UCLA performed poorly in 2020 for the equitability of its biomedical research, a nationwide student-led organization found. The Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an organization devoted to the accessibility of medication, gave UCLA a D- overall score. Read more...
Photo: According to the recent Universities Allied for Essential Medicines report card, UCLA performed poorly in 2020 for the equitability of their biomedical research (Courtesy of Giselle Melendez/UCLA UAEM).
Some UCLA faculty said that the closure of a Los Angeles County jail may be a step toward reducing mass incarceration practices. Men’s Central Jail in downtown LA, which has a population of about 4,500 inmates, is scheduled to close by March 2023 at the latest. Read more...
Photo: LA’s Men’s Central Jail is slated to close in the coming years, which some faculty say will begin to address mass incarceration practices in the county. (Yuanlu (Esther) Ma/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced the 2021-2022 budget proposal at the annual State of the City address Monday. The budget proposal includes $75 million directed toward mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and $1 billion focused on providing resources and programs to advance racial justice and economic progress. Read more...
Photo: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered the annual State of the City address Monday. (Screen capture by Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 19 at 4:46 p.m. Homelessness advocates expressed both optimism and concern about an ongoing lawsuit alleging the county and city are responsible for not properly allocating funds to house individuals experiencing homelessness. Read more...
Photo: LA County filed a motion to be dismissed from a lawsuit arguing the county’s culpability in inadequately addressing homelessness in Los Angeles. The City of LA is in the process of negotiating a settlement that may result in further relocation of people experiencing homelessness. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
More than 100 people gathered outside the LAPD headquarters Wednesday to protest the fatal Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Vigil observers set down candles and flowers to commemorate Wright. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators placed candles and flowers outside LAPD headquarters Wednesday evening to honor Daunte Wright, who was shot by police in Minnesota on Sunday. LAPD officers attempted to quell protests, at times by threatening to use force. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA researchers were awarded two grants totaling $6 million to further pancreatic cancer therapy research. The National Institutes of Health gave the grants to two research projects at UCLA that investigate the possible side effects and efficacy of promising pancreatic cancer drugs in February. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers were awarded $6 million in grants for pancreatic cancer therapy research. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 13 at 3:28 p.m. California and Los Angeles County have paused the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a recommendation from federal health agencies following rare reports of people having severe blood clots after receiving the vaccine. Read more...
Photo: California will temporarily pause all distribution of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
