The UCLA Brain Research Institute hosted the annual Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3. Participants and attendees gathered in the Neuroscience Research Building for a day of collaboration and education centered on neuroplasticity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Brain Research Institute hosted the 2025 Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3 at the Neuroscience Research Building. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 14 at 10:59 p.m. UCPD arrested a registered sex offender near Covel Commons around 1 p.m. Friday for unlawfully entering campus. Read more...
Photo: Covel Commons is pictured. UCPD arrested a person near the building around 1 p.m. Friday for unlawfully entering campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Forget spiders, snakes or heights – for some, public speaking is the most frightening thing of all. Founded this fall, Speech Team @UCLA provides UCLA students with the opportunity to strengthen their speaking skills, said Ernesto Perez, a team membership co-president of Speech Club. Read more...
Photo: (Ingrid Leng/Daily Bruin Staff)
Three UCPD officers sustained minor injuries while stopping a person riding a bicycle without proper lights between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The incident took place around 12:01 a.m. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD car drives along Westwood Boulevard. Three UCPD officers were injured in a bicycle stop during which the suspect resisted arrest between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority gathered volunteers, from UCLA students and faculty to Westwood Village Ambassadors, to conduct the annual Westwood Homeless Count on Feb. Read more...
Photo: A volunteer with the Westwood Homeless Count approaches Westwood Boulevard. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority conducted the Westwood Homeless Count as a part of the 2025 point-in-time census. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other. But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community, said Laila Harris, the group’s chair of cardiology and assistant project service director. Read more...
Photo: The board of Melanin and Medicine at UCLA is pictured. The organization, founded in 2019, aims to support Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community. (Courtesy of Laila Harris)
Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the University could harm student enrollment and education quality. The UC is facing over $270 million in budget cuts for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which could lead to reductions in course offerings and academic support services, according to the UC website. Read more...
Photo: The California state capitol is pictured. Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the UC could harm student enrollment and education quality. (Courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons)
