This post was updated July 15 at 9:57 a.m. Members of the UCLA dance team had seen it before. A 76-year-old man offering them drinks, his hand resting on their legs as they politely declined, and his voice calling after them as they fled the event to hide. Read more...
Photo: Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin
The University of California paid millions in settlements in response to allegations raised against former UCLA doctor James Heaps. In total, the UC paid about $3.5 million in settlements regarding allegations against Heaps, according to public records obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: The University of California paid about $3.5 million in settlements to women who raised allegations against former UCLA doctor, James Heaps. He faces criminal charges for two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual exploitation by a physician. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 14 at 4:21 p.m. The University of California lost access to the world’s largest scientific publisher Wednesday. Elsevier, which provides access to over 2,500 journals, had been negotiating with the UC’s California Digital Library since early this year to provide UC students and researchers with access to its content. Read more...
Photo: The University of California lost access to Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher, on Wednesday. The two parties had been working to form an agreement for the past six months. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Court of Sciences Student Center was identified as a possible measles exposure site after a UCLA employee was confirmed to have contracted the disease, according to a campuswide email sent by Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The Court of Sciences Student Center, which houses several fast-food restaurants, was identified as a possible site for measles exposure by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 14 at 4:26 p.m. The UCLA Spirit Squad director was dismissed following a Title IX investigation of her role in allowing a donor to escort UCLA dance team members to a sexually explicit Las Vegas show in November, according to the Orange County Register. Read more...
Photo: Spirit Squad director Mollie Vehling – who has overseen the squad for nearly 20 years – was dismissed May 17 after a Title IX investigation. The investigation was sparked after an incident involving a 76-year-old donor and six dance team members attending a show in Las Vegas in November. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
In the past year, UCLA researchers have uncovered findings in nearly every field of science. The following is a summary of some of the key research undertaken in the fields of physics, medical treatment and behavioral sciences. Read more...
Glenn Langer, a former director of cardiovascular research at UCLA who helped mentor more than 600 disadvantaged Los Angeles public school students, died June 19 at 91 years old. Read more...
Photo: Glenn Langer, former director of the UCLA Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, died June 19 at 91 years old. After retiring in 1997, Langer ultimately used over $600,000 of his retirement savings to help disadvantaged public school students attend and graduate from college. (Courtesy of Partnership Scholars Program)
