritus, died Jan. 25 at the age of 89. In 1958, he started working at UCLA, where he conducted research on phosphorus-nitrogen linkages, with a special interest in cancer treatment. Smith […]
Dashew Center addresses transparency concerns regarding iSTART fees
Student leaders are asking the university to be more transparent about how it spends the money from a mandatory fee for international students. All incoming international students are required to pay an iSTART fee, which funds an online orientation, on top of their New Student Orientation fees during their first quarter at UCLA. A survey […]
Campus’ LGBTQ community spotlighted in UCLA Pride Parade 2018
Maria Hammett said she never had a community where she felt accepted as a queer individual until she came to UCLA. “UCLA has been really helpful in me exploring my identity and being my authentic self,” said Hammett, a third-year environmental science student. She added she decided to come to UCLA because she felt it […]
Local high schoolers get a splash of classes taught by UCLA students
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. Though other universities such as Stanford […]
Professor derives art from high-order math, leaves department for music
Michael Andrews has taught math at UCLA for three years but is leaving this year to pursue his passion for art. To celebrate his career change, Andrews, an assistant adjunct professor in the mathematics department, analyzed heavy metal and showed his own audiovisual art at a talk Thursday. About 200 people attended the talk, which […]
Video: Bird vs. Uber – Which is faster?
Bird is an app that allows users to find and ride electric scooters. Recently, a multitude of Bird scooters have appeared on campus and throughout Westwood. Daily Bruin Video sought to answer the fateful question: Is riding a Bird scooter faster than taking an Uber?