Hail pounded down onto the rooftop of Charles Sprinkle’s home in Simi Valley on a thunderous night three years ago, sparking the beginning of his hobby and passion in forecasting the weather. Read more...
Photo: Third-year physics student Charles Sprinkle forecasts the weather from his Sproul dorm room.
Jody Heymann began to better understand the relationship between working conditions and health while working in a fishery in Tanzania as a Peace Corps volunteer. “I met families where a parent had recurrent malaria, and they were not well enough to take care of their kids,” she said. Read more...
Photo: Jody Heymann, dean of the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, helped families in Tanzania affected by malaria as part of her service in the Peace Corps. She was recently appointed to the Institute of Medicine, a national expert advisory group on public health.
The Daily Bruin placed in six categories at an annual national college media convention last week and won a Pacemaker for producing one of the nation’s best college feature magazines. Read more...
Officials are investigating a series of arsons that occurred in the residential area of Westwood’s North Village this month. The Los Angeles Fire Department Arson Unit is investigating two incidents at 650 Midvale Ave., one on Monday and one on Saturday of this week, according to a UCPD statement released today. Read more...
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund and oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
Some student leaders have voiced concerns about recent changes to the Student Code of Conduct, including a portion of the code that outlines how the university handles sexual assaults. Read more...
More than 100 students took part in a series of campus events in honor of National Coming Out Weeks, held from Oct. 11-25. The Queer Alliance, Cultural Affairs Commission and Office of Residential Life hosted activities, which ranged from a town hall meeting to a resource fair. Read more...
