Chef Brad Martineau walked out of Covel Commons dining hall’s kitchen during busy dinner hours to bring a plate of specially prepared roasted calamari and cauliflower to Kennedy Kessler’s table. Read more...
Photo: Chef Brad Martineau caters to students with special dietary restrictions at Covel Commons dining hall. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)
A Santa Monica-based Hawaiian seafood restaurant will open its second branch in Westwood Village by early summer. Sweetfin Poké will be located at 800 Degrees’ old to-go location next to Peet’s Coffee and Tea on Westwood Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: Sweetfin Poké , a Santa Monica-based Hawaiian seafood restaurant, will open its second branch on Westwood Boulevard by early summer. (Diana Celeste Luna/Daily Bruin)
UCLA students will help prevent HIV transmission, teach mathematics at schools and otherwise assist communities abroad by volunteering with the Peace Corps this summer. This year, 35 UCLA students were invited to become Peace Corps volunteers. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Tang, a UCLA alumnus and current Peace Corps volunteer, is serving in Atok, Cameroon, and became friends with a Chadian restaurant owner. Tang said they became friends following his frequent visits to the restaurant. (Courtesy of Kevin Tang)
Alumni, parents and students raised more than $100,000 over the past six months for an endowment that funds undergraduate student research in civic engagement. Students who want to conduct research that improves the community can apply to the Astin Scholars Program for their senior year, according to the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Read more...
Photo: The Office of the Chancellor created the scholarship in 2008 to honor Helen Astin, a UCLA professor emerita and co-founder of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. (Courtesy of Alexander Astin)
UCLA scientists found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. Researchers use salivary diagnostics to detect biomarkers in saliva, such as RNA and proteins, that can identify health concerns. Read more...
Photo: Scientists at the UCLA School of Dentistry found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
UCLA and Westwood community members voiced concerns about transportation and parking associated with the planned Geffen Academy at a public meeting Thursday. On Feb. 10, UCLA released a Draft Initial Study that concluded the upcoming school may increase traffic congestion in the area, but did not predict other environmental impacts. Read more...
Photo: UCLA community members expressed concern about transportation and parking around the planned Geffen Academy at a meeting Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
