Thursday, June 18

Meet the mental coach behind the success of many UCLA student-athletes

This post was updated June 9 at 9:10 p.m. Education and information studies lecturer Julie Pelikhova has taught student-athletes and coaches to prioritize their mental health for six years. Read more...

Photo: Julie Pelikhova is featured holding a copy of her book “Mindset Champion: Winning the Inner Game for Student Athletes” in Pauley Pavilion, which she co-authored with Misty Buck. Her book emphasizes how important it is for student athletes to train their minds alongside their bodies. (Courtesy of Julie Pelikhova)



UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to review program change following criticism

This post was updated June 3 at 9:57 p.m. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Melnitz Hall is pictured. UCLA film and television students filed a petition Tuesday in response to the department’s changes to its undergraduate narrative directing program. (Daily Bruin file photo)


In Plain Sight: From murals to evacuation maps, UCLA’s sign shop blends craftsmanship, creativity

A diverse range of signs are scattered across UCLA’s 419-acre campus, from murals to traffic markers. But behind the scenes, workers at UCLA’s sign shop spend weeks in the basement of the Facilities Management building creating the signs that guide students, faculty and visitors. Read more...

Photo: UCLA sign shop sign makers Lars Peterson and Mark Vogt are pictured. The sign shop makes all plaques and signs that direct students, faculty and visitors around campus. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


HAND at UCLA brings researchers, students together to discuss aging and memory

This post was updated May 28 at 12:08 a.m. Subtle memory-related brain changes in people with neurological disorders may be reversible before full cognitive decline occurs, underscoring the importance of early detection, UCLA researchers said at a May 15 conference. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Jeff Bronstein, the director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA, is pictured at the HAND Conference discussing the difference between normal cognitive aging and neurological disease and how people age differently. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)


UCLA historians preserve documents, photos in ‘Power from the Past’ online archive

UCLA historians launched a revamped digital labor history archive in April, preserving materials from movements led by Southern California unions. The Memory Work Research Initiative at UCLA – which the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment oversees – digitized documents, images and flyers on an online archive called Power from the Past. Read more...

Photo: (Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Daily Bruin staff)


In Plain Sight: UCLA Marina Aquatic Center staff provides space for recreation, water sports

This post was updated May 22 at 1:54 a.m. About 10 miles away from campus, staff at UCLA’s waterfront recreation center are providing a natural escape for students and veterans. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA sailboat sits upside down. The Marina Aquatic Center provides a space for students and veterans to build a connection with the water. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)