Friday, April 10

US secretary of Veterans Affairs builds relationship with UCLA School of Nursing

Denis McDonough, the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs, visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday for a discussion with faculty and students. McDonough’s visit served to strengthen the partnership between UCLA and the VA at the start of Nurses Month and emphasize career opportunities in VA to student nurses and student nurse veterans. Read more...

Photo: United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday and was greeted by Dean Lin Zhan and Chancellor Gene Block. (Courtesy of Aaron Hilf/UCLA School of Nursing)




USA Elections Board confirms a candidate’s complaints of harassment

The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board found complaints of election candidate harassment to be valid, according to a ruling April 20. A candidate in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election – for which voting is scheduled to begin Friday – received an email from an anonymous account stating “it’s better to be safe than sorry,” according to a written statement from the elections board. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board found a complaint of harassment against a candidate to be valid. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Crimewatch: April 2023

` Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Matthew Royer, city and crime editor. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, Data editor. UCPD recorded 681 unique entries in its April daily crime log. Read more...


UCLA’s expansion of digital registry advances efficient and representative research

UCLA researchers are expanding their digital registry for depression research recruitment beyond campus into the greater Los Angeles area. Created over a year ago, the registry is a collaboration between the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge – an initiative focused on cutting the global burden of depression in half by 2050 – and the UCLA Center for SMART Health, which aims to transform health care through the integration of new technology. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


Mayor Karen Bass proposes $1.3 billion to address homelessness in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $250 million expansion of Inside Safe – her signature program to move unhoused people inside from encampments – on April 18. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. LA Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $250 million expansion of Inside Safe – her signature program to move unhoused people inside from encampments – on April 18. (Daily Bruin file photo)