This post was updated April 16 at 11:06 p.m. Nearly 70% of California workers feel unprepared to succeed in today’s workforce, according to a study published Tuesday by Canvas’ parent company. Read more...
Photo: Students are pictured walking on BruinWalk. Nearly 70% of California workers feel unprepared for today’s workforce, according to a study published Tuesday by Canvas’ parent company. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 16 at 11:38 p.m. Scientist Teresa Woodruff has spent her career advancing a specialized field of medicine. Woodruff – the president emerita of Michigan State University and a National Medal of Science recipient – works in oncofertility, a field focused on preserving patients’ abilities to have biological children following life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy. Read more...
Photo: Woodruff spoke to raise awareness about reproductive health and oncofertility. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)
UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association in late March. Every summer, about 500 UCLA students volunteer at UniCamp’s Camp Pine Mountain, located in the San Bernardino Mountains, to serve as community leaders for more than 1,200 children from underserved backgrounds. Read more...
Photo: George Fabian, a camper at UCLA UniCamp, interacts with other participants. UCLA UniCamp, the official philanthropy of the UCLA student body, won a $109,000 grant from the American Camp Association. (Courtesy of Megan Le)
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...
Photo: Justin Mendoza, the executive director of UAEM North America, is pictured giving a speech. UAEM, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)
This story was updated April 13 at 10:37 a.m. Trevor Griffey drives more than 200 miles every week to teach at both UCLA and UC Irvine. Read more...
Photo: A banner which reads “We Teach UC!” and has signatures from members from a February University-Council-AFT demonstration is pictured. The union began negotiations with the UC in March. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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)
This post was updated April 5 at 9:54 p.m. California nonprofits are working to put an initiative funding immunology research on the November ballot. The initiative would authorize $8.4 billion of state bonds to support the research – half of which would be required to support developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and heart disease – if 546,651 signatures are collected for it to appear on the ballot. Read more...
Photo: Students are pictured on Bruin Walk, a location where petitioners gather signatures. California nonprofits are working to put an initiative funding immunology research on the November ballot. (Daily Bruin file photo)
