More than 78,000 children in the U.S. are married or have been married, according to a report released by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: More than 78,000 children in the United States are married, according to a study published Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Department of Veterans Affairs will offer parking spots to homeless U.S. veterans at its West Los Angeles location. City Councilmember Mike Bonin said assigned spots will be provided for the homeless who live in their cars in the next two weeks to help them access social services and, eventually, housing. Read more...
Photo: The Department of Veterans Affairs will assign parking spots to homeless U.S. veterans at its West Los Angeles location to help them access social services and, eventually, housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University officials and legal experts said institutions must increase support for victims of sexual harassment and hold harassers accountable at an event Tuesday. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion held a CrossCheck Live event as part of the university’s inaugural sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness week. Read more...
Photo: The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion held a CrossCheck Live event as part of the university’s sexual harassment awareness week. Panel members discussed institutional blind spots in providing support services for sexual harassment and assault victims. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers found that patients who are at a heightened risk of opioid addiction and overdose are prescribed the drugs at a higher rate than other patients. Read more...
University police are searching for a man who allegedly burglarized a UCLA dorm Saturday. Two students reported that the man entered their residence in Sproul Cove at 1:45 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. Read more...
UCLA formally appointed the new vice chancellor of student affairs Monday. Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost, said in a statement the university decided to appoint Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr. Read more...
Photo: Monroe Gorden Jr. has been appointed as vice chancellor of student affairs. He has served as interim vice chancellor since July 2016.(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Olga Kagan dedicated the last two decades of her life to a community that is often overlooked in language instruction. She helped pioneer heritage language learning designed specifically for children of immigrants who speak a language other than English at home but cannot read or write it very well. Read more...
Photo: Olga Kagan was a professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian languages and cultures. (Courtesy of Diane Hofland)
