This post was updated Oct. 31 at 3:55 p.m. Young voters in California are more likely than older voters to have their vote-by-mail ballots rejected, a September study found. Read more...
Photo: A study published by the California Voter Foundation found that younger voters are more likely to have their mail-in ballots rejected than are older voters. (Photo by Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 4:58 p.m. A COVID-19 outbreak in an on-campus residential building caused a variety of concerns for some of its residents, including an increased risk of COVID-19 and potential further restrictions on their movement. Read more...
Photo: Several students living in the De Neve Birch residence hall expressed concern about the COVID-19 outbreak in their building. However, some have faith in UCLA to prevent the outbreak from worsening. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
UCLA researchers invented a potential COVID-19 treatment that uses nanotechnology and enzymes to reduce lung inflammation. Yunfeng Lu, a chemical and biomolecular engineering professor, said his team found that the naturally occurring enzyme called catalase could reduce the severity of COVID-19. Read more...
Undergraduate student leaders are working to increase student government accessibility to international students. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Office of the International Student Representative is partnering with the USA Elections Board and the Dashew Center Student’s International Student Advocacy Committee to encourage more international students to participate in student government. Read more...
Photo: (Nico Hy/Daily Bruin)
Anna Spain Bradley became the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion in September after Jerry Kang stepped down in June. UCLA created the office in 2014 after 30 UCLA faculty members published the 2013 Moreno Report, which highlighted concerns over the deteriorating campus racial climate. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor Anna Spain Bradley sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her priorities as the new EDI vice chancellor as well as other issues facing the UCLA community. (Courtesy of UCLA Media Relations)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:50 p.m. UCLA requires students, faculty and staff on campus to receive weekly COVID-19 tests starting Monday. People who visit campus at least once a week, except for those who work for UCLA Health, will have to schedule weekly COVID-19 tests, according to an Oct. Read more...
Photo: Students, faculty and staff who visit campus at least once a week need to take regular compulsory COVID-19 tests. Other members of the UCLA community are recommended to test often, and UCLA will start a mobile testing service to facilitate community testing. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Moises Hernandez woke up in May with a sore throat. Then, Hernandez’s father tested positive for COVID-19. As soon as Hernandez and his family found out that his father had COVID-19, they wore masks around their house, cleaned their spaces and limited their interactions with each other. Read more...
Photo: Moises Hernandez (pictured center) and his family are some of hundreds of thousands of people in California who have had COVID-19. This summer, Hernandez and seven of his family members tested positive for the virus. (Courtesy of Miguel Angel Flores)
