Sunday, July 6

Protesters renew calls to abolish UCPD in march across UCLA campus

Dozens of protesters calling for the abolition of UCPD from UCLA’s campus marched from Royce Hall to the university police headquarters Friday afternoon. The Cops Off Campus Coalition, a national organization advocating for the abolishment of campus policing, co-hosted the rally as part of Abolition May with organizations such as No UCPD Coalition, JusticeLA, UCLA Divest/Invest Faculty Collective, UCLA Black Feminism Initiative and Stop LAPD Spying. Read more...

Photo: Protesters marched through campus calling for the abolition of UCPD on Friday afternoon. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Center for the Study of Women honors Holly Mitchell as leader in feminism

The UCLA Center for the Study of Women presented an award for leadership in advancing gender equality to a member of the LA County Board of Supervisors on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell was presented the 2021 Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women on Thursday. Mitchell also gave a keynote address at the event on the importance of intersectional feminism in public policy. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA-led team develops potential treatment for children with rare immune disease

A UCLA-led research team developed a potential treatment for a rare, life-threatening immune disease in children using genetically modified stem cells. Children with adenosine deaminase deficiency, which often causes severe combined immunodeficiency, are born without a functional immune system. Read more...

Photo: An international team led by UCLA researchers, including Dr. Donald Kohn, developed a new treatment to help children born without a properly functioning immune system. (Kristin Jean Pischel/Daily Bruin)


Public affairs course teaches students about how to create safe learning spaces

With a global pandemic threatening school safety, Public Affairs 125: “Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools” opens a virtual classroom for both experts and students to these potential issues. Read more...

Photo: Public Affairs 125 invites experts to be guest speakers in the classroom and prompts students to think about and discuss improving safety and learning in educational environments. In an age of threats such as COVID-19 and school shootings, Professor Ron Astor developed the class to help students address the subject. (Elana Luo/Daily Bruin)



UCLA to increase on-campus capacity of restaurants, gyms and social gatherings

This post was updated May 23 at 5:26 p.m. UCLA will increase the capacity of on-campus restaurants, gyms and gatherings effective immediately after LA County moved into the yellow tier in early May, administrators announced Friday.  The university will increase indoor capacity for on-campus restaurants and gyms and implement new cleaning protocols after the county issued new public health guidelines that loosened COVID-19 restrictions, said Michael Beck and Michael Meranze, co-chairs of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force.  On-campus restaurants are now able to operate indoors at 50% capacity, where up to six vaccinated people are allowed to sit at the same table.  Gyms, including the Kinross Recreation Center, will operate at 50% capacity. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will implement new COVID-19 measures, effective immediately, following LA County moving into the yellow tier in early May. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


USAC recap — May 18

Public Comment: Radha Patel, the chair of the California Public Interest Research Group Students UCLA chapter, said the organization recently elected its new board of directors and executive committee. Read more...