Thursday, July 30

Raising Cane’s opens Westwood location after three-year wait

This post was updated July 20 at 12:17 a.m. Raising Cane’s opened in Westwood on Monday after a three-year wait. The Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant held its grand opening on the corner of Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at 8 a.m., featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, giveaways, a live DJ, face painting and a caricature artist. Read more...

Photo: Raising Cane’s exterior is pictured. The Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant held its grand opening on Monday. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


Amid student concerns, Bruin One Access to increase to $149 per quarter

This post was updated July 12 at 7:42 p.m. UCLA is raising the quarterly fee for its digital textbook program, which students said could deter them from using the service. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin One Access home page is pictured. The quarterly flat-rate fee for the service will increase from $129 to $149 starting next fall. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


How the Trump administration’s revamp of funding guidelines could threaten research

This post was updated July 12 at 7:39 p.m. The federal government’s proposal to overhaul research grant funding processes could have detrimental effects on scientific research, UCLA researchers said. Read more...

Photo: A research laboratory is featured. Researchers warn that politicians lack the scientific knowledge needed to make the important decisions on grant funding required if the revision is passed. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Life sciences department may force botanical club to vacate greenhouse space

This post was updated July 12 at 7:37 p.m. UCLA’s life sciences department is pressuring a student-run botanical club to vacate an educational greenhouse it has used for the past two years, students said. Read more...

Photo: The greenhouse used by the UCLA Botanical Club is pictured. The UCLA life sciences department is pressuring the club to vacate the space because of safety concerns and to use the space for classes and research. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


‘Creative process builds community’: New UCLA fellowship to use arts to combat burnout

This post was updated July 13 at 2:57 p.m. A new UCLA fellowship will provide arts-based mental health workshops for healthcare workers and civic leaders experiencing stress and burnout. Read more...

Photo: A paper illustration of the HEARTS Program sits on a Covel Commons piano that is part of the Semel Institute’s HCI Piano Project. Semel’s new fellowship aims to use the arts to address burnout and promote wellbeing. (Photo illustration by Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)



Man sentenced for stealing, replacing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA libraries

This post was updated July 12 at 7:44 p.m. A man was sentenced Wednesday for stealing more than $200,000 worth of rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA Library system. Read more...

Photo: Bookshelves in the underground section of Charles E. Young Research Library are pictured. Jeffrey Ying stole more than $200,000 worth of rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA Library system. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)