UCLA students have tried to keep cool amid a blazing heat wave in Los Angeles. Southern California experienced extreme temperatures for nearly a full week after a heat wave arrived in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village is pictured, where temperatures reached as high as 100 degrees over a five day heat wave. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA students shared mixed reactions to Tuesday’s presidential debate. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night, nearly two months since President Joe Biden’s exit from the race. Read more...
Photo: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pictured. The two met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
A UCLA and Duke University study found that reading high-information local journalism is correlated with support for funding local infrastructure. The study, conducted by Megan Mullin – a professor of public policy at UCLA – and Andrew Trexler – a doctoral candidate at Duke University – illustrates how local news can contribute positively to the health of infrastructure, said Trexler. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Megan Mullin, a professor of public policy within the Luskin School, conducted a study in collaboration with a Duke University doctoral candidate that showed detailed journalism is correlated with positive support for local infrastructure. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 11:42 p.m. MimiQ Soong is making waves as the 2023-2024 Miss Taiwanese American Queen. Miss Taiwanese American is an annual competition hosted by the Taiwan Center of Greater Los Angeles dedicated to “empowering women and embodying the beauty within,” according to the competition’s website. Read more...
Photo: MimiQ Soong poses for a picture as the Miss Taiwanese American queen. The second-year world arts and culture student was named as queen through the 2024-2025 school year. (Courtesy of MimiQ Soong)
Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed a variety of factors to categorize countries by their stages of LGBTI protection, a process detailed in the report. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. The Williams Institute, UCLA’s research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law, recently published a study examining social acceptance and legal protections for LGBTI individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:20 p.m. Daniel Atkinson, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, died Feb. 2. He was 102 years old. Atkinson, one of the namesakes of the UCLA Daniel E. Read more...
Photo: Daniel Atkinson teaches a chemistry class at UCLA in 1965 (Courtesy of Astrid Chapman).
This post was updated Sept. 9 at 11:41 a.m. UCLA Housing announced a new policy on Friday that makes meal swipes only accepted at ASUCLA locations during weekday lunch hours. Starting this fall, meal swipes will no longer be accepted for breakfast, dinner or weekends at ASUCLA affiliated restaurants, according to an email to students living on campus from UCLA Housing. Read more...
Photo: Panda Express, an ASUCLA restaurant, is pictured. Meal swipes will only be accepted at ASUCLA locations during lunch hours weekdays, starting this fall. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
