Sunday, April 12

Mother, daughter share experiences together as UCLA students

Chloe Vaught and her mother Sylvie Vaught screamed and jumped around the house when they learned they would be attending UCLA at the same time. When Sylvie Vaught finished her undergraduate degree in 2016, her daughter, Chloe Vaught, was admitted to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Sylvie Vaught is graduating UCLA in June with a master’s in cinema and media studies, while her daughter Chloe Vaught attends UCLA’s undergraduate program. (Courtesy of Sylvie Vaught)



Community members hope new Westwood council will improve businesses, nightlife

Nightlife in Westwood Village may improve due to the passage of a vote to create a new neighborhood council in Westwood. The vote, which passed May 22, subdivided the old Westwood Neighborhood Council boundary into two smaller districts. Read more...

Photo: Michael Skiles, an organizer with Westwood Forward, said he thinks the division of Westwood Village into two council districts will open the door to new businesses and an improved nightlife scene. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)




UCLA Life Sciences forms new committee to help students navigate core classes

A new committee will gather student feedback to improve the curriculum for core life science classes. Navi Sidhu, an undergraduate representative for Associated Students UCLA, said he created the Life Science Core Student Advisory and Communication Committee on May 29, with the approval of Dean of UCLA Life Sciences Victoria Sork, to increase collaboration between Life Sciences Core Education administrators and students. Read more...

Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)


New e-forum to facilitate spread of social science research within LA community

UCLA faculty can showcase their research and connect it to current events on a new online forum that aims to spread awareness about social science research. Read more...

Photo: Dean of Social Sciences Darnell Hunt created the LA Social Science e-Forum as a platform for professors to talk about their research with students, other professors and people outside of UCLA. (Courtesy of Darnell Hunt)