On Friday, students called for legislators and legislative staff to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown to address campus issues, including increasing funding for the University of California. The Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President’s office and the UCLA Office of Government and Community Relations hosted the first-ever Campus Climate Legislative Day. About 80 people signed […]
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For People of Color Conference addresses diversity in law schools
Natalie Bui saw statistics that made law schools seem like exclusive boys’ clubs that would be inaccessible to her no matter how hard she tried in her applications. “As I began my research, one of the first things I came across was ‘100 reasons not to go to law school for a person of color,’ […]
Anderson Women’s Summit gives advice on achieving workplace success
Graduate students suggested ways to succeed in workplaces dominated by men at a forum Sunday held by the Women’s Business Connection at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. About 200 attendees came to the third annual Anderson Women’s Summit, including students at the School of Management, alumni and women currently in the workforce. Connie Woo, […]
Raza Youth Conference encourages students to pursue higher education
High school student Kaylene Mendez wants to be the first in her family to go to college. So, on Saturday, she made the hourlong drive to UCLA from Garden Grove to learn what to do to reach her goal. The 15-year-old sat next to her older sister and rode the bus to UCLA with a […]
Kappa Delta members hand out compliment balloons as part of campaign
Second-year electrical engineering student Lindsay Light gives first-year psychology student Madison Vaughn a compliment balloon on Friday as part of Kappa Delta’s Confidence Coalition “You Make Me Smile” campaign.
SJP holds town hall addressing recent hate speech, campus climate
About 30 students and alumni shared personal stories of hate speech on campus and ideas of how to make campus climate more inclusive at a town hall Thursday night hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. The town hall centered around offensive posters targeting Students for Justice in Palestine that were posted at UCLA and […]
UCLA study finds link between Down syndrome and premature aging
UCLA researchers recently conducted a study showing that Down syndrome can accelerate aging throughout the body. Using an epigenetic clock that tracks chemical reactions to measure the ages of different tissues in the body, the researchers found that the biological ages of the brain tissue and blood tissue in people with Down syndrome are much […]