This post was updated July 24 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents appointed UCLA doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai as the 2023-2024 student regent Wednesday. Tesfai, a first-generation transfer doctoral student in social welfare, will be the 49th student regent and will have official voting privileges starting July 2023, according to a UC press release. Read more...
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This post was updated July 17 at 11:15 p.m. After a decade of planning, the world’s largest wildlife crossing broke ground in Los Angeles. Supported by a grant from Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation, the crossing will be a habitat incorporated overpass allowing wildlife to cross 10 lanes of freeway on U.S. Read more...
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This post was updated July 17 at 11:20 p.m. The University of California joined a science equity and diversity program in May, making the UC the first university system to participate in the program, according to a press release from the UC Office of the President. Read more...
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UCPD recorded 227 unique entries in its July 1 to 14 daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Benjamin Apsley, city and crime editor. Read more...
This post was updated July 17 at 11:23 p.m. Bruins and Westwood residents came together on Broxton Avenue on July 7 for UCLA’s monthly First Thursdays event. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students and community members sit outside at this month’s First Thursdays event. UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association co-hosted the monthly event on July 7. Attendees experienced a screening of Disney’s “Soul” and a live Bruin jazz ensemble performance. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated July 17 at 11:26 p.m. UCLA community members reflected on the findings and criticisms of the 2022 Hollywood Diversity Report at a town hall June 29. Read more...
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The University of California announced Saturday that officials have reached an agreement on a new contract with the California Nurses Association, a union representing more than 17,000 UC nurses. Read more...
Photo: The University of California collaborated with the California Nurses Association – a union representing over 17,000 UC nurses, many of whom work at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (pictured) – on a new contract. The previous contract between the UC and CNA was set to expire this fall. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
