Tuesday, July 14

In the news:

Visiting professor discusses recent federal tax law and mitigation techniques

A law professor proposed ways for individuals and local and state governments to mitigate the impacts of a recent cap on tax deductions at an event Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: University of California Hastings College of the Law professor Manoj Viswanathan said there are a number of ways to bypass a recent cap on tax deductions. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect January 2018, capped these deductions. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)



Affordable housing development program to expand and launch this summer

UCLA has developed an educational program which aims to help housing professionals address issues regarding affordable housing. The Howard and Irene Levine Affordable Housing Development Program is an interdisciplinary educational curriculum developed jointly by faculty from the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Ziman Center for Real Estate, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA School of Law. Read more...

Photo: Joan Ling is the Howard and Irene Levine Affordable Housing Development Program co-director and an urban planning lecturer. She said the program helps enrollees acquire skills and knowledge that can often take a considerable amount of time to learn when actively working in the field. (Courtesy of Berangere Altier)


Panel members discuss ongoing experiences recovering from eating disorders

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 3:59 p.m. Elena Eu said recovery from her eating disorder wasn’t a finish line, but rather an ongoing journey at a panel Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Six speakers, including one UCLA student, talked about their experiences with eating disorders and how they have each approached recovery at an event held by the Body Image Task Force and Project HEAL Tuesday. (Tabatha Lewis/Daily Bruin)



Learning assistant program expands to reach more students in various disciplines

Learning assistants are being integrated into more STEM courses and introduced to North Campus courses. The Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program allows students who have done well in a course in the past to assist current students, according to the Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences website. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Learning Assistants)


Five men disrupt chemistry class by performing keg stands

Five men disrupted a chemistry lecture Feb. 20 by doing keg stands in front of the class, a stunt which students said they think was likely performed for a YouTube prank video. Read more...

Photo: Youtubers disrupted a chemistry class Feb. 20 to do keg stands. The professor said she hoped they would leave quickly. (Courtesy of Jody Yang)