This post was updated Aug. 29 at 8:35 p.m. Medical debt is the leading source of U.S. debt and disproportionately affects low-income individuals and Americans in the South, according to a UCLA-led study published in July. Read more...
Photo: Medical debt is the leading source of debt in the U.S., reaching $140 billion in 2020, according to researchers at UCLA, Harvard University and Stanford University. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California system placed first on the Green Power Partnership ranking of higher education institutions for 2020. The Green Power Partnership, established in 2001 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, encourages colleges and universities to transition from conventional electricity to green power. Read more...
Photo: The University of California ranked first among universities and colleges in the Green Power Partnership for the UC utilization of green energy. (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations Director)
This post was updated Aug. 29 at 8:39 p.m. When asked what his academic major was, alumnus Mike Murase jokingly replied, “Activism.” Murase, who completed his undergraduate degree in 1970, said he had few opportunities to learn about Asian Americans in the classroom. Read more...
Photo: (Above: A pointillist rendition of a photo of the GIDRA staff). At UCLA in 1969, a group of Asian American students banded together to form Gidra, a newspaper for Asian American issues. Nearly 50 years after its last regular issue in 1974, members of the Asian American community in Los Angeles, including UCLA alumni and others, have recently revived the publication as Gidra Media. (Suzi Partridge/Courtesy of GIDRA)
University police are looking for a suspect reportedly involved in an off-campus hot prowl burglary early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred in an apartment at Sycamore Court around 4:00 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Tuesday. Read more...
Los Angeles resident and realtor Kristina Irwin has joined the race for LA City Council District 5. Irwin, who is a UCLA Extension school alumnus in public relations and marketing, is one of seven candidates currently registered to run for the 5th District. Read more...
Photo: Kristina Irwin, a local realtor, notary public and UCLA Extension alumnus, has declared her candidacy for LA City Council District 5, which represents Westwood. (Courtesy of Kristina Irwin)
UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...
Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:40 p.m. Vaping for a short period of time causes immediate harmful physiological changes that can lead to chronic diseases, such as lung disease and cancer, according to a new UCLA study. Read more...
Photo: (Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)
