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May 19, 7:08 pm

UCLA, UCSF, CDPH collaborate to train coronavirus contact tracers

UCLA is partnering with the University of California, San Francisco, and the California Department of Public Health to train contact tracers to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA, partnered with UCSF and CADPH, are training contact tracers to combat the spread of COVID-19. Contact tracing is important as it helps stop people who have come in contact with COVID-19, spread the infection further by advising self isolation and testing. The trainees in the program are mostly civil servants who are not able to continue working due to the pandemic. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

Athletics News, National, News, Sports

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May 19, 5:16 am

Parent sentenced to pay $250,000 fine after attempt to bribe son’s way into UCLA

This post was updated May 19 at 9:30 a.m. A woman who paid for her son’s admission to UCLA was sentenced for bribery Monday. Xiaoning Sui was fined $250,000 by a U.S. Read more...

Photo: Xiaoning Sui was fined $250,000 for paying for her son’s admission to UCLA. Sui, who was also sentenced to time served, is one of the dozens of individuals implicated in the 2019 college admissions scandal. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, UC

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May 18, 8:58 pm

Napolitano, other UC chancellors take 10% pay cut in response to budget crisis

University of California President Janet Napolitano and all 10 UC chancellors will take a voluntary 10% pay cut next year in response to the financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano will take a 10% pay cut next year, along with all 10 UC chancellors, in response to COVID-19 related financial difficulties. Additionally, the UC will freeze salaries for non-unionized staff and non-student academic appointees.

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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May 18, 7:31 pm

Westwood Farmers’ Market sees low customer traffic, makes adjustments amid COVID-19

The Westwood Village Farmers’ Market, once a vibrant social scene for the Westwood community, has struggled to attract customers since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Farmers’ Market on Broxton Avenue is still open but with limited capacity. During the first few weeks of “safer at home” orders, only around four vendors showed up, compared to the average of 32 before the start of the pandemic. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles, News

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May 15, 8:33 pm

Study finds low-income LA communities most at risk of not receiving CARES Act funds

Low-income Los Angeles neighborhoods are at greater risk for not receiving COVID-19 relief funds, according to a UCLA study published in April. The study, conducted by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative and the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, found that many LA neighborhoods will not qualify for rebates offered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Read more...

A Closer Look, Academics, Campus

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May 15, 12:41 am

Students discuss concerns on some departments not yet allowing P/NP grading for credit

This post was updated May 27 at 4:15 p.m. UCLA announced that students may take more than one class pass/no pass for the spring quarter in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Students weigh in on the implications of certain departments in the College of Letters and Science not applying a pass/no pass grading policy to courses fulfilling major requirements. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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