Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Karen Gonzalez felt she had limited access to a well-rounded education. “I personally never met another scientist until I came to UCLA,” Gonzalez said. Read more...
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October 13, 8:53 pm
Researchers strive to channel the strength of terahertz waves
A UCLA researcher is working to improve doctors’ abilities to detect tumors. Mona Jarrahi, an electrical engineering associate professor and principal investigator of the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory, developed a new technology that converts light into high-powered radiation waves, called terahertz waves. Read more...
Photo: Mona Jarrahi, an associate professor of electrical engineering, leads the development of a new technology to create more sensitive detectors through terahertz waves. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 13, 7:15 pm
Photo: Students raise awareness through Braille instruction on Bruin Walk
Students from the disability studies minor taught Braille to students on Bruin Walk on Wednesday morning. The students aimed to educate the campus about different types of disabilities for Disability Awareness week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students used writing styluses and slates as an introduction to Braille on Wednesday. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)
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October 13, 12:11 am
UCLA Dining juices up Bruin Café with new spritzers
UCLA Dining Services introduced four new juice spritzers at Bruin Café last week as part of its Healthy Campus Initiative. UCLA Dining Services officials said in a statement they began testing the new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to provide students with low-calorie drinks and promote healthy lifestyle choices. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Dining Services introduced new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to enable students to make healthy lifestyle choices. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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October 12, 12:40 am
Proposition HHH puts housing projects for homeless on November ballot
Los Angeles residents will be able to vote in November on a measure that would build 10,000 housing units over 10 years for homeless individuals. Proposition HHH would lend $1.2 billion to developers from general obligation bonds paid by property taxes. Read more...
Photo: Proposition HHH, a November ballot measure, would build 10,000 units for homeless individuals in Los Angeles over the next 10 years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 12, 12:34 am
Student regent speaks of her experience as part of National Coming Out Week
The University of California student regent spoke about her experience as a Queer Chicana student at a panel on National Coming Out Day. The event, hosted by the Queer Alliance at UCLA on Tuesday, featured Student Regent Marcela Ramirez. Read more...
Photo: University of California Student Regent Marcela Ramirez shared her experiences advocating for LGBT and gender inclusivity in higher education at a National Coming Out Day talk. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
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October 11, 12:27 am
UCLA Dining transitions to sustainable packaging and suppliers
Some students have been noticing changes in their Bruin Café chocolate milk and sandwich packaging in the last few months. UCLA Dining officials have been trying to transition to using solely paper sandwich wrappers to be more environmentally friendly. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Dining switched milk vendors to a higher quality local vendor and changed packaging of sandwiches from plastic boxes to recyclable paper wrapper to be more environmentally friendly. (Daily Bruin file photo)