Westwood residents received an erroneous evacuation warning Thursday afternoon. The notification was sent out around 4 p.m. and instructed people that they were under evacuation warning. Read more...
Photo: De Neve Plaza is pictured with a hazy sky in the background. Students, including those living on campus, received an erroneous evacuation warning around 4 p.m. Thursday. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:20 p.m. Over 230 people sheltered in Westwood on Wednesday evening after losing their homes, workplaces and pets to the chaos of the Palisades fire. Read more...
Photo: Workers bring in supplies to the Westwood Recreation Center on Wednesday during the Los Angeles County fires. The center hosted over 230 people as of Wednesday evening after being designated as an emergency shelter by LA County. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 7:31 p.m. Classes will not be held on UCLA’s campus for the rest of the week. In a BruinPost shortly after 6:30 p.m. Read more...
Photo: An empty classroom is pictured. UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk announced undergraduate classes have been canceled and graduate classes have been moved online for the rest of the week in a Wednesday evening BruinPost. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dr. Julio Frenk has come a long way since being beaten up by his brother. Frenk reinvented Mexico’s health system, secured one of Harvard University’s largest-ever donations and kept the University of Miami open through the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Julio Frenk poses alongside John Pérez, who was a UC regent at the time of his appointment, for a picture at the UC Board of Regents meeting. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:03 p.m. The Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies will begin the winter quarter with its top two leadership positions filled for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Attendees talk at a reception for new leadership at the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies on Dec. 11 at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Graduate Student Association has appointed a new vice president of external affairs. Naomi Hammonds, a graduate student in community health sciences, was elected to the role Nov. Read more...
Photo: Graduate Student Association Vice President of External Affairs Naomi Hammonds – who was appointed to the position in November – poses next to the Bruin Bear. (Courtesy of Naomi Hammonds)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 12:52 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a critical fire weather alert for Los Angeles County on Monday. A fire in the Pacific Palisades – which began burning about six miles from UCLA on Tuesday morning – has since reached more than 2,900 acres, but it does not pose a risk to campus at this time, said UCLA Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Seán Devine. Critical fire weather warnings – known as red flag warnings – warn of potential extreme wildfire behavior, according to the NWS. A NWS “particularly dangerous situation” warning for potentially destructive conditions was also issued for the Santa Monica Mountains, which are near the UCLA campus. Read more...
Photo: An ongoing fire in the Pacific Palisades is pictured. The fire started Tuesday morning but does not currently pose a risk to campus, according to UCLA’s Office of Emergency Management. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
