Friday, May 1

UC-AFT Local 1990 rallies for equity, job security and resources for lecturers

Non-senate faculty rallied Monday after their union contract with the University of California expired Friday. The University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 represents non-senate faculty at UCLA such as lecturers and substitute teachers. Read more...

Photo: Members of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 and union supporters marched to Murphy Hall on Monday after the union’s contract expired Friday. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin)



Survey finds 36% of college admissions officers look at students’ social media

More college admissions officers are viewing applicants’ social media profiles this year than last year, according to a Kaplan Test Prep survey. The survey, which was released Jan. Read more...

Photo: According to a Kaplan Test Prep survey released in January, 36% of college admissions officers said they viewed applicants’ social media profiles, an 11% increase from the year before. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


New type of immunotherapy may better treat melanoma, according to UCLA-led study

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 10:29 a.m. A new form of immunotherapy may be effective in combating skin cancer, according to a UCLA-led study. Read more...

Photo: Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center may have discovered a safer immunotherapy treatment for melanoma, a skin cancer. The treatment uses NKTR-214 instead of the potentially harmful interleukin-2, which scientists hope will be more effective in treating cancer. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Presentation discusses campus resources for First-Generation Awareness Week

Members of the Graduate Student Resource Center held a presentation Jan. 30 raising awareness of underutilized campus resources across financial, career and discrimination services as First-Generation Awareness Week came to a close. Read more...

Photo: Letty Treviño, a first-generation consultant on the programming committee for the Graduate Student Resource Center, led a student resources workshop Thursday, at the end of First-Generation Awareness Week. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC set to receive over $200M increase in state funding for operating budget

This post was updated Feb. 8 at 7:59 p.m. The University of California may receive more than $200 million in additional funding next year, according to the state’s proposed budget. Read more...

Photo: The University of California may receive $217.7 million in additional funding for its operating budget, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Foundation donates $18M to expand psychosocial care for cancer patients

A foundation has gifted $18 million to UCLA Health to expand an integrative patient-care program, according to a university press release Thursday. The Simms/Mann Family Foundation’s donation will expand the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology which focuses on psychosocial care intended for cancer patients and their families in California. Read more...

Photo: The Simms/Mann Family Foundation donated $18 million to UCLA Health to expand the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. Victoria Mann Simms and Ronald Simms have previously donated to programs that work to advance integrative medicine and provide care to cancer patients. (Daily Bruin file photo)