Sunday, April 12



UCLA gymnasts Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian speak out on abuse by Larry Nassar

Two UCLA gymnasts said Thursday that they were abused by a former USA Gymnastics doctor who has been accused of sexually abusing more than 200 women. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnasts Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian said they decided to come forward about their abuse by Larry Nassar after seeing other women speak out against him in January. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA awarded title of No. 2 public university in U.S. by international ranking

An international ranking named UCLA the second-best public university in the United States on Tuesday. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, also ranked UCLA 11th in the world out of 1000 universities, an increase from the 12th spot which UCLA had held since 2011. Read more...

Photo: UCLA was ranked the second-best public university in the United States by the Academic Ranking of World Universities on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Aug. 8

Comments by public officials Samee Park, the director of Neighborhood Council Operations from the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, said program applications for IgniteLA, an organization that teaches girls ages from 14 to 24 how to get involved in politics, are now open and available online. Read more...


UCLA receives $9.3M grant to be used to provide free prostate cancer treatment

UCLA doctors received $9.3 million to help reduce the cost of prostate cancer treatment across California. The state of California awarded the grant to doctors in the UCLA urology department last week. Read more...

Photo: Doctors in the UCLA urology department received $9.3 million to fund the Improving Access, Counseling and Treatment for Californians program, an organization that provides free prostate cancer treatment to men in California who are underinsured or uninsured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


New course to bring in multidisciplinary perspectives to discuss art

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m. A new interdisciplinary course will explore the concepts of time, space and beauty, starting fall quarter of 2018. Read more...

Photo: Arts and Architecture 100: “Ten Questions” is grounded in the arts but will explore fundamental concepts from different disciplines such as biology and philosophy. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)