Kristen Torres Pawling was the recipient of UCLA’s Young Alumnus of the Year award in 2022 and currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Planning for LA City Council district 5.

Jasper Kok, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss his work on aerosols, particularly dust and dust storms, and how they manifest in climate patterns.

Asian Pacific American Health Collaboration, Access, Resource and Education hosted a fair Sunday to provide free mental and physical health screenings to underserved Asian Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles.

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:44 p.m.
On her days off, UCLA psychologist Jocelyn Meza heads to markets in West Los Angeles with a stack of flyers advertising the free bilingual depression support group she leads.

 Photographed are all the ingredients you’ll need laid out on a table.
Ingredients:

1 bundle of green onions
1 Red onion 
1 kiwi
1 zucchini 
5 garlic cloves
Bread crumbs (1/2 cup)
Soy Sauce (1 cup)
3 Eggs 
Salt (a pinch)
Corn starch (1/2 cup)
Baking powder (1 tablespoon)
Sliced beef (1/4 pound)
Corn syrup (1/4 cup)

 
Step one:

First you’ll pour your soy sauce into a bowl with the beef.

Listen to Daily Bruin News contributor Danielle Cho read her article about how running changed her life in college. The article was published in the Opinion Columns on August 19, 2023.

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:59 p.m. 
Christine Araquel-Concordia is digging into her roots to cook up a taste of the Philippines.
After beginning catering in 2009, the alumnus co-founded the restaurant The Park’s Finest in East Los Angeles in 2012, which serves Filipino foods with an American twist.

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 11:13 p.m. 
Two UCLA professors were named as recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship – which is awarded to leading artists, scholars and entrepreneurs across the nation – on Oct.

The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine hosted a town hall Oct. 10 to discuss challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff.

UCLA researchers analyzed a certain type of DNA marker across hundreds of mammal species and found associations with traits such as lifespan, weight and age.
The study, published in August, examined patterns of DNA methylation – a genomic modification that suppresses gene expression without changing the actual DNA sequence – in 348 mammalian species, said Jason Ernst, one of the study’s authors.