This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:20 p.m. Over 230 people sheltered in Westwood on Wednesday evening after losing their homes, workplaces and pets to the chaos of the Palisades fire. Read more...
Photo: Workers bring in supplies to the Westwood Recreation Center on Wednesday during the Los Angeles County fires. The center hosted over 230 people as of Wednesday evening after being designated as an emergency shelter by LA County. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
Dr. Julio Frenk has come a long way since being beaten up by his brother. Frenk reinvented Mexico’s health system, secured one of Harvard University’s largest-ever donations and kept the University of Miami open through the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Julio Frenk poses alongside John Pérez, who was a UC regent at the time of his appointment, for a picture at the UC Board of Regents meeting. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:03 p.m. The Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies will begin the winter quarter with its top two leadership positions filled for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Attendees talk at a reception for new leadership at the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies on Dec. 11 at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In late October and early November, many of Southern California’s beaches had bright blue waves. The glow was caused by large amounts of phytoplankton, a type of small photosynthetic organism at the bottom of the ocean food chain, said Rebecca Shipe, an adjunct associate professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 2:28 p.m. Rubio’s Coastal Grill is “closed indefinitely” at Ackerman Union. On Jan. 2, four days before classes began for winter quarter, a sign outside of Rubio’s in Ackerman Union stated “Rubio’s is closed indefinitely” and advised students to go to Taco Bell Express – which is located one floor below – instead. Read more...
Photo: A sign outside Rubio’s Coastal Grill in Ackerman Union announced the indefinite closing of the restaurant Sunday. The closing follows the company’s announcement to close 48 “underperforming locations” in California, citing the “rising cost of doing business in California.” (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
“I’ve always wanted to open a bakery,” said second-year business economics student Kayla Nguyen. Although Nguyen’s current career plans gravitate more towards marketing than entrepreneurship, she got a taste of her dream – alongside seven other students – at the UCLA Teaching Kitchen’s last “Healthier Baking” class before winter break. Read more...
Photo: (Angelina Wu/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
