This post was updated Aug 21. at 8:45 p.m. The International Pre-Med Society at UCLA has created an international mentorship program for high school students from other countries interested in studying STEM in the United States, which began Jan. Read more...
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This post was updated 8/14/2022 at 8:12 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
This post was updated Aug. 14 at 8:08 p.m. UCLA announced in a campuswide email Friday that indoor masking and symptom monitoring requirements will be removed, effective Monday. UCLA is updating its protocols to align with changes made to protocols for Los Angeles County and California, according to the email. Indoor masking is now strongly recommended and outdoor masking continues to be optional, according to the announcement. Students, staff and faculty at UCLA will also no longer be required to fill out the daily symptom monitoring survey, according to the announcement. Read more...
Photo: A mask lies on a ledge. UCLA will remove indoor masking and symptom monitoring requirements beginning Aug. 15. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was updated August 7 at 11:01 p.m. The University of California and California State University will now provide medical abortions on campus. California Senate Bill 24 – passed in 2019 by the state legislature – requires every UC and CSU student health center to offer medical abortion services by Jan. Read more...
Photo: Medication sits on a table. A 2019 state law requires student health centers at California State University and University of California campuses to offer abortion services. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 12:33 p.m. Student organizers from UCLA and Stanford University are jointly hosting the Japan-America Innovators of Medicine, an ideathon to bolster student innovation in health care technology. Read more...
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This post was updated July 31 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA researchers found that states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates experienced a decline in adult influenza vaccination rates after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available. Read more...
Photo: A vaccine is administered at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Huntington Park. UCLA researchers found that there could be an association between COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 31 at 10:43 p.m. New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County in the past two months. Read more...
Photo: New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County (pictured) in the past two months. The LA County Department of Public Health opted to not reinstate a mask mandate due to a recent decrease in cases, though officials still suggest masking indoors and keeping up to date on vaccinations. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
