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North Westwood Neighborhood Council to undergo 3-month probationary period

This story was updated Nov. 1 at 7:57 p.m. The city of Los Angeles placed the North Westwood Neighborhood Council on probationary status Oct. 7 for noncompliance with an agenda-posting policy. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, which serves UCLA and residents in its surrounding areas, was placed on probationary status Oct. 7. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Former UCLA faculty member Guido Imbens earns Nobel Prize in economic sciences

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:26 p.m. Former UCLA faculty member Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences Monday. Imbens, a current Stanford professor, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Joshua Angrist were presented half the award for their contributions to understanding the labor market and causal relationships, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA faculty member Guido Imbens was presented with a 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences Monday for his contributions to understanding the labor market and causal relationships. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)


Alumnus Ali Maisam Nazary educates about Taliban takeover, crisis from new role

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 2:55 p.m. When the Taliban overtook Afghanistan on Aug. 15, UCLA alumnus Ali Maisam Nazary stepped into a new position as the head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. Read more...

Photo: Ali Maisam Nazary is working with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan to work toward reestablishing democracy in the country and removing terrorist groups from power. As head of foreign relations for the NRF, Nazary says there is more to resistance than military action. (Courtesy of Ali Maisam Nazary)