Resident physicians and interns will hold a walkout at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Wednesday in response to alleged cuts to health insurance benefits and restrictions to union access. Read more...
Photo: UCLA resident physicians and interns announced Friday that they will hold a walkout at Ronald Reagan Medical Center. The walkout, which will be held Wednesday, was in response to alleged cuts to health insurance benefits and restrictions to union access. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Rosanna Smart emailed Mark Kleiman, known in Washington, D.C., public policy circles as the “czar of pot,” asking him to sit on her dissertation panel on marijuana legalization. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
UCLA’s Center for Near Eastern Studies has been awarded a grant for a redesign of its curriculum, according to a university press release Friday. The Andrew W. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Center for Near Eastern Studies has been awarded a grant to support the redesign of its curriculum. Ali Behdad, the Center’s current director, previously oversaw a similar endeavor at the UCLA English department while serving as its former chair. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
The University of California ended a two-year negotiation with a union this week and met with other unions to continue bargaining. UPTE University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, a union that represents about 14,000 research and technical workers in the UC, will vote to ratify a new contract with the university this week and announce results Aug. Read more...
Photo: The University Council for the American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 met with University of California representatives Wednesday for a scheduled bargaining session. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was ranked No. 1 in California and Los Angeles by U.S. News & World Report on Monday. U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-2020 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which evaluated 4,653 hospitals nationwide, published its regional and national rankings Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked No. 1 in California and Los Angeles, as well as No. 6 nationally, by the U.S. News & World Report rankings Monday. Hospitals were evaluated based on adult and pediatric medical specialties as well as procedures and conditions. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Los Angeles Superior Court suspended former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist James Heaps’ medical license in a court hearing July 30. The interim suspension against Heaps will last for the duration of the criminal sexual assault case against him. Read more...
Photo: James Heaps (left) and attorney Tracy Green (right) appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. During the hearing, Heaps’ medical license was suspended. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
Lisa Gantz spent a month during her medical training working at a legal clinic along the Texas-Mexico border, and visited several detention centers in the area. Read more...
Photo: Student groups UndocuMed Students and Allies at UCLA and Immigrant Youth Task Force at UCLA held a vigil last week to call attention to inhumane conditions at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigrant detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Speakers discussed their personal experiences and what they saw when they visited the centers. (Courtesy of UndocuMed Students and Allies at UCLA)
