High school student Kaylene Mendez wants to be the first in her family to go to college. So, on Saturday, she made the hourlong drive to UCLA from Garden Grove to learn what to do to reach her goal. Read more...
Photo: Students danced in traditional attire at the Raza Youth Conference, held Saturday by MEChA de UCLA. (MEChA de UCLA)
Second-year electrical engineering student Lindsay Light gives first-year psychology student Madison Vaughn a compliment balloon on Friday as part of Kappa Delta’s Confidence Coalition “You Make Me Smile” campaign. Read more...
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The Daily Bruin won 30 awards from the California College Media Association’s annual contest Saturday, including the award for Best Daily Newspaper for the second year in a row. Read more...
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...
About 30 students and alumni shared personal stories of hate speech on campus and ideas of how to make campus climate more inclusive at a town hall Thursday night hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. Read more...
Having moved to America just four years ago from Iran, third-year mathematics student Lernik Asserian is making her dreams come true. Obtaining an internship with NASA, being admitted into UCLA, learning a new language,and being accustomed to a new culture are just a few things that Asserian has accomplished. Read more...
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UCLA researchers recently conducted a study showing that Down syndrome can accelerate aging throughout the body. Using an epigenetic clock that tracks chemical reactions to measure the ages of different tissues in the body, the researchers found that the biological ages of the brain tissue and blood tissue in people with Down syndrome are much older than the patient’s true chronological age. Read more...
