UCLA Transportation organized its annual campaign to promote Sustainable Transportation Month on a virtual platform for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Get Movin’, Bruins! Read more...
Photo: UCLA Transportation’s virtual Get Movin’, Bruins! campaign encourages the UCLA community to use eco-friendly forms of transportation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students should avoid large gatherings for Halloween to prevent a schoolwide spike in COVID-19 cases, a UCLA health professional said. The decisions students make this weekend may mean the difference between having a significant or minimal increase in cases, said Beth Glenn, a health policy and management professor. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA health professional advises students to adhere to social distancing requirements this Halloween to prevent a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Extreme wind and dry conditions may increase the risk of wildfires and power outages in Los Angeles County early this week, according to the National Weather Service. Read more...
Photo: Weather forecasts predict extremely windy conditions in Los Angeles County from Sunday night through Tuesday. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
Rent prices in Los Angeles have dropped since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some community leaders said the price decrease may not help people already struggling to pay bills. Read more...
Photo: Dropping rent prices in Los Angeles may not benefit blue-collar workers already affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, some community members said. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Transportation commissioned two new zero-emissions shuttles to run through Westwood and help the university make strides toward its sustainability goals. The two new shuttles will run a 30-minute loop between the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica to transport both staff and patients, according to a Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Transportation commissioned two zero-emissions shuttles in accordance with the university’s goal of a more sustainable campus. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A team of UCLA and USC researchers found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on marginalized communities in Los Angeles. The city of Los Angeles needs to make changes in specific areas including housing, mental and physical health and immigration to address the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has on marginalized communities, according to a report published by a team of researchers from UCLA, USC and the Committee for Greater LA on Sept. Read more...
Photo: A recent report by UCLA and USC researchers found that the pandemic has disproportionally affected marginalized racial groups and calls for reform. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
The Culver City police union criticized two UCLA professors for their advocacy in favor of defunding the police in an online post Sept. 30. The Culver City Police Officers Association, the union that represents Culver City Police Department officers, criticized law professor Noah Zatz and history professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez in a Sept. Read more...
Photo: The Culver City Police Officers Association criticized two UCLA professors’ salaries because of their advocacy for defunding the police. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
