The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. This was the first meeting led by the new council that was elected in June. Read more...
News, Westwood
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July 15, 2:42 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – July 13
Campus, News, UC
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July 12, 3:56 pm
UC commits $3.3 million to food access in response to survey results
The University of California released the results of an online survey on food security Monday that found 19 percent of respondents had “very low” food security. Read more...
Photo: Napolitano announced $3.3 million in funding for campuses to reduce food insecurity and increase access to nutritious food. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government
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July 11, 6:28 pm
DPO investigation finds that Milan Chatterjee violated UCLA policy
A UCLA investigation found that a former graduate student government president violated university policy during the 2015-2016 school year. The Discrimination Prevention Office, or DPO, completed an investigation June 29 that found former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee in violation of viewpoint neutrality in the GSA’s allocation of mandatory student fees. Read more...
Photo: An investigation led by the Discrimination Prevention Office found that former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee violated viewpoint neutrality during the last school year. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, UC
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July 10, 11:49 pm
UC employee union petitions for implementation of overtime laws
A union representing University of California employees launched a petition asking the United States Congress to allow implementation of new overtime rules. The petition launched Thursday by United Auto Workers 5810, the union representing about 6,000 postdoctoral scholars across the UC, garnered about 1,000 signatures during the first day it was released, said Jacob Burstein-Stern, union spokesperson. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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July 10, 11:45 pm
UCLA researchers develop new immunotherapy for advanced brain cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a new combination immunotherapy to treat advanced brain cancer. The combination treatment works by preventing brain cancer cells from shielding themselves from a patient’s own immune responses. Read more...
Photo: Robert M. Prins, leader of the cancer research team that discovered effective immunity to glioblastoma requires a robust killer T cell response in order to attenuate immune cells within the tumor.(Courtesy of Robert Prins)
Campus, News
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July 10, 11:43 pm
UCLA explores remote control lock system for classroom doors
UCLA officials are looking to install a system that would lock classroom doors remotely, following last month’s murder-suicide. A committee will decide between different lock systems that would allow officials to lock doors from a central location in case of an emergency, said Art Kirkland, director of the Office of Emergency Management. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is looking for a way to remotely lock classrooms from a central location after the June murder suicide prompted fears of students and faculty unable to lock doors in the case of an active shooter on campus. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
Campus, News
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July 10, 11:43 pm
Student bikes across country, contributes to affordable housing cause
After pedaling through open countryside and busy highways for weeks, Lizi Urbanowicz is more than 1,000 miles into her 4,000 mile-long bike trip across the United States to contribute to affordable housing. Read more...
Photo: Lizi Urbanowicz is biking 4,000 miles across the United States to contribute to affordable housing. She began her trip in Maine at the end of June and will finish in Santa Barbara in September. (Courtesy of Varun Pai)