The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a resolution for Support of Safe Parking and Recognition of Students Experiencing Homelessness. The council appointed several committee members to the Finance Committee and other groups. Read more...
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A Closer Look, News
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October 15, 5:14 pm
Student organizations take on virtual recruitment with social media, video chats
The Women’s Law Journal typically hosts an annual wine and pasta dinner to recruit new members in the fall. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended WLJ’s annual tradition. Read more...
Photo: (Bridgette Baron/Daily Bruin)
Campus, National, News, Science & Health
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October 15, 4:53 pm
UCLA researchers’ more efficient, less expensive COVID-19 test authorized by FDA
UCLA received an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration last week to conduct a fast and cheap COVID-19 test. The new test, called SwabSeq, can return results in 12 to 24 hours, said Sri Kosuri, an associate chemistry and biochemistry professor who helped develop the technology. Read more...
Photo: SwabSeq is a new COVID-19 test developed by UCLA researchers. The test is cheaper, produces results faster and removes many logistical challenges for mass testing. (Courtesy of Octant)
Campus, News
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October 15, 3:18 pm
School of Law likely to continue mostly remote learning through spring semester
This article was updated Oct. 18 at 6:36 p.m. The UCLA School of Law will likely operate mostly online through spring 2021, a school official said. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law will most likely continue its fall remote learning system for its spring 2021 semester, according to an email sent by the school’s dean to law students. However, if COVID-19 infection rates drop, the school will try to plan more in-person activities that abide by public health guidelines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, Higher Education, News
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October 15, 8:29 am
New law protecting student borrowers leaves some uncertain about effectiveness
California is the first state to pass a bill that would create a bill of rights for students who take out loans, though some say the bill may not have any meaningful effects. Read more...
Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 376 in law Sept. 25, legalizing a Student Borrower Bill of Rights. However, some say the bill may not have any meaningful effects. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
International, News
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October 14, 5:49 pm
UCLA community responds to ongoing conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 5:20 p.m. UCLA students have been participating in protests throughout Los Angeles, calling attention to and criticizing the media’s response to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, Fire, News, Science & Health
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October 14, 1:26 am
UCLA, UCSF medical faculty say wildfires may exacerbate health effects of COVID-19
California’s wildfire smoke and COVID-19 could create an unforeseen mixture of adverse health effects for the state’s residents, UCLA medical faculty said. Although little is known about long-term exposure to air pollutants like wildfire smoke and its particulates, there are preliminary studies that show the number and severity of COVID-19 cases are higher in areas with high air pollution, said Stephanie Christenson, a doctor and an assistant professor of pulmonology at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: Increasing air pollution because of the recent wildfires poses a threat to lung health and may increase the chances of contracting COVID-19. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)