Students will be able to enroll in a new summer institute that aims to train students to analyze data and communicate effectively in their future careers. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 15, 11:27 pm
UCLA to hold summer institute on technology, leadership
Campus, News, UC
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February 15, 11:26 pm
UC Assembly of the Academic Senate condemns retirement proposal
The University of California Assembly of the Academic Senate unanimously passed a resolution during Wednesday’s meeting condemning a proposal that would reduce retirement benefits. If enacted, the proposal will allow UC employees hired after after July 1, 2016 to choose between a hybrid defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano signed a budget deal with Gov. Jerry Brown last May that calls for the UC to implement a new pension tier in exchange for a one time payment of $436 million from the state. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 15, 11:22 pm
SWC reFRESH campaign aims to revitalize students’ health
An undergraduate student government office will allow students to discuss a variety of hygiene-related issues, including the cultural norms of shaving and the importance of dental care, during a month-long campaign beginning this week. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government Student Wellness commissioner organized reFRESH 2016, a month-long campaign to help students improve their hygiene and health. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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February 14, 6:29 pm
UCLA psychologists study negative effects of loneliness in relationships
UCLA researchers have found being in a relationship on Valentine’s Day isn’t necessarily a good thing. Scientists have long known feelings of loneliness negatively impact individuals’ health, but have more recently begun to explore how social support can do the same. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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February 13, 1:25 pm
UCPD investigating report of on-campus sexual battery
University police reported a man grabbed a UCLA student’s breasts and buttocks in a residence hall Thursday night. The student told UCPD she was visiting a friend in Rieber Hall on Thursday about 7 p.m. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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February 12, 1:30 am
UCPD holds training program for handling active shooter situations
University police held a training program beginning last month in Pauley Pavilion to teach UCLA employees how to react to active shooter situations. Janina Montero, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, reached out to UCPD and asked officers to train about 15,000 employees in student affairs departments, such as UCLA Recreation, UCLA Athletics and Residential Life, said UCPD Lt. Read more...
Photo: Employees in UCLA student affairs departments attended a UCPD-led training in Pauley Pavilion about what to do in an active shooter situation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News
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February 12, 1:30 am
True Bruin senior scholar weaves love for music with passion for medicine
Six-year-old Avinash Malaviya’s piano teacher taught him to play by ear. Malaviya, now a fourth-year ethnomusicology and neuroscience student, recalls walking into his first lesson, his nervousness stifling his normally energetic personality. Read more...
Photo: Avinash Malaviya, a winner of the True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award, is working to combine his two loves: music and neuroscience. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)