Saturday, June 27

USAC appoints Meagan Harmon as the new transfer student representative

This post was updated April 10 at 1:26 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Meagan Harmon as the new transfer student representative during its March 12 meeting. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s offices are located, is pictured. USAC unanimously voted for Meagan Harmon to be the transfer student representative for the rest of the year, following the departure of the former officer in February. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Legal scholars host panel discussing freedom of speech since Oct. 7

This post was updated April 8 at 3:33 p.m. Legal scholars disagreed Thursday during a panel about the extent of permissible speech on college campuses in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. Read more...

Photo: Eugene Volokh – the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA – and UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham (left to right) are pictured participating in a panel discussing free speech since Oct. 7. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Student-led Bruincare initiative uses AI to enhance mental health support services

This post was updated April 4 at 9:01 p.m. Anish Dulla wanted to make mental health services on campus more accessible – so the fourth-year statistics and data science student turned to artificial intelligence. Read more...

Photo: A student using the Bruincare server is pictured. The platform, which is in an initial study phase, seeks to make mental health care more accessible to students through artificial intelligence. (Courtesy of Anish Dulla)


North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – April 3

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council heard updates from various public officials and discussed issues surrounding transportation and homelessness Wednesday. The council, which represents Westwood to the Los Angeles City Council, meets on the first Wednesday of every month in UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...


Harbor-UCLA OB-GYN residents publish study on accuracy of fetal weight estimations

This post was updated April 4 at 9:07 p.m. Obstetricians at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center found that while second-year residents are more accurate than first-year residents in estimating fetal weight, first-year residents are also capable of estimating within 10% of the true weight. Read more...

Photo: The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is pictured. OB-GYN residents from the hospital recently conducted a study on junior residents’ ability to estimate fetal weights. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)