Sunday, June 14

Informal Cantonese classes preserve culture, promote connection

As campus wound down for the weekend this spring, one classroom buzzed with eager students, cultural connection and Cantonese conversation. Cheer Wu, a doctoral student in Chinese linguistics, began teaching an informal Cantonese course every Friday after meeting Cantonese speakers as a teaching assistant in the Chinese department. Read more...

Photo: Cheer Wu helps students through Cantonese exercises. Wu began teaching a weekly informal Cantonese class this quarter. (Yejee Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Foos in Medicine inspires first-generation Latino students pursuing healthcare

Alexis Alemán and Irvin Garcia did not expect to amass more than 350,000 followers when they started the Instagram account @foosinmedicine. But now students have told Alemán, who will graduate this spring with a master’s in social science, and Garcia, who graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine, that they pursued professional degrees because of the account. Read more...

Photo: (Britany Andres/Daily Bruin staff)


Undergraduate Writing Center receives $6 million donation from alumnus

The Undergraduate Writing Center received a $6 million donation from alumnus Kwame J. Granderson on May 19, allowing the center to continue its operations for years to come. Read more...

Photo: The Kwame J. Granderson Undergraduate Writing Center is pictured. The $6 million donation will allow the center to offer assistance in Spanish and expand hours to meet student demand. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

SJP demands divestment, recognizes Palestinian displacement in demonstration

This post was updated June 6 at 8:40 p.m. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to demand UCLA divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, end on-campus policing and drop conduct cases against student protesters. Read more...

Photo: Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

UCLA announces $125 million Semiconductor Hub with industry partners

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s new $125 million Semiconductor Hub will push technological boundaries, faculty and administrators said at a conference May 21. The hub will accelerate research on semiconductors, which are materials used in computer chips to regulate electrical current, faculty speakers said. Read more...

Photo: From left to right: Alissa Park, Charlie Kawwas, Gary Dickerson, Julio Frenk, Henry Samueli, Michael Hogan, Sassine Ghazi and Mona Jarrahi at the Semiconductor Hub launch in the Mong Auditorium. The faculty, administrative and corporate leaders will spur innovation and student learning at the new hub. (Courtesy from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering)


Senior dean of the College, dean of Physical Sciences to step down next June

This post was updated June 3 at 9:50 p.m. The senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences will step down in June 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Miguel A. García-Garibay, the senior dean of the UCLA College and dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, delivers a speech. García-Garibay will step down from both positions June 30, 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Tuesday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


TEDxUCLA returns, centering stories of work, art, resilience

TEDxUCLA held its first conference since 2023 Tuesday night, featuring business owners, researchers and a speaker from UCLA’s custodial unit. The conference, which drew about 300 attendees to the Northwest Auditorium, hosted 10 speakers. Read more...

Photo: Corey Crossfield, a graduate student in executive business and event speaker, is featured. Crossfield leveraged their synesthesia, which allows them to see color when listening to music, to encourage viewers to embrace the traits that make them unique. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)