This post was updated March 27 at 11:30 p.m. UCLA will provide free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus, becoming the first University of California campus to do so. Read more...
Photo: Boxes of tampons sit on a shelf inside a store. UCLA will begin providing complimentary menstrual products in campus bathrooms April 4, ahead of the date set by a new California law. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 16 at 5:59 p.m. UCLA will lift its indoor mask and surveillance testing requirements starting April 11 for people up-to-date on vaccinations, the university announced Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will remove indoor mask requirements and weekly COVID-19 surveillance requirements beginning two weeks after the beginning of spring quarter for individuals up to date with vaccinations. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 10 at 11:10 a.m. UCLA researchers published a study discussing the success of the Life Sciences 30 series, a set of classes at UCLA designed to revitalize the way life sciences students learn calculus. Read more...
Photo: Jane Shevtsov, an instructor for the Life Sciences 30 series, teaches a classroom of students. Departmental leadership developed the course as a way to make introductory calculus classes more relevant for life sciences students. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
UCLA Health leadership announced the current interim chair of the psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department will return to faculty duties soon and the process to find a new permanent chair will begin, two days after faculty members sent a letter requesting a response from psychiatry department leadership following a Daily Bruin investigation. Read more...
Photo: Leadership from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry responded to concerns raised by department faculty earlier this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 9 at 11:35 p.m. UCLA researchers created a Valentine’s Day-themed website to help students learn chemistry. Launched Feb. 14, ChemMatch aims to make learning a wide range of chemistry concepts easier and more enjoyable for anyone, said Neil Garg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry who initiated the project. Read more...
Photo: The faculty and students behind ChemMatch view the website on a phone. The website, launched on Valentine’s Day, intends to educate people of all ages about chemistry in an entertaining way. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA released the final draft of its sustainability plan in December, following a decade of proposals for climate initiatives. The plan outlines the university’s goals to reduce its environmental footprint, including designing new buildings to outperform current energy efficiency standards and implementing automated systems to reduce energy use. Read more...
Photo: An overflowing recycling bin stands on Janss Steps. Community members discussed UCLA’s sustainability plan and its potential impact on future environmental initiatives. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles residents will no longer be required to wear masks indoors – regardless of vaccination status – starting Friday. The LA County Department of Public Health announced Thursday that it would lift the indoor mask mandate because of lower COVID-19 transmission. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health lifted their indoor mask mandate Thursday, citing declining rates of COVID-19 community spread. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
