A UCLA startup team won $70,000 for developing a new dental braces system. The startup Mechanodontics won the first place prize in the Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs on April 19. Mehdi Roein-Peikar, a dentistry resident and member of the team, said the startup offers a new dental braces system that is […]
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International migration studies minor to be offered starting fall 2017
Students can now learn about immigrants’ migration across cultural, legal and political borders by taking the new international migration studies minor. The international migration studies minor, approved in fall 2016 by the UCLA Academic Senate, is recruiting its first cohort for fall 2017. Students who are interested must apply no later than the spring quarter […]
New shuttles to bring students to grocery stores outside Westwood
Grocery shuttles taking students outside of Westwood are now in service after months of delay. The UCLA Community Programs Office officially launched the grocery shuttle pilot program this week, said CPO Director Antonio Sandoval. A van will pick up students at 7 p.m. between Monday and Thursday and at 10 a.m. on Fridays. The program […]
Westwood Village plans to offer affordable evening parking program
Westwood visitors will soon receive discounted parking rates in the evening as part of a two-year pilot program. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is collaborating with UCLA to offer the “$5 after 5 p.m.” parking program at Lot 36 and on 924 Westwood Blvd. in the Village. UCLA owns and operates both lots. The program, […]
International students concerned about Trump’s review of H-1B visa
International UCLA students are worried they may not be able to find jobs in the U.S. when they graduate, after President Donald Trump announced a review of the H-1B visa program last week. Trump signed an executive order on April 18 which directed federal agencies to review employment immigration laws, including the H-1B visa program. […]
USAC presidential candidate Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh talks platforms
This year’s undergraduate student government presidential candidate, who is running unopposed, said she has a vision to empower and unify the student body. Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh, a third-year communication studies student, double minoring in public affairs and Israel studies, said she aims to use her leadership experience to better serve students. She added she thinks […]
UCLA students march for science in LA, Washington, D.C.
Thousands of scientists, students and citizens marched in the heat from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall, holding signs with science puns, calls for action and protests against President Donald Trump. University of California students, including many from UCLA, participated in the March for Science in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. A UCLA graduate […]