The final slide of Idella Smolyar’s classes isn’t homework or review questions but a childhood photo of her at summer camp. Education 88SB: “Educational and Psychological Impacts of Summer Camps on Children and Adolescents” is a one-unit seminar exploring the behavioral, social and academic impacts of summer camps on children. Read more...
Photo: (By Joy Chen / Daily Bruin Staff)
Scholars, government officials and business leaders shared data about issues such as the lack of cooling centers during high temperatures and improving mobility at the Luskin Summit on April 17. Read more...
Photo: Zev Yaroslavsky, the director of the LA Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, is pictured. During the summit, he discussed the results of UCLA’s Quality of Life Index, an anonymous public survey designed to understand public opinion surrounding quality of life. (Courtesy of Stan Paul/UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs)
Police officers served made-to-order pancakes, gave tours of the police station and allowed community members to foster connections with officers April 16 at UCPD’s second annual Pancakes with Police event. Read more...
Photo: The UCPD station is pictured. The station invited students and faculty to eat pancakes and get to know officers and the station April 16. (Daily Bruin file photo Illo by Ashley Ko/Illustrations Director)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its third meeting of April on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated April 23 at 9:58 p.m. The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center celebrated its 15th anniversary with a fitting tribute – a daylong blood drive. Read more...
Photo: A person stands in a green shirt and blue plants in front of the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in Ackerman Union. The center hosted a drive April 16 in honor of its 15th anniversary. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 25 at 3:52 p.m. Public transit supporters discussed advocacy strategies at last Thursday’s Mobilizing for Mobility event. Co-hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Move LA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission’s Transportation Equity and Access Committee, the event focused on universal basic mobility initiatives, transit advocacy and transportation solutions. Read more...
Photo: A presenter at the Mobilizing for Mobility event is pictured. Last Thursday’s event was co-hosted by Move LA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission’s Transportation Equity and Access Committee. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Spring is a time of turnover for many Bruins, as seniors prepare to graduate and eager-eyed freshmen stream in for admit days. Likewise, the more than 1,400 clubs on UCLA’s campus prepare for their own turnovers in leadership – whether that is in the form of hours of elections, multiple rounds of interviews or extensive applications. Read more...
Photo: By Ko Carlos/Daily Bruin staff
