During his first year at UCLA, Antonio Henry spent one weekend every month stringing IVs into dummy arms and leading physical training at the 349th Combat Support Hospital in Bell, California. Henry, a fourth-year biology student serves as both a cadet captain in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and an officer trainee in an existing […]
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15th Dance Marathon raises nearly $450,000 to fight pediatric AIDS
UCLA community members dressed in costumes, ranging from Harry Potter robes to unicorn onesies, and stayed on their feet in Pauley Pavilion for 26 hours to raise money for pediatric AIDS research. The UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition hosted the 15th annual Dance Marathon to fundraise for pediatric AIDS research and support those who are impacted […]
Korean American Student Association to host voting registration booth
The UCLA Korean American Student Association will hold a Voter Registration Day Friday on Bruin Walk to promote civic engagement among Asian-American students. KASA will set up a booth on Bruin Walk from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help students register to vote in the presidential election, said Steve Shin, president of the Korean […]
True Bruin Distinguished Senior Scholarship Award Winner: Christina Springer
As a child, Christina Springer stayed up late to watch TV newscasts on election night with her parents, writing the number of electoral votes in her pink Minnie Mouse notebook as they increased one by one, using them to make her own predictions. She was fascinated by the idea that the individual votes of people […]
Student, performer gives voice to messages that resonate
In March, Arami Walker took the stage to perform with a popular Argentinian band at a crowded Buenos Aires club. She spoke to the audience of locals in Spanish, a language she only learned a couple months before. Walker, a fifth-year world arts and cultures student, ran into the band in a bar earlier that […]
UC to present recommendations at UN climate change conference
University of California researchers will present a report recommending officials to regulate carbon emissions and reduce short-lived pollutant concentrations at a United Nations conference on climate change later this month. Fifty UC researchers contributed to a report, announced Oct. 27 at the UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit, that made 10 recommendations for achieving carbon […]
Lecturer to share personal experience with addiction at TEDxUCLA event
Fifteen years ago, Adi Jaffe woke up handcuffed to a hospital bed after being caught in possession of half a pound of cocaine following a motorcycle accident. As an undergraduate student at UCLA, Jaffe made his living and his reputation by using and selling drugs. Now a psychology lecturer at UCLA, he plans to discuss […]