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UCLA Health program provides financial literacy, nutrition resources for women

Low-income women can get help on how to set up their own bank accounts, read nutrition labels and more through a UCLA Health program. Women’s Health & Money @ Work, one of the core programs of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Education and Resource Center, aims to educate low-to-moderate-income women in Los Angeles County on financial literacy and nutrition. Read more...

Photo: Women’s Health & Money @ Work, one of the core programs of UCLA’s Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Education and Research Center, aims to educate low-to-moderate-income women in Los Angeles County on financial literacy and nutrition education. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Trump’s proposed end to birthright citizenship draws criticism from both sides

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 2:23 p.m. UCLA students and faculty said President Donald Trump’s proposal to abolish birthright citizenship could inflame anti-immigrant rhetoric and is most likely doomed to fail. Read more...

Photo: President Donald Trump said last week that he wanted to create an executive order that denied citizenship to those born in the United States whose parents were not citizens. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore)


Wildfires across California declared major disaster due to destructive impacts

President Donald Trump approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to classify California’s massive wildfires as a major disaster Monday. The declaration will help residents of Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties get additional resources such as air quality control, shelter, water and transportation from federal agencies. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown requested the California wildfires be designated a major natural disaster by the federal government. This distinction grants the state more fiscal and physical aid. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Brazilian minister of culture speaks about role of creativity in economic growth

This post was updated Nov. 14 at 1:20 p.m. The Brazilian minister of culture said artists and innovators are the professionals and backbone of the new creative economy at an event on campus Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The Brazilian minister of culture visited UCLA’s Anderson School of Management to talk about the role creativity and innovation have in growing the economy. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA tells residents to stay indoors due to poor air quality caused by Woolsey Fire

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 4:23 p.m. UCLA resumed all outdoor recreation and sports activities Sunday after canceling them earlier due to poor air quality while a fire burns south of Simi Valley. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is advising all residents to remain indoors due to poor air quality on account of the Woolsey fire, which started Thursday and has spread through Los Angeles and Ventura counties. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA-affiliated professors nominated for EPA Scientific Advisory Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency nominated a former UCLA professor as a candidate for its Science Advisory Board. He claims he was wrongfully terminated because of his controversial position on certain air pollutants. Read more...

Photo: James Enstrom, a former UCLA professor who claims he was wrongly terminated because of his controversial position on certain air pollutants, was nominated to the Science Advisory Board. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Protests held in Westwood, across the country after Sessions’ resignation

Around 400 protesters demonstrated outside the Federal Building in Westwood, and over 1,000 outside Los Angeles City Hall, on Thursday as part of a nationwide protest against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation. Read more...

Photo: Protesters Jim Smith (left), Loreen Ayer (center), and Ron Abraham (right) demonstrated at City Hall as part of a nationwide movement spanning over 900 locations. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)