Sunday, March 22

Sibling support helps LGBTQ+ Latino men take HIV prevention measures, study finds

This post was updated May 21 at 10:29 p.m. Researchers from UCLA and Northwestern University found that sibling support can act as an external motivator for Latino sexual minority men to take HIV prevention measures. Read more...

Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured here. Researchers affiliated with the institute conducted a study on how Latino sexual minority men could be supported by their siblings to take HIV prevention medications.


Nigerian Student Association spotlights unity, diversity at annual culture show

This post was updated May 22 at 3:32 p.m. Turquoise-sequined costumes and dazzling lights adorned the setting for the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show Friday evening in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: Dancers perform at the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show. The event was hosted at Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Friday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)



USAC calls on chancellor to demand Nike pays missing wages in unanimous resolution

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution April 23 calling on Chancellor Gene Block to demand Nike pay missing wages to workers in the Hong Seng Knitting factory in Bangkok. Read more...

Photo: Giacomo Revelli, a UCLA men’s tennis player, wears a Nike branded shirt. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution April 23 calling on Chancellor Gene Block to demand Nike pay missing wages to workers in the Hong Seng Knitting factory in Bangkok. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)


UCLA and Carnegie Mellon researchers show efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine reminders

This post was updated May 19 at 11:22 p.m. Researchers from UCLA and Carnegie Mellon University found that simple reminders were most effective in encouraging people to get their COVID-19 booster shots. Read more...

Photo: Three syringes lie on a table next to a vial. A study led by researchers at UCLA and Carnegie Mellon University examined the efficacy of various behavioral interventions on COVID-19 booster vaccine rates. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins elect 1st international student as USAC president in 2024 elections

This post was updated May 17 at 9:15 p.m. For the first time in the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s history, Bruins have elected an international student as president. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are housed, is pictured. The USA Elections Board announced the results of the 2024 student government elections at 8 p.m. Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Votes to censure, express no confidence in Gene Block fail in UCLA Academic Senate

This post was updated May 19 at 11:05 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate failed to pass both a vote to censure and a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Gene Block in its Thursday meeting.  The resolution of no confidence in Block received 43% of votes in favor, and the resolution to censure Block received 50% of votes in favor, according to an email sent to senate faculty from Linda Sarna, the senate’s secretary. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. The UCLA Academic Senate failed to reach the required vote amount of 50% plus one in favor to pass the resolutions to censure and express no confidence in Block. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)