Thursday, July 9


Newsom allows Los Angeles restaurants, barbershops, hair salons to open

California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted Los Angeles County permission to reopen restaurants, barbershops and hair salons Friday. Restaurants, barbershops and hair salons will now be able to offer in-person services while following social distancing guidelines set by the county.  Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County received permission from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen in-person services for its restaurants, barber shops and hair salons. (Daily Bruin senior staff)




First student case of COVID-19 on the Hill is confirmed

This post was updated May 29 at 4:41 p.m. A student living on the Hill has been diagnosed with COVID-19, UCLA officials reported Wednesday. The student has been self-isolating since May 20 but did not share a common living area with other students, according to UCLA Newsroom. Read more...

Photo: UCLA reported its first case of COVID-19 on the Hill on Wednesday. The student with the disease has been self-isolating since May 20, and has not been sharing common living areas with other students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Dentistry professor sues UC for alleged retaliation following Title IX testimony

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:58 p.m. Editor’s note: This post was updated to remove the name of an alumnus for privacy reasons. A professor of dentistry filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the University of California for allegedly retaliating against his testimony in a Title IX investigation.  Kang Eric Ting, a professor in the School of Dentistry, claimed he faced retaliatory abuse after he testified against Sotirios Tetradis, a senior associate dean of the School of Dentistry, in a Title IX sexual harassment proceeding against Tetradis in 2018. Read more...

Photo: Kang Eric Ting, a professor of dentistry, filed a suit against the University of California because of repeated harassment after he testified in a Title IX investigation. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA doctors report pandemic’s effects on brain for those with, without COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic will have psychological and pathological effects on the brains of patients and the public, according to UCLA doctors. While COVID-19 patients could potentially develop neurological symptoms because of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing the disease, those without the disease may also be experiencing neurological effects, such as increased sleep disruption and vivid dreams, because of the psychological impacts of the lockdown. Read more...

Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin)