UCLA researchers have developed a drug that counteracts the impaired cognition caused by Alzheimer’s disease and reestablishes brain connections following strokes in mice. The team began searching around six years ago for a molecule that would induce gamma oscillations – natural brain waves that are involved in memory, said Varghese John, the director of the Drug Discovery Laboratory at UCLA. Read more...
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The North Westwood Neighborhood Council requested a budget increase from the city of Los Angeles during its March meeting to enhance its ability to allocate money to the Westwood community. Read more...
Photo: Broxton Plaza is pictured. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council requested a budget increase from the city of Los Angeles to better fund local initiatives. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 29 at 3:47 p.m. Editor’s note: The following piece contains mentions of persecution, which could be disturbing to some readers. Read more...
Photo: Jared McBride is pictured. The assistant history professor led a research cohort of undergraduate students that uncovered a list that included alleged war criminals who immigrated to Canada after World War II. (Celia Kebbeh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 12:33 a.m. The head of the Trump administration’s federal antisemitism task force said Tuesday that the UC should expect discrimination lawsuits. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA campus is pictured. The head of the Trump administration’s federal antisemitism task force said Tuesday that the UC should expect discrimination lawsuits. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated over $200,000 in funding – including to Samahang Pilipino student organizations – during its meeting May 20. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated June 2 at 6:10 p.m. Kaiala Siale fears for her friends’ safety when they walk down the street together. The digital multimedia broadcast production student lives in Westwood and attends Santa Monica College – where she learned through social media that a fellow student was detained and deported this month by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read more...
Photo: The Santa Monica College campus is pictured. SMC community members said they were concerned after the detainment of a student by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early May. (Courtesy of Carolina Barsakov)
This post was updated May 27 at 12:56 a.m. Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, will be the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. Senate Elections Commissioner Joseph Watson certified Groeling’s election, according to a May 21 announcement from Senate Secretary Linda Sarna. Read more...
Photo: Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, stands in front of rows of tape recordings in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Groeling was elected the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. (Daily Bruin file photo)
