Monday, April 6

Dance Marathon holds vigil to recognize people affected by HIV

Red light flooded Pauley Pavilion early Sunday as hundreds of dancers raised glow sticks in the air for a vigil honoring people living with HIV. Students participated in a moment of silence and used the glow sticks to recognize women living in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV and AIDS at the Dance Marathon vigil, which began at 3:45 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Dance Marathon participants raised red glow sticks and lowered them to remember women living in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)




Dance Marathon creates increasing hope for cure for pediatric AIDS

HIV is not a death sentence anymore, an HIV-positive speaker at this year’s Dance Marathon said. In the last few decades, researchers have made progress in treatment and prevention of HIV. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Grace Aldrovandi spoke about the progress made in research and treatment of pediatric AIDS during an address to participants at Dance Marathon. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)



Dance Marathon speakers to discuss experiences with, research for AIDS

The first speaker at this year’s Dance Marathon was infected with HIV at birth and adopted as an infant, even though she wasn’t expected to live for more than a few months. Read more...

Photo: Dancers at the event follow the movements of onstage performers following a speech delivered by Ashley Rose Murphy, an ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)