This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:24 a.m. A UCLA Health study found that certain types of bacteria in the gut microbiome could increase the risk of HIV. Read more...
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November 23, 3:25 pm
UCLA to offer new undergraduate public health degrees with capstone component
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 10:21 p.m. The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health announced in November that it will offer two new undergraduate degrees in public health. Read more...
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November 22, 6:37 pm
UCLA faculty, undergraduates rally on campus in support of UAW strike
This post was updated Nov. 25 10:25 p.m. Dozens of UCLA faculty, members of various entertainment unions and undergraduate students joined picket lines Monday and Tuesday in support of an ongoing University of California-wide academic worker strike. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students and community members gather at a United Auto Workers union rally. The academic workers of UAW have been on strike since Nov. 14, claiming that the University of California is not meeting demands. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 21, 6:51 pm
UC Regents recap – Nov. 16-17
The Board of Regents, the governing body of the University of California, gathered Nov. 16 and 17 for its bimonthly meeting in person and via teleconference at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents sits for a meeting. The Board met in November at UC San Francisco to discuss topics such as the midterm elections and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 20, 11:50 pm
UCLA-hosted conference spotlights Indigenous ecology, ephemeral architecture
UCLA community members are joining scholars across the country to help highlight Indigenous architectural knowledge throughout the American continent in an annual program. The Forgotten Canopy – a series of conferences under The Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies’ Core Program – held its first summit from Nov. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is pictured. The first workshop for The Forgotten Canopy was held here, and participants observed the garden’s local flora once used in ephemeral architecture. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 20, 11:48 pm
UCLA community calls on UC to allow hiring of students without legal status
Students without legal status at UCLA are calling upon the University of California to hire and remove educational barriers for these individuals. Research led by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy and backed by 28 immigration law scholars found that the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act – which bars the hiring of individuals without legal status – does not apply to state institutions such as the UC. Read more...
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November 20, 11:44 pm
Students express concerns over, support for academic workers’ strike
Students expressed support for the demands of the ongoing academic workers’ strike, but voiced concerns about the prolonged cancellations of classes and absence of normal educational resources. Read more...
Photo: Academic workers on strike, pictured. Students expressed mixed feelings in response to thousands of academic employees striking across UCLA and the University of California. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)