An unexpected hobby picked up during COVID-19 quarantine can sometimes change your life. Simone Jensen, a fourth-year mathematics student at the University of St Andrews who studied abroad at UCLA during the 2021-2022 school year, brought her hobby to life by teaching herself how to code an augmented reality-based app. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Emma Howes, Akshal Mittal and Simone Jensen, pictured. (Courtesy of Emma Howes)
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 7:17 p.m. A recent UCLA study found that astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain, may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease progression and be a potential target for future therapies. Read more...
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UCLA administrators addressed academic student workers’ plans for a Monday strike in a campuswide email Wednesday. The workers’ union United Auto Workers represents around 48,000 University of California teaching assistants, student researchers and other academic workers. Read more...
Photo: Members of the United Auto Workers rally on UCLA’s campus. The academic student workers union authorized a strike that will begin on Nov. 14. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 11:57 p.m. Los Angeles voters elected accountant Kenneth Mejia as their next city controller. The LA city controller oversees monetary auditing services and accounting and financial operations for the city, according to the office’s website. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. Kenneth Mejia defeated current city councilmember Paul Koretz in the LA city controller election by more than 20 percentage points.(Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA students now have free access to an online mental health app, Togetherall, according to an October UCLA announcement. Togetherall is an online platform for people over 16 years of age to anonymously share their feelings with other community members who can offer mental health support, according to its website. Read more...
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Hundreds of students and UCLA community members celebrated the start of November with a Friendsgiving dinner, cooking competitions and other autumn activities at this month’s First Thursdays event. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and Westwood community members write on a poster at November’s First Thursdays event. First Thursdays aim to reconnect the university and local businesses after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA team of architecture department staff and doctoral students co-authored a housing bill recently signed into law that aims to increase affordable housing for K-12 school staff. Read more...
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