When faculty and administrators started the disability studies minor, they thought students with disabilities would be the most interested. But 10 years later, the minor has grown in size, and students from all backgrounds apply. Read more...
Photo: Claudine Ignacio, a third-year psychobiology student, runs an Instagram page that tells the stories of disabled individuals, inspired by a disability studies class. (Courtesy of Claudine Ignacio)
UCLA researchers conducted a study in October that suggested the majority of Trump supporters come from economically disadvantaged areas or areas that are unaffected by immigration and trade policies. Read more...
UCLA medical scholars and residents are collaborating with medical workers in Latin America to provide better health care. At a panel hosted by the UCLA Center for World Health on Thursday, three physicians from the David Geffen School of Medicine and a physician from Nicaragua discussed the health care projects they are leading in underserved Latin American areas. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Center for World Health hosted a panel discussing Latin American health care Thursday, as part of the newly launched Latin America Initiative. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Students de-stressed by throwing pies on other students’ faces Wednesday. Bruins for Healthcare held an event from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Dickson Court where students that were stressed from midterms or needed to release frustration got to pie the organization’s board members in the face. Read more...
Photo: Board members of Bruins for Healthcare were pied on the face by students who felt stressed out due to midterms, as part of the student organization’s fundraising initiative. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
Students who find themselves eating alone on the Hill have a new way to find a dining partner. With the Bruin Dine app, which was launched by three UCLA students, students are matched with a stranger for a meal. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students Dustin Wong (left), a fourth-year biology student, Ram Sivasundaram (center) and Victor Wu (right), fourth-year economics students, created Bruin Dine, a new app that helps students find people to eat with at dining halls on the Hill. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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Two propositions regarding the death penalty will appear on Tuesday’s statewide ballot – one which aims to repeal the death penalty and another that seeks to speed up the execution process. Read more...
