A newly reelected undergraduate student commissioner plans to support and fund the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts at UCLA. Promise Ogunleye, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs commissioner, pledged to facilitate artifact and art repatriation efforts during her run in the 2021 USAC election. Read more...
Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission is leading repatriation efforts for Indigenous artifacts stored at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 7 at 12:49 p.m. LA Pride events for 2021 will be held in a hybrid format with in-person and online events throughout the month of June. Read more...
Photo: LA Pride 2021 events will be held both in-person and virtually throughout June, in place of the annual march. Planned in-person events include a movie screening with Cinespia and daily community service events with Big Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Current results from a UCLA-led survey study suggest that a cash reward is likely to motivate people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers with the UCLA COVID-19 Health and Politics Project found that 31% of people would be more likely to get vaccinated if offered a $50 cash incentive. Read more...
This post was updated May 31 at 12:31 p.m. Isaac Bryan won the state Assembly’s 54th District seat special election with a majority vote, the California Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Mike Dennis)
According to a recent UCLA study, drug overdose-related deaths have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 9,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses in May 2020 – approximately 58% more than the number a year earlier, according to the study that was released April 15. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers found that deaths from drug overdoses spiked during the pandemic. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)
Philanthropist Eli Broad, who donated millions of dollars to various UCLA programs, will be remembered for his generosity toward UCLA and the surrounding Los Angeles community. Read more...
Photo: Eli Broad, through his philanthropic activities and donations to UCLA, will leave a long-lasting legacy for Bruins, said Chancellor Gene Block. (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director, Photo courtesy of the Broad Foundation)
An ongoing clinical trial at UCLA is investigating the risk of developing an allergic reaction from a COVID-19 vaccine. The goal of the study is to identify the risk factors for having a systemic allergic reaction – when an allergic reaction spreads from one organ to other areas of the body – from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, said Maria Garcia-Lloret, a professor of pediatrics, allergy and immunology. Read more...
Photo: A clinical trial at UCLA is currently investigating the risks of developing an allergic reaction from the COVID-19 vaccines. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
