The rights of transgender students in California are still protected despite a directive administered by the Trump administration. The Trump administration rescinded guidelines put in place by former President Barack Obama, which protected transgender students’ access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity or gender expression. Read more...
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March 7, 12:11 am
UCLA research links head injuries to genes related to mental disorders
Head injuries could cause serious mental illnesses by changing genes in the brain, UCLA researchers found in a recent study. The study found that people who have serious head injuries may develop the same genes associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson’s disease and other mental disorders. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla published a study on genes altered in head injuries that could help predict some brain disorders. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)
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March 7, 12:07 am
Bruins build zero-emission, self-sustainable home for Solar Decathlon
A UCLA club is working to build a 975-square-foot home that will supply its own food, water and energy. The UCLA Solar Decathlon team is building the home for the 2019 Solar Decathlon competition, which is hosted every two years by the U.S. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Solar Decathlon team began in 2015 with the goal of building a sustainable home for the 2019 Solar Decathlon, an international competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. (Katherine Zhuo/Daily Bruin)
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March 6, 10:17 pm
UC to vote on proposal to limit nonresident enrollment to 20 percent
International and out-of-state student enrollment could be capped at 20 percent under a proposal the University of California Board of Regents will debate next week. UC President Janet Napolitano proposed the cap to satisfy a provision in last year’s budget that required UC to adopt a nonresident limit by May 1. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents will vote on whether to cap nonresident student enrollment at 20 percent next week at their bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
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March 6, 1:08 am
UCLA dentistry employee involved in rape allegation in Title IX report
One of the sexual harassment reports released by the University of California on Tuesday involved a rape allegation against a UCLA employee. An undergraduate student, whose name was redacted in the report, alleged Tarundeep Sandhu, a former UCLA School of Dentistry employee, raped the student while she was intoxicated after going out to a bar together. Read more...
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March 6, 12:54 am
UC employees identified in 113 sexual harassment, assault reports
This post was updated Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. Title IX reports released by University of California campuses Tuesday revealed that mostly male UC employees used their positions of power to sexually harass students, coworkers and subordinates. Read more...
Photo: Many sexual harassment reports released by the UC on Tuesday involved men harassing female coworkers, students or subordinates. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 6, 12:26 am
UCLA study aims to improve interaction between LA residents, wildlife
This post was updated March 8 at 3:40 p.m. UCLA researchers are studying how wildlife mammals live in urban Los Angeles to improve the relationship between animals and humans. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Lynch Alfaro, an anthropology associate professor, said if an opossum gets hit by a car, sometimes the babies in the pouch survive and may be fostered by people. In Los Angeles, it is a more common practice to take them to the California Wildlife Center. (Courtesy of Jessica Lynch Alfaro)