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Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood

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June 10, 8:34 pm

LA City Council’s $30 minimum wage boost for tourism sector draws Westwood support

Westwood hotel workers said they supported the Los Angeles City Council’s motion to increase minimum wage for tourism workers. The LA City Council voted May 7 to increase minimum wage for some workers in the tourist industry to $30 an hour. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center and Hotel is pictured. The city council approved a motion to increase the minimum wage to $30 per hour for workers in hotels with 60 rooms or more. (Daily Bruin file photos. Designed by Ava Johnson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health, Westwood

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June 10, 11:46 am

LA’s premier innovation conferences combine for inaugural LABEST Week

Bioscience and medical technology leaders convened at UCLA from May 19 to May 22, combining two of Los Angeles’s premier innovation conferences. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: Panelists at LABEST are pictured. The UCLA Technology Development Group united the UCLA MedTech Conference and LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit for the inaugural LABEST Week with the hope of fostering collaboration across fields such as medical technology, therapeutics and artificial intelligence, according to a press release. (Courtesy of LABEST)

News, Westwood

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June 8, 8:37 pm

Westwood Village Improvement Association welcomes all with community collaboration

This post was updated June 15 at 12:21 a.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members. Events held in Westwood throughout the academic year – such as the annual Westwood Village Block Party and monthly Bruin Flea – seek to encourage students to interact with Westwood businesses and other small vendors, said Megan Furey, the director of programs and partnerships for WVIA. Read more...

Photo: Broxton Plaza is pictured. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Yuri Mansukhani/Daily Bruin staff)

Higher Education, National, News, UC

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June 8, 8:33 pm

Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts

Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country. The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Students walk on campus. Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News, Student Government

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June 8, 8:27 pm

USAC officers address immigration policy on campus, ways to protect students

Undergraduate Students Association Council members said they are seeking to protect undocumented students’ rights on campus under the Trump administration. USAC President Diego Emilio Bollo said he plans to meet with student organizations like Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success that represent undocumented students. Read more...

Photo: A sign advertising “Know Your Rights” red cards is pictured. Undergraduate Students Association Council members said they are seeking to protect undocumented students’ rights on campus under the Trump administration. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Feature Photos, News, Science & Health

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June 8, 7:54 pm

Rocket Project at UCLA aims for new heights using innovation, collaboration

Rocket Project at UCLA spent hours across months building a fuel tank. Project Ares, Rocket Project’s senior team, built a prototype tank with liquid oxidizer and fuel to test what pressures it could withstand, said Raj Sheth, a fourth-year chemistry student . Read more...

Photo: Prometheus, the hybrid team, integrating their rocket, gets ready to launch in the Mojave desert. (Courtesy of Caitlyn Hill)

A Closer Look, News, Science & Health

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June 8, 7:35 pm

Q&A: Dr. Andrew Charles talks migraine awareness, advances in treatments

Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Read more...

Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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