This post was updated March 9 at 9:44 p.m. A UCLA-led comparative study, using data from hospitals, concluded that the surgical program a doctor chooses produces no significant differences in career surgical outcomes performed by allopathic and osteopathic surgeons. Read more...
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March 7, 6:45 pm
Over 1,000 people protest executive orders at Stand Up For Science rally Friday
This post was updated March 9 at 9:09 p.m. Over 1,000 people – including students and scientists – protested Trump administration executive orders related to science and health at a Stand Up For Science rally Friday. Protesters gathered at noon at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue to protest, hear speeches and write letters to government representatives. Read more...
Photo: Students and scientists protest Trump administration executive orders related to science and health at a Stand Up For Science rally Friday. Protesters are holding signs and chanting. (Maggie Konecky/ Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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March 7, 1:44 am
Gen Z Wellness Summit challenges self-perception, change-making in mental health
Filled with high school students, giveaways and celebrities, the Ackerman Grand Ballroom transformed into a vibrant wellness hub Sunday morning. The 2025 Gen Z Wellness Summit – hosted by the UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s Teen Advisory Council along with Unlikely Collaborators, a conflict resolution organization – featured guest speakers, live music and mental health-related activities. Read more...
Photo: The 2025 Gen Z Wellness Summit featured guest speakers, live music and mental health-related activities. High school students, college students, parents and teachers were in attendance and sat at dozens of tables. (Courtesy of Leilani Krantz)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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March 7, 1:40 am
In Plain Sight: From Dolly Parton to Kendrick Lamar, UCLA librarians make knowledge accessible
This post was updated April 8 at 2:15 p.m. Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that the Campus Library Instructional Computing Commons Lab has five full-time librarians. Read more...
Photo: Gissel Rios stands outside her office, where she works as the open science and collections librarian in the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. Rios collaborates with different librarians to make resources more accessible. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 7, 1:35 am
Long commutes, short-staffed – ‘We want to live,’ union leaders demand from UC
Sitting in traffic makes Jacob Creer nauseous. He can hear the sound of his 2018 Mazda 3 hatchback’s brakes just thinking about it. So instead of sitting in traffic, Creer – a clinical equipment specialist – leaves his house in Fullerton to arrive by 5 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Jacob Creer (left) and Davina Woods (right) are pictured. The two leaders within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike last week to ask the UC to raise union members’ wages, claiming that they are facing an affordability crisis. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Higher Education, National, News, UC
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March 6, 6:42 pm
Department of Justice opens investigation into antisemitism allegations at UC
This post was updated March 7 at 1:30 a.m. The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday it had opened an investigation into the UC over alleged antisemitic treatment of its employees. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA campus is pictured. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it had opened an investigation into the UC over alleged antisemitic treatment of its employees. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 6, 12:30 am
Dan Ostrander shares love of knowledge through trivia nights at Barney’s Beanery
This post was updated March 12 at 11:16 p.m. Dan Ostrander is turning trivia into more than just a game. Ostrander spends his Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the nook next to the kitchen door at Barney’s Beanery in Westwood, where he hosts his weekly two- to three-hour trivia nights. Read more...
Photo: Dan Ostrander speaks at a Barney’s Beanery trivia night. The trivia host incorporates current events and random knowledge into trivia rounds at the Westwood bar where he’s worked for over three years. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)