Tuesday, June 17

UAW Local 4811 protests against federal funding cuts for research, education

This post was updated April 8 11:17 p.m. Hundreds of protesters halted traffic for over 10 minutes Tuesday at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue while rallying against the Trump administration’s cuts to health care and science funding. Read more...

Photo: The protesters are pictured marching in front of Gayley Center. The demonstration was a part of a national day of action in response to cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Education. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Panelists highlight gender, class gaps in LA water conservation efforts

This post was updated April 8 11:36 p.m. Panelists from the anthropology department called for a reframing of Los Angeles’ approach to water conservation in a talk hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group in March. Read more...

Photo: Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim are pictured. In their presentation, the panelists discussed how current water conservation campaigns fail to address the roles gender, immigration and class play in shaping household water use. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)



Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness panel promotes journaling app Mirror

“Raise your hand if you do not have a smartphone.” In a room full of students and faculty, not one person raised their hand. Dr. Sohil Sud posed this question to the audience at the “Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness” panel March 12. Read more...

Photo: The doors to the Bruin Viewpoint Room are pictured. The Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness panel, which featured student-athletes, promoted the launch of a journaling app. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Fielding School of Public Health class on Palestine ordered to be canceled

This post was updated April 1 at 11:05 p.m. Students at the Fielding School of Public Health are told to focus on vulnerable communities. So teaching a class on Palestine – the site of what the World Health Organization calls an emergency situation – seemed only natural for a group of the school’s students. Read more...

Photo: Randall Kuhn speaks at a March 11 rally. The professor of community health sciences was set to be the instructor of record for a public health course – which was canceled – on Palestine. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Minor gas canister explosion forces evacuation of Molecular Sciences Building

This post was updated April 1 at 11:14 p.m. Emergency services evacuated the Molecular Sciences Building early Tuesday morning. A gas canister exceeded its pressure threshold, causing a minor explosion in the building around 6 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA Fire Department vehicle is pictured outside the Molecular Sciences Building. The department, alongside the UCLA Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department, responded to a minor gas canister explosion early Tuesday morning. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Celebrating women in science: UCLA symposium marks 20 years of stem cell center

This post was updated April 6 at 11:31 p.m. Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium on March 6. Read more...

Photo: Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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