The streets of Westwood were filled with joy Thursday as hundreds of Bruins and Westwood community members arrived on Broxton Avenue for May’s First Thursdays block party celebration.

Denis McDonough, the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs, visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday for a discussion with faculty and students.
McDonough’s visit served to strengthen the partnership between UCLA and the VA at the start of Nurses Month and emphasize career opportunities in VA to student nurses and student nurse veterans.

UCLA’s Blood & Platelet Center hosted its second annual Black History Month blood drive Saturday on the Hill.
The event focused on increasing awareness of the value of a racially diverse blood supply and providing an opportunity for students and university personnel to donate blood.

Nearly 2,000 Bruins and Westwood residents gathered on Broxton Avenue to celebrate winter and the holidays at UCLA’s December First Thursdays event.
Launched earlier this year, UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association host First Thursdays every month with the aim to strengthen UCLA’s connection to the Westwood community.

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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.

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.

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.

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 10:55 p.m.
UCLA researchers have created a coating for implanted medical devices that will reduce their risk of causing infection.

This post was updated August 7 at 11:05 p.m.
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.