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February 26, 1:22 am

Thousands of workers from AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA 9119 to strike across UC

Two unions have called on nearly 60,000 workers to strike across the UC starting Wednesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents patient care, service and skilled craft workers, called for its second strike against the UC this academic year for Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Bernie Sanders speaks at a 2019 rally for the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299. UPTE-CWA 9119 and AFSCME Local 3299 will strike across the UC starting Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 17, 11:16 pm

Examining the exception: UCLA chemists discover caveat to century-old rule

A once well-established chemistry law now has an asterisk attached after a challenge from UCLA researchers. Neil Garg, a distinguished professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department, said molecules known as anti-Bredt olefins – which violate Bredt’s rule, a rule that has stood for a hundred years – cannot have double bonds in specific positions under certain conditions. Read more...

Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)

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February 15, 11:47 pm

Saving Hearts’ UCLA chapter hosts free screening event for underserved community

Cardiologists and students from UCLA convened at Valencia High School to provide free heart screenings Feb. 1. The Saving Hearts Foundation at UCLA was founded in 2014 after three UCLA students lost a family friend to a sudden cardiac arrest event. Read more...

Photo: Cardiologists and students from the UCLA chapter of the Saving Hearts Foundation convened at Valencia High School to provide free heart screenings. (Courtesy of Saving Hearts Foundation at UCLA)

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February 13, 12:25 am

Federal judge stops plan to reduce NIH grants that could limit UC research funding

This post was updated Feb. 14 at 12:11 a.m. A federal judge halted a plan to cut National Institutes of Health grants in 22 states Monday, blocking a policy that would limit research funding across the UC. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. A federal judge halted a plan to cut National Institutes of Health grants in 22 states Monday, blocking a policy that would limit research funding across the UC. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)

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February 12, 12:49 am

‘A wild animal’: Squirrels on UCLA campus create memories, make mischief

“You can’t spend a day walking around UCLA and not see a squirrel. That’s an impossible day,” said Peter Nonacs, vice chair of the ecology and evolutionary biology department. Read more...

Photo: A collage of squirrels is pictured. The eastern fox squirrel is the most common type of squirrel on UCLA’s campus and can be found foraging, hoarding nuts and attempting to eat students’ food on a daily basis. (Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photos by Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff, Lucine Ekizian/Daily Bruin senior staff and Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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