UCLA’s Taiwan studies program received a $1 million endowment to create scholarships and programs to engage students on campus and Asian-Americans in the greater Los Angeles area. The Taiwan studies program, which was created in 2014, is under the UCLA International Institute’s UCLA Asia Pacific Center. It was launched using a three-year grant from the […]
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Healthy relationships set sail for students after ResLife love language workshop
Students discovered how they communicate love at a relationships workshop Tuesday evening. Residential Life hosted “Healthy Relationships Workshop: Love Languages” with Wazo Connect, a student-run mental health mentorship program, to help students learn about how they communicate love. Marieka Turner, Residential Life health and well-being coordinator, said she collaborated with Wazo Connect in order to […]
UCLA study provides insight into leukemia treatment options with low-fat diet
A team of UCLA researchers found a low-fat diet can improve survival rates of obese mice with leukemia, providing new ideas for doctors trying to make chemotherapy more effective. Steven Mittelman, chief of pediatric endocrinology at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and his lab found that among mice with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing chemotherapy, obese […]
Hunger Project panel advocates for alleviation of homelessness, spreads awareness
Students and members of nonprofit organizations called for students to be more involved in helping alleviate homelessness by actively spreading awareness and volunteering for organizations that aim to combat homelessness at an event Thursday. Roughly 40 students attended the panel, which was held by Hunger Project at UCLA at the Sunset Recreation Center. Hunger Project […]
UCPD investigates vandalism after Bruin Bear found painted red, yellow
The Bruin Bear statue was found covered in red and yellow paint Thursday morning. The Bruin Bear statue, located in Bruin Plaza, was vandalized sometime this week. The university erects chalkboard walls to protect the bear and other statues during Rivalry Week, the week leading up to the annual football match between USC and UCLA. […]
’10 Questions’ challenges definitions and perceptions of failure
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. The series will explore open-ended questions such as “What is beauty?”, “What is failure?” and “What is knowledge?” Each week’s panel will feature two faculty members from the School […]
Native American scholarship helps boost social worker student at UCLA
For Donald Salcedo, a member of the Quechan Indian tribe, pursuing a spot at UCLA meant choosing between personal achievement and serving his community. Salcedo, a fourth-year American Indian studies student, is one of four California Native American students to win the Rodney T. Mathews, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, a $10,000 prize the Morongo Band of […]