Monday, November 9

UCLA students help pass statewide bill promoting lung cancer screening

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state. Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. Read more...

Photo: Students from UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter championed a bill that requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening. (Courtesy of Jeffrey Velotta)




Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman emphasizes youth representation at Royce Hall event 

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 10:14 p.m. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman pledged to improve representation for young people and historically underserved communities in City Hall at a Friday event in Royce Hall. Read more...

Photo: Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman addresses attendees at a Friday night event in Royce Hall. Raman answered questions from several political organizations about her vision for Los Angeles. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Zuzana Buřivalová named Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award winner

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 9:43 a.m. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability named the winner of the 10th annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Zuzana Buřivalová, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor and principal investigator of the Sound Forest Lab, won the award and the $100,000 prize. (Courtesy of Alexandra Foley)


Clavicular, influencer facing rape charge, promotes ‘looksmaxxing’ at UCLA protest

Clavicular, a social media influencer who was charged with rape, led a demonstration on campus to promote “looksmaxxing” Saturday.  About 40 people attended the protest organized by Clavicular, whose name is Braden Peters and who has 1 million followers on Instagram. Read more...

Photo: Clavicular, a social media influencer who was charged with rape, walks across campus. Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, led the demonstration against people with obesity Saturday. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)




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