Wednesday, March 25

‘Just trying to advance your work’: Mark Tramo’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein

A UCLA professor sought donations from and spoke about his scientific research with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the financier’s initial 2008 conviction, according to U.S. Read more...

Photo: Schoenberg Hall, one building where Mark Tramo – an associate adjunct professor of neurology – has taught, is pictured. A UCLA professor sought donations from and spoke about his scientific research with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the financier’s initial 2008 conviction, according to U.S. Department of Justice documents. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Westwood Village hosts first Lunar New Year event, highlights businesses

Hundreds of Westwood residents celebrated Lunar New Year with an afternoon of cultural activities in Broxton Plaza on Feb. 21. The Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted the inaugural celebration from noon to 5 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Spectators watch a lion dance performance at the Westwood Village Lunar New Year celebration. Residents and vendors gathered in Broxton Plaza last month for music, shopping and holiday activities. (Courtesy of Michael Russell, Westwood Village Improvement Association.)


UCLA Faculty Association, science advocates host Stand Up for Science protest

Science advocates and UCLA Faculty Association members called on Californians to support a bill that would put scientific research funding on the 2026 ballot at a Saturday protest in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Dave Farina, a science educator with 4.2 million YouTube subscribers and known for his channel “Professor Dave Explains,” gives a speech criticizing what he called a growing anti-science sentiment from the federal government. (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin)


UC reaches tentative agreements with 3 United Auto Workers units

The UC reached tentative agreements with three United Auto Workers units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday. The tentative agreement, if approved, will become the first contracts for Student Services and Advising Professionals-UAW and Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW, which were officially recognized by the University in April and September, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Members of United Auto Workers’ UC units stand outside Royce Hall at a picket on Thursday. The UC reached tentative agreements with three UAW units that had threatened to strike, the units announced Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Bella Pita officially closes doors after gradual decline in foot traffic, orders

Bella Pita – a Mediterranean sandwich restaurant run by a retired UCLA adjunct professor – closed in Westwood on March 4. Bella Pita, which opened on Gayley Avenue in 2007, was founded and run by Medy Sanadidi – a retired UCLA adjunct professor – with the help of his son. Read more...

Photo: Signs hang in the window of the Bella Pita storefront. The Gayley Avenue restaurant closed this month after nearly 20 years in business. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


UC UAW units may strike ‘as soon as next week’ if University doesn’t meet demands

Union members representing UC academic and research employees said at a demonstration Thursday that they plan to strike as soon as next week if the University does not meet their contract demands. Read more...

Photo: Academic Advancement Program counselors Stephanie Valdez (left), Asbeidy Solano (middle) and Paloma Doreza Dimaya (right) cheer during a Thursday picket in Royce Quad led by members of the United Auto Workers’ UC units. The union members threatened to strike if the UC does not meet its contract demands.(Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)