A University of California employee union said the UC is not providing safe and effective working conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak at a Friday press conference. Read more...
Photo: Leaders of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, a University of California employee union that represents nonsenate faculty and librarians, said the University of California is not providing safe or effective working conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The same plain, cream-colored walls, the same long windows and the same brightly lit computer screen made up the whole of Thera Boonyamarn’s scenery for two weeks. Read more...
Photo: Thera Boonyamarn, a second-year international student, quarantined for 14 days in her home in Thailand. (Courtesy of Thera Boonyamarn)
All UCLA orientation programs will be held online this summer in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak. UCLA New Student & Transition Programs announced Monday that New Student Orientation, New Parent & Family Orientation and the College Summer Institute will be conducted remotely. Read more...
Photo: New Student Orientation, New Parent & Family Orientation and the College Summer Institute will be held online this summer. In the virtual orientation programs, students will still have a New Student Advisor and enroll in fall quarter classes as per usual. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA faculty said it is essential for students to participate in the United States 2020 Census despite housing changes due to the pandemic. The U.S. Census, which occurs every 10 years, counts all the people living or residing in the United States. Read more...
Photo: The data from the United States Census, which occurs every 10 years, is used to allocate the number of House of Representatives per state and to distribute federal funding to communities. Students should determine how to count themselves based on where they live most of the time. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin staff)
A section of Wilshire Boulevard closed April 2 to expedite the construction of the Purple Line subway extension, but there are no confirmed plans to do the same in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The Purple Line Extension is a high-speed subway project that will connect Westwood with Downtown Los Angeles. A portion of the project in Beverly Hills is being expedited while traffic is low during the COVID-19 shutdown. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California is likely to be hit worse than other states during the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an outlook from UCLA Anderson Forecast. Read more...
Photo: The United States economy has entered into a recession, one that is likely to impact California more severely, according to the UCLA Anderson Forecast. The recession is projected to continue through the end of September. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 10 at 9:03 p.m. Los Angeles County officials announced Friday that the “safer at home” order will extend to May 15. Read more...
