About 30 UCLA student health center doctors and other union members marched to the office of Chancellor Gene Block on Monday to demand a meeting regarding student health center funding. Read more...
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April 13, 3:54 pm
Union members demand meeting with Block on health center funding
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April 13, 11:12 am
Alzheimer’s, dementia care program offers support to caregivers
When Patti Davis’ father announced his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to America through a letter in 1994, strangers began approaching her in public to share their personal stories and struggles with the disease. Read more...
Photo: Patti Davis, who co-facilitates a support group called Beyond Alzheimer’s twice a week, spoke to attendees at the 2nd annual I-CareD Bootcamp for Caregivers of Dementia. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin)
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April 13, 8:06 am
UCLA faculty-led conference recognizes Armenian Genocide centennial
The Armenian Genocide means that Aleksan Giragosian cannot visit churches that were hundreds of years old or visit a mountain that is a symbol of Armenian nationalism. Read more...
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April 13, 5:09 am
Bruin Day allows prospective freshmen to explore cultural interests
During her junior-year AP U.S. History class, Heather Thompson discovered a passion for equality through studying marginalized groups, which led her to explore UCLA clubs promoting social activism at Bruin Day. Read more...
Photo: Over 13,000 admitted students and parents attended this year’s Bruin Day. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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April 13, 5:05 am
Q&A: Debt Collective co-founder talks financial burden of for-profit schools
An activist who is calling for the abolition of student debt visited the UCLA School of Law Thursday for a panel discussion on student debt. Laura Hanna co-founded the Debt Collective, which seeks to organize those with high debt to fight their student loans. Read more...
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April 13, 4:59 am
Chinese-American Students and Scholars Seminar holds inaugural event
A new seminar series at UCLA aims to spark discussions among Chinese students and connect them to academic and career advice from researchers. The program, UCLA Chinese-American Students and Scholars Seminar, originated from the Chinese Biomedical Peer Seminar, a program founded in 2011 and aimed to promote scientific collaboration among Chinese graduate students. Read more...
Photo: Jason Cong, a professor of computer science, speaks to the audience at the grand opening of UCLA-C3S. (Courtesy of UCLA-C3S)
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April 13, 4:58 am
UCLA Library to expand program promoting free, online course material
UCLA, following the lead of many universities, is expanding an initiative to promote free, online course materials for students amid rising textbook costs. The Affordable Course Materials Initiative, a UCLA Library-led project which launched in 2013 as a pilot program, will become an official program fall 2015. Read more...