UCLA faculty remember Lewis Leeburg for his kindness, generosity and enduring love for UCLA. “If he had an opportunity to do something for UCLA, he took it gladly,” said Ephraim McLean, who created UCLA IS Associates with Leeburg in 1978. “He will be remembered as someone who, whenever asked, gave his all for his alma […]
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Mentorship organization to build bridges between Bruins, professionals
A new student-run organization aims to provide professional mentorship for students. Bruin Bridges, which launched in April and held its first meeting Friday, connects students to leaders in various industries who will advise and mentor them. Twenty-one students are participating in the program this quarter. Giulia Sperandio, president of Bruin Bridges and a third-year economics […]
Dance Marathon 2018 raises $317,599 to fight pediatric AIDS
The Pediatric Aids Coalition at UCLA raised $317,599.29 at this year’s Dance Marathon, a $116,915.71 decrease from last year. The event, which PAC hosts annually, featured performances by student groups and outside performers, celebrity guest speakers and speakers from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the UCLA AIDS Institute. Dance Marathon aims to raise […]
The Daily Bruin takes home multiple first-place awards at SPJ conference
This article was updated April 29 at 5:44 p.m. The Daily Bruin earned more than a dozen awards across several categories at a regional journalism competition Saturday. The Bruin received multiple accolades for sports writing and multimedia projects at the Society of Professional Journalists Regional Conference in Universal City, California, totaling six first-place awards and […]
Activists protest UCLA’s use of animals in laboratory research at Murphy Hall
An animal rights protester at UCLA flipped over his dog’s scarred ear to reveal a black tattoo that was used to identify him as a test animal in a cosmetics laboratory. The dog walked with animal rights groups Progress for Science, In Defense of Animals, Los Angeles for Animals and Liberation Los Angeles on Friday […]
UCLA professor named Carnegie Fellow for research on content moderation
A UCLA professor was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Wednesday. Sarah Roberts, an assistant professor of information studies, was named a 2018 Carnegie Fellow for her research on commercial content moderation and received $200,000 for her research. Commercial content moderation involves human screening of content posted on social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, […]
Bird representatives discuss early challenges before company took flight
Justin Balthrop was first introduced to the idea of electric scooters that could be accessed anytime and anywhere when his friend brought two scooters as they met for drinks in Santa Monica. A year later, Balthrop and his friend, Travis VanderZanden, the founder of Bird Rides Inc., have reached one million rides through their new […]