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March 4, 11:19 pm

UCLA School of Medicine hosts panel to highlight Black professionals in health

Speakers at a David Geffen School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals in medicine Feb. 19. The Legacy We Build: Celebrating Black Staff Excellence event – hosted by the DGSOM Office for Inclusive Excellence – recognized the contributions of Black professionals and aimed to foster a strong sense of community, according to the DGSOM website. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Speakers at a School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals as panelists fielded questions from the audience. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News

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March 2, 11:33 pm

Bernstein family finds strength, community after losing home in Palisades fire

The destruction of Eliana Bernstein’s Pacific Palisades home also threatened the loss of her Westwood apartment. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, said she moved into her apartment just a few days before the Jan. Read more...

Photo: Eliana Bernstein stands in the rubble of her home in Pacific Palisades. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, lost her home in the Palisades fire. (Courtesy of Eliana Bernstein)

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March 1, 9:58 pm

Q&A: Epidemiology professor Nina Harawa talks HIV prevention, care in Black communities

This post was updated March 2 at 11:45 p.m. Nina Harawa, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss HIV prevention and treatment in Black communities. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Nina Harawa serves professor of medicine and epidemiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss HIV prevention and care in Black communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, National, News

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February 28, 1:20 am

LA City Council introduces policies to protect immigrants without legal status

The Los Angeles City Council proposed new legislative policy Feb. 4 that would strengthen labor and immigration protections. The policy includes a citywide “Know Your Rights” campaign for immigrants without legal status, city notifications about United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence and nonprofit legal aid at LAX. Read more...

Photo: Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez speaks at a press conference announcing the immigration services policy. Hernandez supported the policy alongside Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Ysabel Jurado. (Gabrielle Gillette/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 27, 10:45 am

Veterans criticize UCLA’s continued use of VA property for athletics

On Jan. 10, over 200 veterans residing on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Campus were evacuated due to the Los Angeles fires. The West LA VA Campus, a 388-acre property located just west of the Interstate 405 freeway, was originally deeded by private landowners to create an Old Soldiers Home. Read more...

Photo: Jackie Robinson Stadium with yellow tape bordering the field is pictured. The stadium has seen controversy since a lawsuit claimed the land should be used to serve veterans. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 26, 11:45 pm

Missing meteorite samples from UCLA collection found on eBay listing

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 2:10 p.m. Jason Utas has long been in the craft of buying and selling meteorites. But Utas – a graduate student studying earth, planetary and space sciences – said that in 2022 he found something particularly unusual on eBay, an online marketplace and auction site. Read more...

Photo: Over 1,500 meteorites and celestial objects are housed in UCLA’s Meteorite Museum, the largest meteorite collection on the West Coast. One of UCLA’s meteorites was recently listed on eBay, causing controversy. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 26, 1:36 am

UAW Local 4811 leaders meet to fight National Institutes of Health funding cuts

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 joined students across the UC on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s cuts in National Institutes of Health funding. Read more...

Photo: Sydney Campbell presents during a union-wide meeting focused on implementing strategies to fight the NIH funding cuts. (Courtesy of UAW Local 4811 Communications)


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