Tuesday, October 20

David Geffen School of Medicine interim dean announced as new permanent dean

Dr. Steven Dubinett, who has served as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine since 2021, was named as the school’s permanent dean Monday. Read more...

Photo: The Learning Resource Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. The school named Dr. Steven Dubinett, its interim dean since 2021, as permanent dean Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)





UCLA Affordability Initiative to provide $20,000 scholarships starting in 2024

UCLA’s new Affordability Initiative will award four-year scholarships to up to 35 California resident students each year starting in 2024. The $20,000 scholarships, funded by a $15 million donation from UCLA alumnus Peter Merlone, will be distributed to recipients over the course of four years, according to a press release from UCLA Newsroom. Read more...

Photo: Paper money is pictured. A new UCLA scholarship will provide funds for students to reduce costs and debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC announces plan for students, employees to opt out of COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The UC announced May 16 that students and employees will soon be allowed to opt out of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate entirely. The change came after the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal COVID-19 public health emergency would end May 11. Read more...

Photo: A vaccine record card and a UCLA form are pictured. Students will be able to opt out of vaccinations as part of a new UC policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA men’s basketball’s Myles Johnson to speak at graduate student commencement

Former men’s basketball player Myles Johnson will be the student speaker at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science’s graduate student commencement. Johnson, who graduated in March with a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering, announced in a tweet Monday that he will be speaking at the ceremony, which will be held June 18 at 1:30 p.m. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is pictured. Former men’s basketball player Myles Johnson, who recently received his master’s in electrical and computer engineering from the school, announced that he will speak at the school’s graduate student commencement. (Justin Jnryung/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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