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February 23, 11:34 pm

UCGPC will meet with Napolitano, but won’t be negotiating contracts

The University of California Graduate and Professional Council has agreed to meet with UC President Janet Napolitano but will not negotiate contracts in response to strikes at UC Santa Cruz. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate students rallied in support of students striking at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday by calling in sick. University of California President Janet Napolitano said in a statement Friday that she offered to meet with the UC Graduate and Professional Council to discuss student concerns. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Athletics News, Campus, News, Sports

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February 22, 3:09 pm

UCLA parent pleads guilty to charges in college admissions scandal

A woman pleaded guilty in a federal court Friday for paying to get her son admitted to UCLA as an athletic recruit.  Xiaoning Sui, a 49-year-old Chinese national and Canadian resident, pleaded guilty to planning to pay $400,000 to William Singer, the organizer of the 2019 college admissions scandal, to have her son admitted to UCLA as a soccer recruit, even though he did not have any competitive experience.  Read more...

Photo: Xiaoning Sui pleaded guilty in federal court Friday for paying William Singer, the organizer of the 2019 college admissions scandal, to have her son admitted to UCLA as an athletic recruit. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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February 21, 12:55 am

UCLA students work with nonprofits to make positive impacts using technology

A student technology organization is helping nonprofits improve the lives of the Los Angeles homeless population and community college students. Nova is a student club with just a dozen members that develops apps for nonprofits in order to have a positive social impact. Read more...

Photo: Nova at UCLA, a student technology organization, makes mobile applications for nonprofits. Students in the club said they wanted to find a way to use their expertise to help the community. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

News, Science & Health

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February 21, 12:51 am

UCLA researchers identify compound that could improve lung disease treatment

A UCLA study identified a chemical compound that may improve lung health, potentially suggesting new approaches to preventing and treating lung diseases. According to the study published Tuesday in Cell Reports, the UCLA team discovered a compound now named Wnt Inhibitor Compound 1, or WIC1, that successfully improved the health of isolated cancerous human and mouse airway cells. Read more...

Photo: Lung cancer tissue (right) has a larger number of basal stem cells compared to normal airway tissue (left). The prevalence of activated beta-catenin (red) in the lung cancer cell can be targeted by Wnt Inhibitor Compound 1, a compound identified by UCLA researchers that successfully improved the health of isolated cancerous human and mouse cells. (Courtesy of UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports)

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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February 21, 12:50 am

Homeless population displaced as sweeps of Westwood Park resume under new leadership

Park rangers resumed sweeps of Westwood Park after a pause in cleanups led to an increase in homeless encampments over the last two months. Following the death of Albert Torres, the former senior park ranger, park cleanups lulled. Read more...

Photo: Visitors to Westwood Park, located about a mile south of campus, saw an increase in homeless encampments over the last two months. Some community members called the camps unsafe while others criticized sweeps by park rangers. (Sofia Gonzalez/Daily Bruin)


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