This post was updated Nov. 30 at 5:50 p.m. A Danish diplomat said Denmark depends on the United States to help ensure its place in the international community. Read more...
Photo: A Danish diplomat visited campus Thursday to discuss his country’s role in international trade with the United States and the Syrian refugee crisis. (Haya Fakhoury/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 10:38 a.m. An acclaimed civil rights activist received UCLA’s highest award for his contributions to civil rights and talked about the urgency of ending violence in America at the award ceremony Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Rev. James Lawson received the UCLA Medal for his contributions to civil rights at an event hosted by the UCLA Labor Center on Wednesday. The medal is UCLA’s highest honor. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
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)
A Palestinian rights group held its national conference at UCLA amid pushback from the UCLA administration and student groups on campus. The national conference held by National Students for Justice in Palestine began Friday and ended Sunday. Read more...
Photo: The national conference held by Students for Justice in Palestine began Friday and ended Sunday. Zionist groups unaffiliated with UCLA protested the event Sunday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The University of California Title IX coordinator said she opposes the federal government’s decision to change sexual violence and harassment policies. Suzanne Taylor said in a statement issued Friday she will counter Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes to Title IX procedures in higher education. Read more...
Photo: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed changes to Title IX procedures in higher education. Devos has faced controversy in the past regarding her lack of experience with public schools and support of charter schools. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore)
Panelists said Los Angeles should adopt climate change-mitigating infrastructure to combat the urban heat island effect at an event Wednesday. The program “Hot! Hot! Hot!” was the last of a yearlong series that aimed to discuss how Los Angeles can become the first entirely sustainable megacity in the United States. Read more...
Photo: Professors and city officials explained what Los Angeles is doing to combat the urban heat island effect. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Students offered both support and condemnation of a recent administrative action against a Palestinian-rights group for using UCLA trademarks in their conference logo. UCLA administrators sent National Students for Justice in Palestine a cease-and-desist letter Oct. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Associated Council passed a resolution condemning a perceived administrative overstep in UCLA’s cease-and-desist to National Students for Justice in Palestine regarding their conference logo. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)
