An upcoming change in federal health care policy could cause hundreds of thousands of Californians to lose health insurance in the next five years, according to a recent study from UCLA researchers. Read more...
Photo: Researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley project that if California does not counteract new federal measures to remove penalties for the individual mandate, up to 4.4 million Californians under 65 could be uninsured by 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How have the recent wildfires in California affected local wildlife? Read more...
Photo: (Nicole Anisgard Parra/Illustrations director)
A student government office is reviving a forum for students to submit missed connections and interesting sightings around campus. Spotted on Bruinwalk, through which students were formerly able to report things observed on campus, will be revived by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission after a three-year hiatus. Read more...
Photo: Spotted on Bruinwalk, on which students were formerly able to report things observed on campus, will be revived by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission after a three-year hiatus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA Housing officials reported a shortage of dorm security officers, but assured students safety is not compromised. Housing Access Control, the UCLA Housing unit that monitors security on the Hill, had to fill 35 out of 75 staff positions since the start of the quarter, said Junji Toshima, the assistant director in Housing & Hospitality Services’ Safety & Emergency Preparedness. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing officials reported a shortage of dorm security officers, but assured students safety is not compromised. The shortage of Access Control staff means sometimes there is no one swiping students at residence halls at night. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...
Photo: UCLA faculty from arts, public affairs and business explored the question “What is work?” through personal anecdotes, industry knowledge and ongoing research Tuesday. (Courtesy of Israel Cedillo/UCLA Arts)
A new campus organization focused on literary creativity is building a safe space for students to express themselves through writing and performance. SLAM uniVERSE, founded fall 2018 by UCLA students Justine Ramos, Maria Zamarripa and Alexandro Guerrero, is a slam poetry club that aims to teach UCLA students about the benefits of creative literary expression. Read more...
Photo: Maria Zamarripa, Alexandro Guerrero, and Justine Ramos (left to right) created SLAM uniVERSE to help students express themselves through performance and writing. (Courtesy of SLAM uniVERSE)
Several groups on campus will team up to donate 500 hygiene kits to homeless veterans in Los Angeles. UCLA’s Transfer Student Center and Veteran Resource Center, along with Hunger Project Advocacy at UCLA, asked students to donate their unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles Medical Center on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Advocacy groups at UCLA asked students to donate unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out to homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Center on Nov. 30. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
