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April 13, 9:05 pm

Daily Bruin receives 15 honors in regional collegiate journalism competition

The Daily Bruin received more than a dozen honors in a regional journalism competition Tuesday. The Society of Professional Journalists announced winners of its Mark of Excellence Region 11 competition, which considers collegiate reporting from Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and the Northern Mariana Islands.  The Bruin received six first-place Mark of Excellence awards and was a finalist in nine other categories. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin took home 15 honors in a 2020 regional journalism competition Tuesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

Campus, News

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April 13, 6:36 pm

UCLA to offer limited in-person procession for class of 2021 students

This post was updated April 17 at 1:04 p.m. UCLA is planning to host in-person commemorations for the class of 2021 in the spring, Chancellor Gene Block announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate and graduate students of the class of 2021 will be able to sign up for an in-person commemoration in the spring, Chancellor Gene Block announced Tuesday. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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April 13, 5:10 pm

UCLA-led pancreatic cancer research projects receive $6 million in grant funding

UCLA researchers were awarded two grants totaling $6 million to further pancreatic cancer therapy research. The National Institutes of Health gave the grants to two research projects at UCLA that investigate the possible side effects and efficacy of promising pancreatic cancer drugs in February. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers were awarded $6 million in grants for pancreatic cancer therapy research. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, International, News

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April 13, 2:39 pm

Students discuss how pandemic, racism affect United States’ global reputation

Editor’s note: This post was updated April 19 at 1:01 a.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. A third-year anthropology student remembers making the decision to fly back to her home country of Brunei from Westwood at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Some UCLA students feel that the United States’ reputation declined as a result of its initial COVID-19 response. They added the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Asian violence also contributed to their disillusionment with the U.S. (Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

California, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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April 13, 2:04 pm

California pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine usage following federal recommendation

This post was updated April 13 at 3:28 p.m. California and Los Angeles County have paused the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a recommendation from federal health agencies following rare reports of people having severe blood clots after receiving the vaccine. Read more...

Photo: California will temporarily pause all distribution of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


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