With nearly a thousand Bruins and community members in attendance, March’s First Thursdays event livened up Broxton Avenue and Westwood Village with sports, art installations and food. Read more...
Photo: Community members are pictured walking outside of the entrance for First Thursdays hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association. The monthly event, themed “Game On” for March 2024, was founded in 2022 to connect students with the community. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 28 at 10:34 a.m. LA JOLLA – The Daily Bruin received 25 awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference. Read more...
Photo: Awards, including the Associated College Press’ 2024 Newspaper/Newsmagazine Best of Show, are pictured. The Daily Bruin received the award, alongside 24 others, at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference on March 9. (Photo illustration by Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 10 at 9:12 p.m. Students and faculty discussed initiatives and policies to increase advocacy for higher education and voter turnout at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, gives a speech at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 11:35 p.m. On Feb. 25, Eugene Chi set his table, laid out food and waited for 11 strangers to arrive. Read more...
Photo: (Shea McCauley/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 9:03 p.m. UCLA’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers raised nearly $23,000 in February to help members attend the organization’s national convention. Read more...
Photo: Members of the National Society of Black Engineers at UCLA pose for a picture at a previous NSBE convention. The club raised nearly $23,000 in February to sponsor club members who will attend the annual conference later this month. (Courtesy of Selasi Etchey)
A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...
Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)
Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, died Feb. 18. He was 77 years old. Grunstein – best known for his study of histones, the proteins that DNA is coiled around – first became a faculty member at UCLA in 1975. Read more...
Photo: Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, is pictured. Grunstein died Feb 18. (Courtesy of Siavash Kurdistani)
