Friday, April 24

Black Resource Center continues remote operation, plans to open in person for fall

The Black Resource Center will be located in Kerckhoff Hall and will continue offering remote services in winter quarter after launching remotely in the fall. The center will open its physical office once it is safe to do so, administrators Amanda Finzi-Smith, Monroe Gorden and Denise Pacheco said in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA appointed an interim-director and selected Kerkhoff Hall as the location for the Black Resource Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)





UCLA-led study offers dual strategy to reduce COVID-19 spread, sustain economy

A combination of dividing and balancing the number of people in public may help reduce COVID-19 transmission while allowing businesses to safely reopen, a UCLA-led research team found. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA-led research team found there are two exposure-reducing strategies governments can implement to manage the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting the economy. (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff and Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)



Environmental science students, faculty continue work despite mental toll

Daniel Blumstein feels like he has been shouting into a void his entire career as an environmental scientist. The professor of ecology and evolutionary biology coauthored a paper in January that examined the status of pressing environmental issues. Read more...

Photo: Some environmental science students and faculty feel burdened by grim projections of the future of the planet. Still, they continue their work because of its importance. (Clockwise from top left: Courtesy of Jane Houle/UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin, courtesy of Ashley Kruythoff, courtesy of Daniel Blumstein)