Friday, August 21

In the news:

New university apartments to open in fall, accommodate 2,300 students

This post was updated August 7 at 11:05 p.m. Three new university apartments near Weyburn Terrace are opening to house Bruins this fall. The Laurel, Palo Verde and Tipuana apartments off Weyburn Avenue are each eight to nine stories tall. Read more...

Photo: New university apartments (pictured) are opening this fall. UCLA is offering many incoming transfer, third-year and fourth-year students housing at three new university apartment locations: Tipuana, Laurel and Palo Verde. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)



195CE courses generate opportunities, cost-related challenges for students

This post was updated August 7 at 11:17 p.m. Over 100 students are completing internships and paying to receive academic credit for their work through 195CE courses this summer. Read more...

Photo: A computer screen shows internship results on LinkedIn. Students in internships pay around $1,116 for 195CE courses in the summer in exchange for four units of academic credit. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)



UCLA students specify lack of accessibility on campus, call for improvement

This post was updated July 31 at 10:51 p.m. Students are calling on UCLA to improve accessibility on campus. Many parts of the campus are inaccessible, said Rowan O’Bryan, a rising fifth-year art student. Read more...

Photo: Disabled students say many parts of the UCLA campus are inaccessible, including staircases such as this one, which do not differentiate between steps and are not always lit at night. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA study finds COVID-19 vaccination rates may affect influenza vaccine uptake

This post was updated July 31 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA researchers found that states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates experienced a decline in adult influenza vaccination rates after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available. Read more...

Photo: A vaccine is administered at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Huntington Park. UCLA researchers found that there could be an association between COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


New omicron subvariants cause surge in LA County COVID-19 cases

This post was updated July 31 at 10:43 p.m. New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County in the past two months. Read more...

Photo: New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County (pictured) in the past two months. The LA County Department of Public Health opted to not reinstate a mask mandate due to a recent decrease in cases, though officials still suggest masking indoors and keeping up to date on vaccinations. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)