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September 29, 12:12 am
Graphic: Inaccurate ID renders transgender voters ineligible
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September 29, 12:05 am
Q&A: Professor talks income segregation in land use regulations
Associate professor Paavo Monkkonen and assistant professor Michael Lens, of the Urban Planning Department at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, spent the past few years investigating the relationship between land use regulations and segregation by income. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs professors Paavo Monkkonen and Michael Lens had their research in urban planning cited in the September issue of a White House publication. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
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September 28, 11:51 pm
Student overcomes dark past, on track to successful graduation
Jackie Iovino had no family support, no money and battled heroin addiction for several years, not long ago. Her battle came to an end in 2014 when she became an anthropology student at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Jackie Iovino, a current UCLA graduate student in anthropology battled heroin addiction and homelessness for several years, before she joined UCLA. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
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September 27, 9:55 pm
Student creates secret agent game to encourage young girls in STEM
In a game created by a UCLA student and her two sisters, 11- to 14-year-old players can combat a villain as agents for a top secret government agency. Read more...
Photo: Megan, Stephanie and Alicia Williams are triplet sisters who are developing Agent XX, an upcoming mobile game application targeted at young women interested in science, technology, engineering and math. (Courtesy of Jayne Williams)
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September 27, 9:23 pm
UCLA initiates program to support first-generation college students
UCLA’s first-ever program for first-generation college students held its Welcome Soiree on Tuesday night in Covel Commons. First To Go, which was created in June, will focus on providing resources, networking opportunities and programming specifically for the first-generation students at UCLA, said Symone Morales, First To Go’s program coordinator. Read more...
Photo: First generation college students attended First To Go, the first UCLA program of its kind, at Covel Commons Tuesday night. It was created in June and will focus on providing resources, networking opportunities and programming. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 26, 9:47 pm
UCLA CARES program provides support for children with anxiety
A UCLA center that gives families and professionals resources to help treat children’s anxiety has been conducting research and hiring more staff since it was established earlier this year. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support, which gives people information about how they can treat anxiety, will launch new programs to better treat the condition. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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September 25, 10:32 pm
The immersive experience of an independent study abroad program
When Olivia Draper stepped off the plane in Thailand this summer, she barely spoke a word of Thai. Instead of studying abroad with a university program, Draper traveled on her own to Thailand, where she spent eight weeks working in a restaurant while learning Thai, and another five days living as a nun in a Buddhist monastery near Bangkok. Read more...
Photo: Olivia Draper spent about nine weeks living on her own in Thailand to learn Thai. Draper worked in a restaurant and lived as a Buddhist nun in a monastery. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)