The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
News, Student Government
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February 3, 1:47 pm
GSA Recap – Jan. 20
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 3, 1:25 pm
New general representative 1 wants to help ease transition back to campus in fall
A newly appointed undergraduate student representative hopes to help students transition back to campus life in the fall. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously appointed Laura Laubach, a third-year political science transfer student, as the new general representative 1 at the Tuesday council meeting. Read more...
Photo: The new general representative 1’s platform includes programs to reintroduce Bruins to campus. (Courtesy of Laura Laubach)
Los Angeles, News
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February 3, 12:54 pm
LA City Council votes to implement hazard pay for grocery, drug store workers
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to give grocery and drug retail store workers an additional $5 per hour to offset the heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 while at work. Read more...
Photo: Essential workers at large grocery stores will soon receive an additional $5 in hourly wages in accordance with LA’s new hazard pay ordinance. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
Academics, Science & Health
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February 2, 3:36 pm
UCLA researchers develop new technology allowing for greater mitochondrial research
UCLA researchers can transfer mitochondria from one cell into another reprogrammable cell at a high rate using a newly developed technology called MitoPunch, according to UCLA research published in late December. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
National, News
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February 1, 3:59 pm
Students, faculty support Biden’s start on immigration but say more has to be done
President Joe Biden’s undoing of many of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is an improvement, but there is still much left to do, UCLA students and professors said. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden issued 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations Jan. 20, which included orders to roll back several of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. UCLA faculty and students said this move is a good first step but that there is still a lot to be done. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Student Government
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February 1, 1:03 pm
USAC recap — Jan. 27
Vietnamese student leaders voiced their support for a resolution to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of former Vietnamese Student Union president Thien Minh Ly, who was killed by white supremacists. Read more...
Academics, News, Science & Health
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February 1, 11:31 am
Study finds mothers in the workforce show slower rates of memory decline
A UCLA-led team of researchers found that married mothers who entered the workforce in early to mid-adulthood showed slower rates of memory decline later in life. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers found married mothers who entered the workforce from early to mid-adulthood had slower rates of memory decline. (Illustration by Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin Contributor)