Friday, March 29

Nowruz celebration at Dickson Court seeks to share Iranian culture

This post was updated March 13 at 10:54 p.m. Thousands of people from across Los Angeles gathered in Dickson Court on Sunday for the Farhang Foundation’s 14th annual celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Read more...

Photo: Students at the Nowruz celebration of Iranian New Year, which was held at Dickson Court, are pictured. The celebration aims to celebrate Iranian art and culture. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


Campus tours provide guides, prospective students with meaningful experiences

This post was updated March 13 at 11:09 p.m. Shepherded by undergraduates wearing blue polo shirts, high school seniors on Bruin Walk picture themselves walking to lectures in the fall. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are prospective students participating in a campus tour. The tours, which are offered by two different groups, aim to show visitors key parts of the UCLA campus. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)



National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA raises nearly $23K for convention

This post was updated March 10 at 9:03 p.m. UCLA’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers raised nearly $23,000 in February to help members attend the organization’s national convention. Read more...

Photo: Members of the National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA pose for a picture at a previous NSBE convention. The club raised nearly $23,000 in February to sponsor club members who will attend the annual conference later this month. (Courtesy of Selasi Etchey)


Michael Grunstein, pioneering researcher in epigenetics, dies at 77

Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, died Feb. 18. He was 77 years old. Grunstein – best known for his study of histones, the proteins that DNA is coiled around – first became a faculty member at UCLA in 1975. Read more...

Photo: Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, is pictured. Grunstein died Feb 18. (Courtesy of Siavash Kurdistani)



UCLA Dining to introduce breakfast, late-night options in spring 2024

This post was updated on March 8 at 12:04 a.m. UCLA Dining will offer new breakfast and late-night dining options next quarter. Bruin Café and Epicuria at Ackerman will serve breakfast options starting next quarter, while De Neve dining hall will also offer a pilot program to bring back its late-night dining options, according to an emailed statement from UCLA Dining. Read more...

Photo: Students in the De Neve dining hall are pictured. The dining hall will begin to offer late-night pizza options during Week 2 of spring quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)