Friday, April 17

News

News, Westwood

|

January 24, 12:51 am

Five former Bruins set to run for upcoming Assembly District 54 delegate election

Five UCLA alumni are running for Assembly District 54 delegate positions with the California Democratic Party. Andrew Lewis, Lindsay Carlson, Isaac Bryan, Naomi Goldman and David Bocarsly are all candidates on the Grassroots Progressives slate, which endorses nine other candidates. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right) Andrew Lewis, Lindsay Carlson, David Bocarlsy and Naomi Goldman are all UCLA alumni running for the running for Assembly District 54 delegate positions with the California Democratic Party. (Daily Bruin staff)

News, Science & Health

|

January 24, 12:26 am

Women-only ride-hailing services not on the map for the future, report says

A UCLA researcher said women-only ride-hailing services may make ride-hailing safer for women, but may not be economically feasible. Christopher Tang, a distinguished professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, co-authored a report this month discussing the political and economic concerns associated with women-only ride-hailing services. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin/Alice Lu)

A Closer Look, Campus, News, Student Government

|

January 24, 12:17 am

USAC scholarship attempts to tackle textbook affordability issues

Alex Saucedo said he sometimes had to choose between being able to purchase the required textbooks for his classes and having food to eat for the day. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission gave 40 students scholarships in the form of $50 gift cards to help pay for textbooks. Over 130 students applied. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Science & Health

|

January 23, 12:52 am

Development of haptic sensors allows for physical feedback in robotic surgery

UCLA engineers developed a novel sensor that could add a sense of “touch” to robotic surgery. Robert Candler, an associate professor of electrical engineering, helped develop a haptic feedback sensor that, when placed on the tips of surgical instruments, would provide feedback on the various forces exerted on body tissues to better guide surgery. Read more...

Photo: New sensors developed by UCLA researchers can be placed upon surgical tools to offer physical feedback during robotic surgery. Each one is no larger than a quarter. (Deepto Mizan/Daily Bruin)

News

|

January 23, 12:46 am

Student-run Wazo Connect offers personalized peer support as alternative to CAPS

A student organization aims to bridge the gap between the high demand for mental health services and the low supply of programs UCLA provides. UCLA students founded Wazo Connect about a year ago with the goal of bringing a more personalized and relaxed approach to mental health care to the campus. Read more...

Photo: Wazo Connect is a student-run organization that pairs students seeking mental health assistance with peer mentors who want to provide it. It aims to provide a more personalized and relaxed approach to mental health at UCLA. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)


1 … 732 733 734 735 736 … 4,414

Content copyright © 2026 the Daily Bruin