Thursday, April 2

UCLA club sports passion for medicine on the field

Peter Azzam held a basketball for the first time about 15 years ago. At 7, he was a shy child obsessed with science and medicine, but playing sports helped him build confidence and strengthened his relationships with friends. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Sports Medicine Club at UCLA shadow sports physicians and give athletes instructions to prevent sports injuries. (Alejandra Reyes/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Alum, film director puts new spin on LA bicyclists’ issues

Years ago, Marco Carvalho biked into an abruptly opened car door. Last month, he almost hit a bicyclist on Wilshire Boulevard late at night, and at the end of this year, he will debut a documentary about problems bicyclists face. Read more...

Photo: Marco Carvalho, a UCLA alumnus and independent film director, is working on a film called “Bike to the Future” that will document the problems Los Angeles bicyclists face. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)



Hospitals, manufacturers failed to report superbug prior to UCLA outbreak

A United States Senate investigation found the superbug outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in January 2015 may have resulted from hospitals’ and manufacturers’ failure to report previous outbreaks of a drug-resistant bacteria. Read more...

Photo: Hospitals’ and manufacturers’ failure to report previous outbreaks of a drug-resistant bacteria may have been responsible for the superbug outbreak at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in January 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Geofilter: Behind The Scenes

Daily Bruin Video goes behind the scenes to learn the ins and outs of designing and submitting geofilters for the popular mobile application, Snapchat. Read more...

Photo: (Risha Sanikommu and Shai Garrett/Daily Bruin)