This post was updated April 11 at 5:33 p.m. Speakers at an April 3 UCLA symposium called on California lawmakers to promote affordability by investing more in renewable energy. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law, which hosted the event that discussed the impacts of sustainability policies on affordability and featured policymakers and environmental advocates, is pictured. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For students who need mental health support, UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services partners with Nack Behavioral Health – an outpatient program located in Westwood that caters specifically to college students. Read more...
Photo: Nack Behavioral Health, an intensive outpatient program partnered with UCLA CAPS, specializes in treating UCLA undergraduate and graduate students with primary mental health disorders – conditions that affect mood, thinking and behavior as well as hinder daily functioning. (Courtesy of Nack)
Gail Wyatt, a distinguished professor emeritus of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, received the Association of Black Women Physicians’ Humanitarian Award in October. Read more...
Photo: Gail Wyatt, who received the Association of Black Women Physicians’ Humanitarian Award in October, is a distinguished professor emeritus of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 10 at 1:00 a.m. The UC implemented a virtual language education initiative in January, sparking pushback from instructors amid language program cuts. Read more...
Photo: The website for the Global Language Network is displayed on a laptop. The virtual language education initiative has sparked concern among UC instructors. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated March 31 at 11:21 p.m. UCLA researchers developed a human stem cell-derived cell therapy for an aggressive type of breast cancer. This study focused on modifying natural killer T – or NKT – cells, which are a specialized immune cell that quickly responds to cancer cells, according to the National Cancer Institute. Read more...
Photo: (Ji-Tao Yuen / Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 24 at 9:10 a.m. Three United Auto Workers units ratified contracts with the UC on Friday, averting a strike after months of bargaining. The three units – UAW Local 4811’s academic student employees unit, Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW and Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW – represent more than 40,000 UC academic and research employees, including teaching assistants. Read more...
Photo: Members of UC’s United Auto Workers units protest outside Royce Hall. Three UAW units voted to ratify contracts with the UC on Friday, averting a strike after months of bargaining. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 19 at 10:45 a.m. UCLA’s Chicana/o studies department unanimously voted Wednesday afternoon to remove César E. Chávez from its name following sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which houses UCLA’s Chicana/o studies department, is pictured. The department unanimously voted Wednesday afternoon to remove César E. Chávez from its name amid sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader. However, only Chancellor Julio Frenk and UC President James Milliken have the authority to rename UCLA properties and programs, according to University policy. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)
