Tuesday, March 31

Saving Hearts’ UCLA chapter hosts free screening event for underserved community

Cardiologists and students from UCLA convened at Valencia High School to provide free heart screenings Feb. 1. The Saving Hearts Foundation at UCLA was founded in 2014 after three UCLA students lost a family friend to a sudden cardiac arrest event. Read more...

Photo: Cardiologists and students from the UCLA chapter of the Saving Hearts Foundation convened at Valencia High School to provide free heart screenings. (Courtesy of Saving Hearts Foundation at UCLA)



UPTE-CWA 9119 to conduct 3-day strike against UC at end of February

A research and technical workers union announced plans for a three-day strike, becoming the second union to announce a strike against the University of California on Friday.  The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents research and technical workers – called the strike, which will take place on all 10 UC campuses from Feb. Read more...

Photo: Workers from the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 demonstrate. The union announced it will strike later this month. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: New Associate Vice Chancellor Steve Lurie talks campus safety, transparency

Just 10 days after starting work as UCLA’s associate vice chancellor for campus and community safety, Steve Lurie discussed his plans for the role with campus politics editor Shiv Patel. Read more...

Photo: Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus and Community Safety Steve Lurie posses for a photo. Lurie discussed his plans for the office with the Daily Bruin. (Courtesy of UCLA and David Esquivel)


AFSCME Local 3299 announces strike against UC for Feb. 26, 27

This post was updated Feb. 17 at 11:08 p.m. A major UC union announced Friday that it will go on a two-day strike later this month. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents service, patient care and skilled crafts workers – demonstrate on campus as part of a November strike. The union has called on its workers to strike again Feb. 26 and Feb. 27. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)



Dog walkers find community in early-morning meetups on UCLA’s campus

The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden spends its mornings filled with dogs. Beginning in May 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced communities into lockdown, community member Keith Wilson and his Coton de Tulear named Bucky, walked around campus every day to stay active. Read more...

Photo: Dog owners and their pets interact in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden on Monday morning. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)