Terrorist attacks have not deterred some students who have previously studied abroad or plan to study abroad this summer. A suicide bombing on May 22 killed 22 people and injured more than 100 others, after a concert by singer Ariana Grande. Read more...
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June 1, 1:50 am
Professor works to clear up effects of dust on climate change
Dust in the air can alter climate change in unpredictable ways, according to UCLA researchers. Jasper Kok, an assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, published a paper in April detailing how aerosols such as desert dust can cause temperature and precipitation levels to fluctuate, accelerating climate change. Read more...
Photo: Jasper Kok, an assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, is helping elucidate the role dust plays in climate change. He said dust can have either a net cooling or net heating effect on the atmosphere depending on the size of the particles. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 31, 12:36 am
Bruin women form noncompetitive club for aspiring female entrepreneurs
Hundreds of students get rejected from the campus’s handful of competitive business clubs each year because each has a limited number of spots. Megan Pierce, a third-year business economics student, was motivated to found a new club, Bruin Women in Business, due to UCLA’s lack of a formal business degree program and the scarce opportunities to join a noncompetitive business organization, especially for women. Read more...
Photo: Founders of Bruin Women in Business want to provide a nonexclusive setting for students to learn about business-related skills and careers. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
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May 26, 12:43 am
Student assists in research for technology that restored his vision
Clint Thodos could only see the “nia” of the word “California” on the board in front of him. He put the Google Glass on and a moment later, he could read the word in its entirety. Read more...
Photo: Clint Thodos, a third-year American literature and culture student, wears Google Glass to regain his full visual field. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 24, 11:45 pm
Black Male Institute conference outlines black, Latino student issues
Speakers presented research on the challenges black and Latino students face in education at a conference Wednesday. The Black Male Institute hosted its 2017 Think Tank conference, called “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: Joanna Navarro, an undergraduate student researcher, presented her findings on two programs put on by the Black Male Institute at its 2017 Think Tank conference: “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
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May 24, 1:07 am
Video: Cannabis kingdom: What does being high feel like?
Daily Bruin reporters travel across California to explore the effects of Proposition 64 on the cannabis industry and how it affects students, businesses and medicine. Watch this video in our “Cannabis Kingdom” series for a visual representation of what being high on marijuana feels like for a student. Read more...
Photo: (Iris Lee/Assistant Video producer)
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May 23, 1:37 pm
Video: Mary Corey on the civil rights movement
“Activism is in the DNA, as Kendrick would say,” says Dr. Mary Corey, a senior lecturer of history at UCLA. In the 1960s, Corey attended UCLA for her undergraduate studies and became involved in the wave of political activism that erupted during that period. Read more...
Photo: (Dean Hughes/Daily Bruin)