Los Angeles experts and city officials said students should continue advocating for Westwood issues at a panel Thursday evening. The undergraduate student government office of the external vice president, the Graduate Students Association and Abundant Housing LA, a group that advocates for more housing, held “How Westwood got trapped in time (and what to do […]
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Alum works in Sen. Kamala Harris’ office as director of constituent services
Daniel Chen once helped a Vietnamese woman provide a life-saving stem cell transplant for her sister. Chen helped the woman obtain humanitarian parole so she could travel to the United States and complete the transplant for her 61-year-old sister. Her family had previously applied for a visa and been rejected three times, but Chen’s constituent […]
Newly opened Geffen Academy promotes mental, physical wellness
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 4:35 p.m. Students at the recently opened Geffen Academy at UCLA may conduct independent research projects or learn how to manage their mental health before they graduate middle school. The Geffen Academy, which opened on Kinross Avenue in September, uses research by head of school Sibyll Catalan and […]
Alumna creates company to develop nonhormonal endometriosis treatment
Tanya Petrossian is fighting against an overlooked epidemic that affects more than 10 percent of girls and women worldwide. Petrossian, who received her bachelor’s and doctorate degrees at UCLA, founded EndoCyclic Therapeutics in 2017 to develop the world’s first nonhormone therapeutic treatment for endometriosis, a chronic disease that Petrossian was diagnosed with in February. “I […]
Students shocked by Orange County fire, worried about their families
The regional park that Mark Nguyen and his family would hike in Tustin, California, is now burnt and covered in ash. “It’s unfortunate it’s so close to home — it’s definitely more surreal than usual,” he said. “You hear about wildfires all the time but it usually does not affect you as much.” A fire […]
UCLA law school assistant professor appointed to UN Human Rights Council
A UCLA School of Law professor will continue researching contemporary forms of racial discrimination at a broader scale at the United Nations while continuing to teach at UCLA. The U.N. Human Rights Council appointed E. Tendayi Achiume, an assistant professor of law at UCLA, as the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, […]
Northern California wildfires affect students’ hometowns and families
Isabella Gregoretti woke up Monday to text messages from her family and friends updating her about the fires that swept through Northern California early in the morning. “It’s scary being so far away and not being able to do anything to help the people you love,” said Gregoretti, a fourth-year psychology student. “No one from […]