A student-directed project aims to educate Los Angeles foster girls about healthy living and raise public awareness about foster youth. Project Maryvale partners with Maryvale Residential Homes, a foundation in Rosemead, California, that houses foster girls ages 6 to 18, to put on educational presentations for Maryvale’s residents. This project, which started in 2014, is […]
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Roundtable talk to examine roles of women in medieval society, rediscover gold
Objects are more privileged than subjects, Sara Burdorff suggests in UCLA’s next Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Roundtable. Typically, men in Anglo-Saxon literature are viewed as the subjects – nonmarginalized, active players. Women, on the other hand, are interpreted as passive objects, but Burdorff said she aims to challenge these conventional norms. Over the […]
Gymnastics gets first place in semifinals of NCAA championship meet
This post was updated April 19 at 2:00 p.m. FORT WORTH, Texas –– The Bruins will fight another day. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (9-1) took first place in the first session of the NCAA semifinals Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. The win secured the Bruins’ place in Saturday’s NCAA championship meet. Also advancing to the […]
No. 2 gymnastics heads to NCAA championship with second-straight title on the line
The Bruins will have to clear one more hurdle before securing another national title. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (9-1) will take on No. 3 Louisiana State (8-3), No. 5 Utah (8-2) and No. 6 Michigan (5-2) in the first semifinal of the NCAA championship Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. The top two teams from each […]
Class strips stigma from pole-dancing, trades fetishization for self-expression
Students will pole-dance to find their inner power on Friday, said TaMisha Greathouse. In honor of this year’s Sex Week, a beginner pole-dancing class will be held in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. Hosted by the UCLA Sexual Health Coalition and UCLA Housing, the event is targeted toward students who have not previously pole-danced. Greathouse, co-chair of […]
New eye gel can improve and accelerate healing process for wounded corneas
UCLA researchers developed a gel that can heal wounded eyeballs. The adhesive gel, when applied to injuries on the cornea, the outermost layer of the eye, promotes the growth of surrounding cells and seals any cuts. The researchers’ study was published March 20 in Science Advances. Nasim Annabi, a chemical and biomolecular engineering assistant professor […]
Letter from the editor: Daily Bruin stays unified while seeking to amend Communications Board’s policies
Dear Daily Bruin staff and members of the UCLA community, I am a firm believer that journalists should be telling the news – not making it. And yet, here we are doing just that. A considerable number of Daily Bruin staff members elected to strike upon learning that our publisher, the Associated Students UCLA Communications […]