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January 11, 4:13 pm

Students show support for UCLA professor who loses home to Los Angeles fires

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m. Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires.  Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day. Read more...

Photo: A GoFundMe page set up for senior chemistry lecturer Laurence Lavelle is pictured. The page raised over $15,000, but the professor declined the donations and asked for them to be returned to the donors. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, News

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January 11, 3:42 pm

Amid empty Westwood streets, international students face prospect of evacuation

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:10 p.m. While fires burned in Los Angeles County, international students in one Westwood residential building debated their next move.  Fourth-year psychology student Mónica Céspedes Berdonces watched from the sidewalk as her friends loaded their bags and piled into a car. Read more...

Photo: The University Cooperative Housing Association is pictured. International students living in the UCHA co-op considered evacuation plans after the onset of fires across Los Angeles County. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, News

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January 9, 5:32 pm

UCLA students react to LA wildfires, evacuations, loss of homes

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:58 p.m. Fires across Los Angeles County sparked unease among UCLA students and criticism of the university’s emergency response. Read more...

Photo: A student photographs smoke from the Palisades fire Wednesday. The university canceled classes Thursday and Friday and thousands of students evacuated campus in response to the fire, which has burned over 17,000 acres as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Cal Fire website. (Conner Levy/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, News

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January 8, 11:22 pm

Westwood Recreation Center provides shelter, essential resources amid LA fires

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)

A Closer Look, Campus, Higher Education, News

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January 8, 2:40 am

From public health policy to higher education: Julio Frenk becomes UCLA chancellor

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)

A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health

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January 8, 12:59 am

Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies names inaugural leadership team

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)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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January 7, 6:06 pm

UCLA professor, students discuss science behind bioluminescent waves

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)


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