The UC announced May 16 that students and employees will soon be allowed to opt out of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate entirely. The change came after the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal COVID-19 public health emergency would end May 11. Read more...
Photo: A vaccine record card and a UCLA form are pictured. Students will be able to opt out of vaccinations as part of a new UC policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 5 at 12:11 a.m. The UCLA Beckman Scholars Program selected two undergraduate researchers in May as the organization’s 2023-2024 scholars. The scholarship – which is part of a national program funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – is awarded annually to two undergraduate researchers for an honors or departmental thesis project under the supervision of a UCLA Beckman faculty member. Read more...
Photo: Third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student Cecilia McCormick (left) and third-year chemistry student Amanda Nguyen (right) are pictured. The two were selected as the 2023-2024 UCLA Beckman Scholars, a program that awards $18,200 for undergraduate research. (From left to right: Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin and Stella Gray/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council proposed a resolution calling for UCLA to expand COVID-19 protection measures. The resolution – sponsored by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo and General Representative Eliana Sisman – calls for the reintroduction of a mask mandate, the continuation of vending machines for COVID-19 tests and the reinforcement of isolation guidelines. Read more...
Photo: A surgical mask is pictured on a brick ground. The Undergraduate Students Association Council proposed a resolution pushing the university to reimplement a mask mandate, among other COVID-19 safety measures. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers found that urban birds share common characteristics that may help them adapt to urban environments. The study, which was published May 8, found that birds in urban areas tend to be associated with certain traits such as smaller body sizes, more generalized diets and a larger number of eggs laid, said Morgan Tingley, a co-author of the study and an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Read more...
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Differences in immune cells between sexes allow biological females to have stronger immune responses in early stages of infection, according to a UCLA study published in March. Read more...
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The David Geffen School of Medicine’s inaugural class of Bruin Scholars has started working on projects to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in health care. Dr. Read more...
Photo: Members of the David Geffen School of Medicine’s inaugural class of Bruin Scholars are pictured. The Bruin Scholars program recruits current medical residents and fellows at UCLA and provides them with funding and mentorship, allowing them to develop projects that address equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)
This post was updated May 29 at 9:50 p.m. A UCLA study published in May found that exercise can rejuvenate stem cells in aging mice. Dr. Read more...
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