Thursday, April 18

International students express concern regarding vaccinations in home countries

Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)


UCLA conference highlights role of artificial intelligence in US-China relations

Artificial intelligence expert Kai-Fu Lee emphasized the importance of an international exchange of ideas in AI technology at a presentation Monday as part of a weeklong virtual UCLA conference. Read more...

Photo: Kai-Fu Lee, an expert in the artificial intelligence field, spoke about the need for an international exchange of ideas in AI technology at a virtual UCLA conference. (Madelynn Mackenzie/Daily Bruin)


Students discuss how pandemic, racism affect United States’ global reputation

Salsa Mazlan remembers making the decision to fly back to her home country of Brunei from Westwood at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The third-year anthropology student considered waiting for the Bruneian embassy to take action but chose to go home to be with family. Read more...

Photo: Some UCLA students feel that the United States’ reputation declined as a result of its initial COVID-19 response. They added the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Asian violence also contributed to their disillusionment with the U.S. (Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)




At a Distance: Burmese students, faculty discuss military coup and subsequent protests in Myanmar

Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...

Photo: Myanmar’s military staged a coup Feb. 1, leaving some Burmese students shocked and scared. (Courtesy of Creative Commons)




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