Monday, April 6

Cannabis research symposium to discuss recent field developments

UCLA will host a symposium on cannabis research as part of an attempt to establish a top cannabis research program on campus. The inaugural UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium, which will be held Thursday, will feature visiting speakers and UCLA faculty, who will discuss the most recent developments in cannabis research. Read more...

Photo: Jeff Chen, co-director of the UCLA Cannabinoid Affinity Group, organized the inaugural UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium and will speak about accelerating cannabis research at the event Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Technology center on the Hill announces lower printing prices

The Student Technology Center announced a reduction in printing prices Monday that will match Wepa kiosk prices. In an email sent to students Monday, the Student Technology Center said that prices for single-sided black and white printing and copying decreased by one cent per page. Read more...

Photo: Tejas Dalvi, a first-year mathematics-economics major, uses the printing stations in the Student Technology Center in Covel Commons. Reduced printing prices in the center went into effect Monday. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


New lactation room on campus offers mothers more privacy

A newly renovated lactation room in the Student Activities Center held its grand reopening Friday afternoon as part of an effort to improve the climate for mothers on campus. Read more...

Photo: Jasmine Uysal, the Project Manager, and Ana Bonilla, member of the Healthy Campus Initiative, examine the new changing station added to the renovated lactation room in the Student Activities Center. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)


UCLA alumna recognized for supporting students with hearing loss

Twenty years ago, Michelle Christie nervously waited backstage as a group of deaf students performed a play she created for the first time. As she listened to the applause from the audience, Christie realized she could use theater as a form of speech therapy to help other deaf students. Read more...

Photo: Michelle Christie, founder of No Limits, a nonprofit for deaf children and families, poses with students. (Courtesy of No Limits)


UCLA students demonstrate passion for child care through babysitting

Jessica Schroeder organizes every minute of a child’s day when she babysits, planning activities such as homework, napping and cleaning the house. When she babysat in high school, her organization skills earned parents’ trust. Read more...

Photo: Jessica Schroeder, a second-year psychology student, said her minor in applied developmental psychology, or child psychology, has influenced how she approaches her work in childcare. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)