Saturday, April 25

UCLA to pilot new campuswide COVID-19 contact tracing program

UCLA will pilot a voluntary program that will notify users if they come into contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Six other University of California campuses are also partnering with the California Department of Public Health to pilot the California COVID Notify program. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will join six other UC campuses to pilot a COVID-19 exposure notification app developed by the state of California. (Katherine Ngo/Daily Bruin)


UC can increase diversity despite Proposition 16 failure, according to faculty

UCLA faculty said outreach efforts and financial aid can help the University of California increase diversity among the UC’s student body in light of the failure of Proposition 16 in the 2020 election. Read more...

Photo: With the failure of Proposition 16 in the state, which aimed to allow the use of affirmative action, UCLA faculty said outreach efforts and financial aid can help increase the student body’s diversity. (Photo by Tanmay Shankar/Senior staff. Photo Illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)



Obituary: Lifelong advocate for cancer education and research dies at 91

Helene Brown managed to fit 200 years worth of work in cancer activism and education into 91, said Jeff Brown, her son. Helene, a UCLA alumna and former board member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died Oct. Read more...

Photo: Helene Brown, a UCLA alumna and a board member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died Oct. 7. Throughout her life, she advocated for cancer research and education. (Courtesy of UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center)


International students push for greater accommodations during online learning

The COVID-19 pandemic and UCLA’s subsequent shift to remote learning has affected how some international students have approached their education. In light of International Education Week 2020, here are four stories that highlight some of the challenges international students have had to deal with during fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA administration has been providing resources to international students while they are studying in different time zones, but some international students are pushing for more academic accommodations. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


For many international students, time zone differences lead to unhealthy sleep habits

The COVID-19 pandemic and UCLA’s subsequent shift to remote learning has affected how some international students have approached their education. In light of International Education Week 2020, here are four stories that highlight some of the challenges international students have had to deal with during fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: (Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)


International students balance desire to return to US with uncertainties of pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and UCLA’s subsequent shift to remote learning has affected how some international students have approached their education. In light of International Education Week 2020, here are four stories that highlight some of the challenges international students have had to deal with during fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: “I feel like going back this December is probably going to be one of the biggest gambles in my life,” one student said. Tired of difficult school schedules and distance from friends, some international students living abroad will return to Westwood this winter. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)