A center that will provide research-based support to improve school systems in Los Angeles and across the country launched at UCLA last week. The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools hosted a community forum on public education for local high schoolers Nov. Read more...
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November 17, 1:51 am
The World at UCLA event showcases international students’ stories
Raunak Rupani performed mashups of songs in French and Mandarin during an open mic event Wednesday. “An easy way to get to learn about different cultures is to combine it with something you love, and for me it was music,” said Rupani, a fourth-year economics student from Dubai. Read more...
Photo: International students shared their personal stories and thoughts on interacting with people from other cultures at the World at UCLA event on Wednesday. The event featured an open mic and a storytelling gallery. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)
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November 17, 1:48 am
UC opens applications for new student-run Title IX advisory board
Students in a new University of California advisory board will provide more input on sexual violence and prevention. Applications to serve on the board opened Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Applications for students to serve on the new systemwide Title IX Office Student Advisory Board, which aims to increase student input on sexual violence and its prevention, opened Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 17, 1:47 am
UC Regents recap – Nov. 16
Board Judith Gutierrez, UC Student Association president, said UCSA released a report that featured the stories of 13 undocumented students. Gutierrez added UCSA is releasing a regents report card that assigns regents with grades on their visibility on campuses and voting stances. Read more...
Photo: The University of California board of regents met at UC San Francisco for the final day of its bi-monthly meeting. Regents approved action items passed committees the previous day and discussed the results of an investigation that found the UC Office of the President improperly interfered in a state audit. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 17, 1:46 am
UCLA researchers discover novel role for protein involved in muscles
UCLA researchers have found a new role for a protein involved in muscle function. In a study published Nov. 10, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry discovered a new role for the human protein FHOD1 in accelerating the assembly of actin, one of the main proteins in the structure of muscles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers have found the protein FHOD1 actually increases the assembly rates of actin, which is a protein involved in muscle contraction and cell connectivity. (Courtesy of Aanand Patel)
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November 17, 1:45 am
Westwood Forward talks proposed new neighborhood council at town hall
Student leaders said at a town hall meeting Thursday they want to create a more representative and democratic council to represent Westwood. Westwood Forward, a student-run coalition that is also comprised of local homeowners and business owners, held a town hall meeting in Ackerman Union to address more than 45 members of the public about plans to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Read more...
Photo: Members of Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, local homeowners and business owners that wants to create a new neighborhood council, held a town hall meeting Thursday to collect feedback on the new council proposal. (Ari He/Daily Bruin)
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November 16, 10:48 pm
Regents recap – Nov. 15
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its November meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday. Compliance and audit committee Rachel Nava, executive vice president and chief operating office of the UC Office of the President, said she thinks the first phase of implementing recommendations from the California State Auditor is fully complete. Read more...
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