Retail workers in Westwood may be able to work more predictable hours and receive improved workplace benefits due to a proposed labor policy. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted in its Jan. Read more...
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January 23, 12:52 am
Development of haptic sensors allows for physical feedback in robotic surgery
UCLA engineers developed a novel sensor that could add a sense of “touch” to robotic surgery. Robert Candler, an associate professor of electrical engineering, helped develop a haptic feedback sensor that, when placed on the tips of surgical instruments, would provide feedback on the various forces exerted on body tissues to better guide surgery. Read more...
Photo: New sensors developed by UCLA researchers can be placed upon surgical tools to offer physical feedback during robotic surgery. Each one is no larger than a quarter. (Deepto Mizan/Daily Bruin)
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January 23, 12:46 am
Student-run Wazo Connect offers personalized peer support as alternative to CAPS
A student organization aims to bridge the gap between the high demand for mental health services and the low supply of programs UCLA provides. UCLA students founded Wazo Connect about a year ago with the goal of bringing a more personalized and relaxed approach to mental health care to the campus. Read more...
Photo: Wazo Connect is a student-run organization that pairs students seeking mental health assistance with peer mentors who want to provide it. It aims to provide a more personalized and relaxed approach to mental health at UCLA. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
National, News, UC
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January 23, 12:42 am
UC advises staff traveling in China against use of WeChat and WhatsApp
The University of California distributed a warning to staff in January advising against the use of communication platforms such as WeChat and WhatsApp for those traveling in China. Read more...
Photo: The UC sent a warning to staff advising against the use of communication platforms such as WeChat and WhatsApp for those traveling in China. However, the director of communications and marketing for UCEAP said the warning was not intended for students, given that the alert level has not increased. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, News
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January 23, 12:38 am
Employees leave UCLA Extension amid administrative turmoil and loss of deans
About 75 employees left UCLA Extension amid administrative upheaval, despite UCLA cancelling an initial plan to lay off about one-quarter of UCLA Extension’s employees last year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension planned to layoff 25 percent of its employees last year. Instead, almost a third of its employees quit and its upper administrators have been removed. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 22, 12:42 am
Assistant professor of Italian wins prestigious publication award
When Andrea Moudarres developed his doctoral dissertation at Yale University, he did not expect that it would one day turn into an award-winning manuscript. Moudarres, an assistant professor of Italian at UCLA, was recently awarded the 21st annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies. Read more...
Photo: Andreas Moudarres, an assistant professor of Italian at UCLA, was recently awarded the 21st annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies. He received the award for his manuscript “The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic: Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso.” (Edward Savaria, Jr., courtesy of the Modern Language Association)
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January 22, 12:36 am
City Council changes speed limits to aid traffic law enforcement, improve safety
More than a hundred streets across Los Angeles will have new speed limits starting Sunday. LA City Council members unanimously voted to raise and lower speed limits for roughly 114 miles of streets in the greater Los Angeles area Dec. Read more...