The University of California Center for Climate Justice is a new UC-wide initiative that seeks to address the root causes of climate change with social justice and equity. Read more...
Photo: Tracey Osborne is the founder and director of the University of California Center for Climate Justice, a new UC-wide initiative working to address the issues surrounding climate change. (Photo courtesy of Tracey Osborne. Photo illustration by Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)
Hundreds of people gathered near the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to support Israel following recent violence in the country and occupied Palestinian territories. The demonstration followed several others on Wilshire Boulevard throughout the previous week and weekend. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds gathered near the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday in support of Israel. The protest followed the start of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian organization with a militant wing, Friday. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 31 at 12:34 p.m. A grand jury indicted former OB-GYN James Heaps on 21 counts of felony sexual misconduct Monday. Heaps, who was previously a faculty member at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 of his former patients. If convicted, Heaps potentially faces more than 91 years in prison. An indictment by a grand jury is one of two ways a criminal case can go to trial, said Darren Kavinoky. Read more...
Photo: Former OB-GYN James Heaps was indicted on 21 counts of felony sexual misconduct Monday. Heaps now potentially faces 91 years or more in prison if convicted. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dozens of protesters calling for the abolition of UCPD from UCLA’s campus marched from Royce Hall to the university police headquarters Friday afternoon. The Cops Off Campus Coalition, a national organization advocating for the abolishment of campus policing, co-hosted the rally as part of Abolition May with organizations such as No UCPD Coalition, JusticeLA, UCLA Divest/Invest Faculty Collective, UCLA Black Feminism Initiative and Stop LAPD Spying. Read more...
Photo: Protesters marched through campus calling for the abolition of UCPD on Friday afternoon. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women presented an award for leadership in advancing gender equality to a member of the LA County Board of Supervisors on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell was presented the 2021 Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women on Thursday. Mitchell also gave a keynote address at the event on the importance of intersectional feminism in public policy. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin staff)
A UCLA-led research team developed a potential treatment for a rare, life-threatening immune disease in children using genetically modified stem cells. Children with adenosine deaminase deficiency, which often causes severe combined immunodeficiency, are born without a functional immune system. Read more...
Photo: An international team led by UCLA researchers, including Dr. Donald Kohn, developed a new treatment to help children born without a properly functioning immune system. (Kristin Jean Pischel/Daily Bruin)
With a global pandemic threatening school safety, Public Affairs 125: “Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools” opens a virtual classroom for both experts and students to these potential issues. Read more...
Photo: Public Affairs 125 invites experts to be guest speakers in the classroom and prompts students to think about and discuss improving safety and learning in educational environments. In an age of threats such as COVID-19 and school shootings, Professor Ron Astor developed the class to help students address the subject. (Elana Luo/Daily Bruin)
