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August 27, 2:22 pm

UCLA Quarter in Washington program grows credit opportunities for courses in DC

This post was updated Aug. 28 at 10:31 p.m. The UCLA Quarter in Washington program is expanding opportunities to better accommodate students from any major. The program allows students to receive credits for an internship in Washington while taking courses relating to their degree and internship, according to UCLA’s registrar’s office. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Powell Library, pictured above, is a central place on campus. The Quarter in Washington internship program is now expanding internship opportunities to better accommodate all majors. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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August 20, 7:46 pm

New seminar features voices in politics to highlight AAPI identities, advocacy

This post was updated Aug 21. at 8:42 p.m.  A new undergraduate seminar highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander politics and policy advocacy will allow UCLA students to put theory into practice this fall. Read more...

Photo: Three people stand at a podium, one holding a sign, as others gather in the background. UCLA is introducing a new seminar for undergraduate students centered on turning theory into policy for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)

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June 24, 2:45 pm

UCLA dean Jayathi Murthy to become next president of Oregon State University

This post was updated June 26 at 9:37 p.m. UCLA administrators announced in a June 7 statement that the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will be stepping down from her position in the summer. Read more...

Photo: Jayathi Murthy speaks after being appointed as dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Murthy will be stepping down as dean in the summer. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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May 25, 4:12 pm

Trans rights advocate Bamby Salcedo wins Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award

This post was last updated May 31 at 12:49 a.m. Editor’s note: Daily Bruin used Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latin@ and Hispanic in this article according to sources’ preferences. Read more...

Photo: UCLA scholars and Bamby Salcedo attend the annual UCLA Center for the Study of Women awards celebration. The center awarded the Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award to Salcedo, the president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition. (Courtesy of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women)

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May 24, 7:37 pm

Hip Hop Initiative unveiled to highlight, share UCLA scholarship

This post was updated May 30 at 10:50 p.m. A new African American studies initiative will educate the next generation of scholars in celebration of 50 years of hip-hop culture. Read more...

Photo: A headset and pencils rest on books about hip-hop. A new African American studies initiative will educate the next generation of scholars about hip-hop culture. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)

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May 22, 10:39 pm

Student-designed course examines mental health stigma in South Asian communities

Until college, Mahika Nayak hadn’t realized how challenging it would be to find culturally specific resources for mental health. The fourth-year neuroscience student said she felt it was difficult to seek resources or find a community where she could speak out about mental health, and many providers at the UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services center don’t always understand the cultural significance of certain stressors. Read more...

Photo: A class in session of Asian American Studies 88S: “Log Kya Kahenge: Understanding South Asian Mental Health Stressors, Challenges, and Stigma.” Instructor Mahika Nayak said she hopes the class will foster open discussion about mental health for students from South Asian communities. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

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May 14, 3:01 pm

UCLA technology program becomes official course, focuses on problem-solving skills

A technology entrepreneurship boot camp has recently become an official course at UCLA after four years of being run as an informal program. The course, Engineering 170: “Project-Based Technology Bootcamp for Social Impact,” was originally inspired by students in 2017, said Raffi Simonian, senior program manager in the Office of Advanced Research Computing and the instructor of Engineering 170. Read more...

Photo: Past students in the technology entrepreneurship boot camp pose for a picture during fall 2019 demo day. After four years as an informal program, the boot camp has doubled in size and become an official UCLA course. (Courtesy of Raffi Simonian)


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