This post was updated May 29 at 9:55 p.m. The undergraduate student government judicial board ordered the election board Tuesday to clearly issue a reasonable sanction for a case in which it found candidates had engaged in voter coercion. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board, led by Chief Justice Nicholas Yu (center), released its decisions from petitions 18-6 and 18-10 Tuesday. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A social science research program at UCLA received a $2.85 million grant to research social problems including homelessness, poverty, crime and education inequality. The Laura and John Arnold Foundation donated a total of $5.5 million to support the California Policy Lab, a research program at UCLA and UC Berkeley which partners with state and local governments to provide scientifically backed solutions to social problems. Read more...
Photo: Till von Wachter, an associate professor of economics, is the faculty director of the California Policy Lab site at UCLA. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. While students may feel discouraged from going out and relaxing during finals week, taking a study break could prevent long-term damage caused by high stress levels, according to research by Rita Effros, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UCLA. Read more...
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Christian Green was born in the San Bernardino City Jail. He lived with his grandmother until she passed away when he was 15 years old, and moved into a foster home afterward. Read more...
Photo: A graduate student in the department of African American studies is sharing his experiences of living in the foster care system in a new book. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)
Two French-Canadian restaurants in Westwood will close Wednesday. Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, announced in a Facebook post May 8 that he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. Read more...
Photo: Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, said he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
The governing board of the University of California met for its May meeting at UC San Francisco from Tuesday to Thursday. Regents discussed the University of California Extension programs, changes in UC policy and the restructuring of committees. Read more...
This post was updated May 26 at 5:36 p.m. Petitioners alleged the undergraduate student government election board did not issue a reasonable sanction for voter coercion at a judicial board hearing Friday. Read more...
Photo: Judicial Board justices Leann Pham, Abigail Chapman and Jamail Gibbs listen to arguments in the case alleging the election board did not properly issue a sanction for voter coercion. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
