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News, Student Government

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December 2, 1:08 am

USAC decision restricts direct access of student organizations to surplus funds

Student organizations will not be able to directly apply for undergraduate student government surplus funds, following a council decision in November. The Undergraduate Students Association Council modified last year’s allocation process for its surplus funds at its Nov. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council decided to restrict applications for its surplus funds to USAC entities, committees and organizations in an effort to streamline the money distribution. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Science & Health

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December 2, 12:13 am

Six UCLA professors honored as fellows of renowned scientific society AAAS

The world’s largest scientific society has selected six UCLA faculty to join its 2019 cohort of fellows. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, an interdisciplinary organization known for publishing the academic journal Science, selected UCLA faculty members David Glanzman, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Stephen Smale, Margaret Jacob and Thomas Mason as fellows, joining 437 others chosen by the AAAS this year, according to a university press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty members (clockwise from top left) Margaret Jacob, Yang Yang, Paula Diaconescu, Thomas Mason, David Glanzman and Stephen Smale were chosen as 2019 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)

A Closer Look, International, News

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November 27, 12:51 am

Study finds short-term stays in polluted cities negatively impact health

Visiting highly polluted cities even for a short time may impact your health, according to a new collaborative study between UCLA and Peking University. The researchers tracked health indicators of 26 healthy, nonsmoking Los Angeles residents before, during and after they spent 10 weeks in Beijing during the summers of 2014 and 2015, according to the study. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles residents who visited Beijing for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014 and 2015 exhibited poorer health as a result of their stay, according to a study led by UCLA and Peking University researchers. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Campus, National, News

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November 27, 12:45 am

Lettuce recalled from dining halls after E. coli outbreak

No romaine remains in UCLA Dining Services after another E. coli outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that they are recalling romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, due to potential contamination. Read more...

Photo: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Food and Housing Association recalled romaine lettuce Tuesday. It has received 67 reports of E. coli infection nationwide. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Westwood

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November 27, 12:40 am

Future of The Agora housing development unclear following adjacent property sale

The future of a proposed housing project on Hilgard Avenue is uncertain following the sale of an adjacent property by the project developers. The Agora, a 16-story housing development project proposed in November 2018, aimed to provide affordable housing in a student-centric environment. Read more...

Photo: The Agora is a proposed 16-story building project at 900 Hilgard Ave. Developers pitched the building as student-centric affordable housing, however local critics have called it a trojan horse for luxury housing in violation of zoning technicalities. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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