The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda The GSA forum voted to hold elections the second week of spring quarter to […]
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Student groups showcase diversity at 2015 World In-Sight
World In-Sight was a way for Clarissa Rodriguez to combine her passion for Russian culture and her drive to help people with disabilities in Russia. The International Student Association at UCLA hosted World In-Sight, a multicultural fair aimed to showcase cultures from different parts of the world. About 25 student groups participated in the second […]
Architect to speak at TEDxUCLA about smartphone impact on urban design
Architect Roger Sherman founded cityLAB, a research and design center at UCLA, with his colleague Dana Cuff after realizing a need for an outlet for UCLA architecture students and faculty to solve contemporary urban problems. Sherman, an architecture and urban design adjunct professor and co-director of cityLAB, and his colleagues use the think tank to […]
Cap and Gown Rental Project seeks to trim financial strain of graduation
The Cap and Gown Rental Project loaned 17 of its 20 caps and gowns in less than an hour when it opened on May 19. The rental period was intended to last until May 22, but ended early after all the graduation gear was rented out on May 20. Hanita Dhillon, a third-year English student […]
Graduate student integrates music, neuroscience in research
After working an eight-hour day at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Don Vaughn changed out of his lab coat and drove to Los Angeles International Airport last week to catch his flight to New York, where he performed the next day. Vaughn, a graduate student in neuroscience and part-time drummer and DJ, […]
Undergraduate student to share digital storytelling project at TEDxUCLA
Before Joan Hanawi left Ecuador for California, her host sister said she thought Hanawi would soon forget her time in Ecuador. But her host family realized her genuine intention to help the people in Tena, Ecuador, after she returned last summer for the third time. Hanawi, a third-year international development studies and geography/environmental studies student, […]
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 […]