UCLA medical student Debbie Martins still remembers a 2-year-old girl she met last summer while working with children suffering from malaria and tuberculosis in a Mozambique clinic. The child suffered from tuberculosis, which had infected her spine and paralyzed her from the waist down. “Some of the things we would never see here and that […]
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Bruins offer activities for Homelessness Awareness Week
Homelessness Awareness Week, an event meant to educate students about homelessness in Los Angeles, is happening until Friday at various locations across campus and on the Hill. Tara Noorani, a committee liaison for the Mobile Clinic Project and a fourth-year physiological science student, organized the event with Akshay Ravi, the Mobile Clinic Project grant writing […]
Nobel Prize winner Arieh Warshel gives lecture at UCLA
Arieh Warshel, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, presented a free, public seminar on Monday called “Multiscale Modeling of Complex Biological Systems and Processes.” Warshal and two other scientists were presented the award last year for their work in “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.” The event was part of […]
USAC Finance Committee chair to resign before term ends
The chair of the undergraduate student government’s finance committee for the past two school years will resign in May, about a month before her term is set to expire. Cynthia Jasso, who served as the Undergraduate Students Association Council Finance Committee chair, plans to resign from her position early to go to Tulsa, Okla. to […]
UCLA student gives hope to Talented 90% in Compton
Deanna Jordan was alone in a hospital room in May 2008, with her newborn cradled in her arms. After giving birth to her third child, Kingston, at 22 years old, Jordan realized that she needed to turn her life around. At the time, she was young and unemployed. Jordan was worried how she would be […]
What’s happening at UCLA this week: April 21-27
Monday Multiscale Modeling of Complex Biological Systems and Processes: Arieh Warshel, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will present a seminar on his research. The seminar is free and open to the public. Young Hall CS76, 4 p.m. Bruin Health Week: Let’s Talk About Sex Fair. Kerckhoff Patio, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. […]
Student files petition over USAC election calendar vote
A former member of the undergraduate student government election board filed a complaint against councilmembers Friday for breaking student government bylaws when approving this year’s elections calendar. The petition states that there is currently no legitimate Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Calendar outlining the schedule for the spring 2014 elections because councilmembers did not follow […]