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By Eva Danesh + 3 others for Daily Bruin - 4 min read
UCLA First Thursdays unites community for Spooktacular evening block party
Thousands of Bruins and Westwood community members gathered on Broxton Avenue on Thursday for the academic year’s first First Thursdays block party, filling Westwood Village with long lines, bright lights and spooky attractions. Nearly 4,000 students joined the Westwood Village Spooktacular, which featured a DJ, magician, photo stations, food trucks and student pumpkin art in the spirit of Halloween. Launched...
By Eva Danesh + 1 other for Daily Bruin - 4 min read
Iranian Student Group organizes vigil in remembrance of Mahsa Amini
More than a hundred attendees gathered at a vigil in Bruin Plaza on Thursday evening, lighting candles that shone by a sign reading “Her name was Mahsa Amini” on the Bruin Bear statue. Organized by the Iranian Student Group at UCLA, the vigil honored 22-year-old Amini, a woman who died after being detained by the Iranian morality police for allegedly...
By Eva Danesh + 3 others for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
Ackerman Union adds new dining options ahead of fall quarter
Jamba by Blendid and Epicuria at Ackerman opened this summer at Ackerman Union. Jamba by Blendid is a fully autonomous operating robot extension of Jamba, while Epicuria at Ackerman is a satellite restaurant of the Mediterranean-themed dining hall Epicuria at Covel that opened last fall. Creating only smoothies, the Jamba by Blendid robot allows Bruins to tailor smoothies to their...
By Eva Danesh + 2 others for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
UCLA professor's company creates new antibacterial coating for medical devices
UCLA researchers have created a coating for implanted medical devices that will reduce their risk of causing infection. Created by Silq, a company co-founded by Richard Kaner, the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation, the surface treatment was recently cleared by the FDA to be used on urinary catheters. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are the most common...
By Eva Danesh + 2 others for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
New university apartments to open in fall, accommodate 2,300 students
Three new university apartments near Weyburn Terrace are opening to house Bruins this fall. The Laurel, Palo Verde and Tipuana apartments off Weyburn Avenue are each eight to nine stories tall. Together, they will accommodate 2,300 transfer, third and fourth-year students, said Sarah Dundish, director of housing and planning, in an emailed statement. With an initial budget of more than...
By Eva Danesh + 1 other for Daily Bruin - 4 min read
UCLA First Thursdays brings Westwood together for jazz concert, ‘Soul’ screening
Bruins and Westwood residents came together on Broxton Avenue on July 7 for UCLA’s monthly First Thursdays event. The First Thursdays series, which launched in March, serves to create connections between the campus community, local businesses and Westwood neighbors. This month’s event was hosted in partnership with the Westwood Village Improvement Association and UCLA Strategic Communications and featured a screening...
By Eva Danesh + 2 others for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
UCLA Relay for Life raises more than $267K for those affected by cancer
The American Cancer Society On Campus at UCLA held its annual Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday at Drake Stadium. The event brought people with cancer, cancer survivors and their loved ones together with the Bruin community for 24 hours to celebrate and remember those affected by and living with cancer. Activities at the event included musical performances, a...
By Eva Danesh + 1 other for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
UCLA First Thursdays amplifies student mental wellness resources, ends with vocal and comedic performances
UCLA First Thursdays event series continued May 5 with a focus on mental wellness and joy. UCLA Strategic Communications and the Westwood Village Improvement Association jointly host the monthly First Thursdays event, which began in March, with the mission of revitalizing the Westwood area and introducing Bruins to a true college town experience, said Mary Osako, vice chancellor of strategic...
By Eva Danesh + 4 others for Daily Bruin - 5 min read
UCLA football partners with nonprofits to recruit students for marrow registry
UCLA football held an event to recruit members for a national marrow donor registry Friday. The Get in the Game, Save a Life event was hosted on Bruin Walk in collaboration with Be The Match and the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation. More than 160 college football teams around the country host these drives to register donors, said Ryan McNamee,...
By Eva Danesh + 2 others for Daily Bruin - 4 min read
UCLA First Thursdays emphasizes sustainability, celebrates student artwork
Westwood residents gathered on Broxton Avenue on Thursday for art, food and demonstrations about sustainability at the UCLA First Thursdays event in April. Jointly hosted by the Westwood Village Improvement Association and UCLA Strategic Communications, First Thursdays is a monthly series of events that aims to deepen the connection between Bruins and Westwood by providing opportunities to enjoy new food...
