The UCLA Fit for Health Program adopted a new approach to treating childhood obesity: considering the physical, emotional and social aspects of the disease. Dr. Wendelin Slusser, a UCLA Health physician who specializes in clinical care, medical training and obesity research, founded the clinic about 15 years ago. Read more...
Photo: (Caitlin Brockenbrow/Daily Bruin)
Federal funding cuts have left the futures of thousands of volunteering opportunities for California college students uncertain since April 2025. The Trump administration withheld more than $184 million in grants from AmeriCorps, which provides funding to a variety of community service programs – mainly focusing on education, public health and environmental stewardship – last spring. Read more...
Photo: The AmeriCorps volunteer website is pictured. Federal funding cuts have left the futures of thousands of volunteering opportunities for California college students uncertain since April 2025. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have arrested more than 10,000 people in Los Angeles since June, according to the U.S. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Amada Armenta, an associate professor, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss how an uptick in immigration-related arrests has impacted LA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A woman was arrested on UCLA’s campus Tuesday in relation to the death of her young child. She was originally detained around 12 p.m. after approaching UCPD officers near Murphy Hall, said Jeffrey Chobanian, the captain of UCPD’s operations bureau. Read more...
Photo: The outside of Murphy Hall is pictured. A woman was detained on UCLA’s campus Tuesday after she approached UCPD officers near Murphy Hall and made statements that indicated she had harmed her child. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Parts of Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood will close this week because of construction on a new Los Angeles Metro station. The westbound side of Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard will be blocked from 11 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Cars and trucks drive down Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood. The westbound side of Wilshire Boulevard will be partially closed this week because of construction. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s 10-acre lease with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which includes Jackie Robinson Stadium, was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball warms up on the field at Jackie Robinson Stadium prior to the start of a game. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller. Read more...
Photo: A LAPD vehicle is pictured. Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are ineffective, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller. (Daily Bruin file photo)
