The Afrikan Student Union called on UCLA to create a Black Resource Center and a $40 million endowment to address African-American underrepresentation on campus in a list of demands it released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Afrikan Student Union Chair Alicia Frison said the group has been working on a list of demands from the university and decided to release the list in light of the recent student government elections. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers are using sweat to diagnose and track diseases such as cystic fibrosis and diabetes. The researchers developed a wearable wristband that continuously gathers health-related data from sweat, said Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical engineering at UCLA and lead author of the researchers’ study published in 2016. Read more...
Photo: Sam Emaminejad, one of the project leaders for the development of sweat-based diagnostic technology, shows a graduate student a technique for developing the wristband. (Katherine Zhuo/Daily Bruin)
Some current and past council members believe an independent-dominated council will give the Undergraduate Students Association Council a fresh start. Next year’s elected council has four Bruins United members, one Defend Affirmative Action Party member and nine independent members. Read more...
Photo: First-year student Nicole Corona Diaz ran as a member of a slate but considers herself an independent candidate since she was the only member of the slate elected to student government. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Midway through his newly published book, Neil Garg poses a serious scientific question to his reader. “What’s a chemical in coffee that adults like so much?” The question is scrawled in chunky cartoon letters inside the children’s coloring book he created. Read more...
Photo: Neil Garg, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, released a self-published coloring book about organic chemistry April 22. He said he was inspired by his daughters’ curiosity in science. (Courtesy of Neil Garg)
Some candidates in this year’s undergraduate student government election said they think international students participated more actively compared to past elections. Newly elected General Representative 2 Kayla He said she thinks international students who were previously unaware of the Undergraduate Students Association Council participated in this year’s election by campaigning and voting. Read more...
This post was updated May 11 at 11:29 p.m. Police arrested a suspect Thursday after a carjacking and collision at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue. Read more...
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Chris Ragsdale, Los Angeles Police Department officer for Westwood, said overall crime in Westwood, except for burglaries, has decreased by 13 percent. Read more...
