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January 29, 12:47 am

UCLA alumnus starts hat company with brother for cancer patients

Shaun Veran’s little brother, Keane Veran, began to wear hats after his hair fell out during treatment for leukemia. However, Keane Veran was worried that the caps he wore would cause infection because of his weakened immune system, and could not find a hat that was either machine washable or antibacterial. Read more...

Photo: Shaun (left) and Keane Veran (right) co-founded OURA, a company that sells specialty hats designed for cancer patients and their supporters, in November. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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January 29, 12:41 am

UCLA TA claims department targeted him with threat of Title IX complaint

A graduate student is accusing the communication department of misusing the Title IX process to threaten him. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into UCLA on Wednesday for possible sexual harassment under Title IX, a department spokesman said. Read more...

Photo: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched a investigation into UCLA following a complaint that alleged the communication department misused the Title IX process. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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January 24, 10:32 pm

Student creates startup to facilitate peer-to-peer tutoring

Parsa Rezvani’s father struggled in his high school English class when he immigrated from Iran until he befriended some American classmates. In exchange for helping them in their math classes, he received help in passing English. Read more...

Photo: Parsa Rezvani, a fourth-year economics student, founded Tutorfly to connect students with their peers for academic support. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, News, UC

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January 23, 11:40 pm

UC startup contest finalist hopes to connect research papers through AI

A UCLA alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help researchers accelerate the process of going through research papers. Jude Calvillo, who graduated from UCLA in 2008 and co-founded Hyperthesis, was named one of the finalists in the University of California’s “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest Jan. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Jude Calvillo was named one of the finalists in the “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest for his startup, Hyperthesis. (Courtesy of Brenda Mejos)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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January 23, 2:27 am

Students paint clothing bins, aim to create accessible donation options

Colorful clothing donation bins will be available throughout campus beginning next week. Good Clothes Good People, a nonprofit organization that gives donations back to local communities, and the Bruin Visual Arts Club, which provides resources for UCLA arts students, painted clothing donation bins at Royce Quad on Monday as part of a project to encourage more individuals to donate clothes. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Bruin Visual Arts Club, which provides resources for UCLA arts students, painted clothing donation bins on Monday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, News, Westwood

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January 23, 2:20 am

Westwoof: Dog park opens at neighborhood recreation center

Dogs have a new place to run around following the opening of a new dog park in Westwood. The city opened a dog park at the Westwood Recreation Center on Dec. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles opened a dog park at the Westwood Recreation Center on Dec. 18. Many residents said they enjoy the new dog park and think it is a great place for their dogs to run around and play. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


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