Wednesday, February 4

LA’s premier innovation conferences combine for inaugural LABEST Week

Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: Panelists at LABEST are pictured. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. (Courtesy of LABEST)


Westwood Village Improvement Association welcomes all with community collaboration

This post was updated June 15 at 12:21 a.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members. Events held in Westwood throughout the academic year – such as the annual Westwood Village Block Party and monthly Bruin Flea – seek to encourage students to interact with Westwood businesses and other small vendors, said Megan Furey, the director of programs and partnerships for WVIA. Read more...

Photo: Broxton Plaza is pictured. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Yuri Mansukhani/Daily Bruin staff)


Le Conte Avenue food trucks provide diverse cuisines for Westwood diners

Natalie Moore, the owner of Philly Jawnz – a food truck specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks and hoagies, said she needed to find a location to situate her food truck after moving from Philadelphia. Read more...

Photo: The Philly Jawnz trailer sits in a lot next to Le Conte Avenue and UCLA Health. Owner Natalie Moore said she choose to park her food truck on Le Conte Avenue because of Westwood’s sense of community. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)


Upcoming Metro projects set to improve UCLA commute times, curb Westwood traffic

Two upcoming Westwood public transit projects have the potential to reduce traffic at UCLA. The D Line Subway Extension Project will extend the subway line nine miles along Wilshire Boulevard and will include a Westwood/UCLA station, which is set to open in 2027. Read more...

Photo: A sign is posted outside the construction site for the future Westwood/UCLA D Line station. The D Line expansion is one of two upcoming transit projects expected to reduce Westwood traffic throughout the next decade. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA Metro discusses costs of Sepulveda Transit Corridor alternatives at May meeting

Los Angeles Metro officials discussed preliminary costs and scheduling for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project at a May community meeting Thursday. The meeting, held at the Westwood United Methodist Church, included information stations about the different stages of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project – a plan to expand accessible public transit from the San Fernando Valley to West LA through the Sepulveda Pass – as well as a presentation and Q&A session with LA Metro. Read more...

Photo: Community meeting attendees hear a presentation about costs and scheduling for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. The LA Metro plans to connect the Westside and San Fernando Valley through either a monorail or heavy rail transit route. (Gabrielle Gillette/Daily Bruin senior staff)



NWWNC Q&A: Student member Arjun Pathiyal discusses important issues, goals for Westwood

This post was updated June 2 at 12:03 a.m. Arjun Pathiyal won a position on the North Westwood Neighborhood Council as an undergraduate student board member in April. Read more...

Photo: Arjun Pathiyal is pictured. The second-year political science student became an undergraduate student board member on the North Westwood Neighborhood Council in April. (Courtesy of Arjun Pathiyal)



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