This post was updated Oct. 11 at 1:45 p.m. UCLA and student government offices are offering university grants and lending hardware to students who need technological access during remote learning. Read more...
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October 6, 9:03 pm
Campus Queries: What can I do if I’m worried about a friend’s mental health?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How can I support a friend who may be experiencing mental illness? Read more...
Photo: (Lily Lee / Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News, Westwood
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October 6, 7:40 pm
Prince of Venice to bring royally delicious, authentic Italian food to Westwood
A piece of home-cooked Italian cuisine will make its debut in Westwood this month despite a rising vacancy rate in the Village. The restaurant, called Prince of Venice, is set to open at 1091 Broxton Ave. Read more...
Photo: The new Italian restaurant Prince of Venice will open in Westwood in mid-October, offering a taste of home-cooked Italian cuisine. (Daily Bruin file photo)
International, News, Science & Health
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October 6, 12:11 pm
UCLA professor shares 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for black hole breakthroughs
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:51 p.m. A UCLA professor won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics after she helped discover a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, announced the Nobel Prize Organisation on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Ghez, a physics and astronomy professor, won the 2020 Nobel prize in physics for her contributions to the discovery of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. She is the fourth woman to win a physics Nobel Prize and the eighth UCLA professor to win a Nobel Prize. (Courtesy of Christopher Dibble/UCLA Newsroom)
Campus, News
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October 6, 10:02 am
Students, professors report multiple incidents of Zoombombing in one day
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 6:00 p.m. Zoombombers attacked multiple professors and students with racist and homophobic slurs on Monday. Zoombombing, when people disrupt Zoom meetings by verbally attacking attendees, occurred during remote UCLA classes at least twice Monday. Read more...
Photo: Zoombombers disrupted at least two online UCLA classrooms Monday, attacking users with racist and homophobic slurs. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Academics, News, UC
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October 2, 10:56 pm
Contract negotiations between UC-AFT Local 1990 and UC likely to reach impasse
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 12:50 a.m. The contract negotiations between the UCLA lecturers union and the University of California are deadlocked, as the UC braces for budget cuts amid financial deficits. Read more...
Photo: University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 remains in negotiation deadlock with the University California, dropping demands of higher salaries to ensure job security amid the pandemic. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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October 2, 9:13 pm
UCLA-led study suggests COVID-19 may have been in LA earlier than previously thought
COVID-19 may have been in the Los Angeles area before the first identified cases in the United States, according to a UCLA-led study. The researchers analyzed electronic health records from more than 2.5 million annual patient visits across three hospitals and 180 clinics in the LA area between July 2014 and February, according to the study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found a significant rise in patients with respiratory complaints and illnesses during December and January, raising the question of whether COVID-19 was already in Los Angeles before its detection. The study utilized methods that could possibly detect new and changing illnesses to prevent future outbreaks. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor, Photo illustration by Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)