Los Angeles
March 15, 2025 6:48 p.m.
UCLA’s Brain Research Institute hosted the 2025 Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3 at the Neuroscience Research Building. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Brain Research Institute hosted the annual Southern California Learning and Memory Symposium on March 3.
Participants and attendees gathered in the Neuroscience Research Building for a day of collaboration and education centered on neuroplasticity.
By Zoe Wolfers
Crime
March 14, 2025 12:41 a.m.3 UCPD officers injured in stop of cyclist without proper lights resisting arrest
Three UCPD officers sustained minor injuries while stopping a person riding a bicycle without proper lights between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
The incident took place around 12:01 a.m.
By Maggie Konecky
Los Angeles
March 13, 2025 11:14 p.m.Annual Westwood Homeless Count compiles statistics to develop resources, policies
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority gathered volunteers, from UCLA students and faculty to Westwood Village Ambassadors, to conduct the annual Westwood Homeless Count on Feb.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
A Closer Look
March 13, 2025 11:03 p.m.Melanin and Medicine seeks to open doors, community for pre-health Black students
Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other.
But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community, said Laila Harris, the group’s chair of cardiology and assistant project service director.
By Patrick Woodham and Yashila Suresh
A Closer Look
March 13, 2025 9:20 p.m.UC faces over $270M in proposed budget cuts, threatening personnel and programs
Experts said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the University could harm student enrollment and education quality.
The UC is facing over $270 million in budget cuts for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which could lead to reductions in course offerings and academic support services, according to the UC website.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Vivian Stein
Los Angeles
March 13, 2025 9:19 p.m.Westwood unveils pedestrian hub Broxton Plaza in hopes of revitalizing community
The Los Angeles community celebrated the opening of the city’s largest pedestrian plaza Feb. 22.
Beneath a towering blue-and-gold balloon arch, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk led a ribbon cutting ceremony, while community leaders took turns addressing the lively crowd of local families, UCLA students and local business owners in Westwood Village.
By Avery Mahan and Scarlett London
Academics
March 13, 2025 7:44 p.m.Students, ASUCLA offer input on online textbook service Bruin One Access
Students have been able to receive their textbooks on a subscription basis since fall 2024.
The Bruin One Access program, administered by ASUCLA, allows students to access their required course materials for $129 per quarter.
By Anthony Folsom II
California
March 13, 2025 6:25 p.m.Legal experts speak on reproductive rights under Trump at UCLA Law event
A panel of legal experts warned that recent federal executive orders threaten reproductive and gender rights during a UCLA School of Law event March 6.
The panel – hosted by the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, in partnership with Yale Law School’s Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice and Temple University Beasley School of Law – discussed issues in the growing fight for gender and reproductive justice under the new Trump administration.
By Jenna Saklawi
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