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August 21, 5:26 pm

New ELTS department seeks to provide holistic approach in first full academic year

UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...

Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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August 16, 1:41 pm

Students anticipate in-person opening of Black Bruin Resource Center

Students expressed enthusiasm for UCLA’s upcoming plans to open the Black Bruin Resource Center as a physical space on campus after its first year of virtual operations. Read more...

Photo: UCLA plans to officially open its on-campus Black Bruin Resource Center this fall. The center, situated in Kerckhoff Hall, will welcome students to use the space for meetings and activities. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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August 11, 2:27 pm

New businesses continue to open in Westwood following pandemic-related challenges

This post was updated Aug. 14 at 2:16 p.m. New businesses are opening their doors in Westwood Village following a year of pandemic-related business closures and hardships. Read more...

Photo: New businesses are coming to Westwood with at least five new ones since April. The recent openings followed a year of pandemic-related hardships and closures for operators. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, International, News

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August 6, 5:12 pm

Students discuss benefits, drawbacks of Tokyo’s hosting Olympics during pandemic

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:07 p.m. When Kakeru Iwabuchi learned the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo, he was ecstatic. Iwabuchi, a fourth-year sociology student from Japan, said he even applied to be an Olympic volunteer, hoping to support the Games. Read more...

Photo: Japanese international students have mixed feelings about Tokyo’s decision to proceed with hosting the Olympic Games in July despite an ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and record numbers of daily infections. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, National, News

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August 2, 2:15 pm

UCLA alumnus bridges barriers with cooking, takes passion to ‘Top Chef Amateurs’

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:01 p.m. An 11 p.m. leap-of-faith decision took Sharila Stewart, a UCLA alumnus, to the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs.” Premiering July 1, “Top Chef Amateurs” is a spinoff of the American reality show “Top Chef” and features home cooks instead of professional chefs as contestants. Read more...

Photo: (From left: Sharila Stewart’s Angolan inspired peanut sponge cake, Stewart in her home kitchen, and Stewart’s lamb roast with haricot vert and potatoes.) UCLA alumni Sharila Stewart is a contestant on the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs” this year. Stewart said the diversity of dishes in UCLA dining halls helped develop her love for learning about other cultures and bringing people together through food. (Courtesy of Sharila Stewart)

A Closer Look, News, Science & Health

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July 21, 3:01 pm

Bruins participate in analog Mars mission to research, simulate astronaut life

This story was last updated July 25 at 7:53 p.m. UCLA students and alumni are simulating life as astronauts to practice techniques to use during space travel to Mars. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Olivia Ettlin was a crew member on a mission simulating astronaut life on Mars at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah. (Courtesy of Olivia Ettlin)


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