Wednesday, February 4


‘A wild animal’: Squirrels on UCLA campus create memories, make mischief

“You can’t spend a day walking around UCLA and not see a squirrel. That’s an impossible day,” said Peter Nonacs, vice chair of the ecology and evolutionary biology department. Read more...

Photo: A collage of squirrels is pictured. The eastern fox squirrel is the most common type of squirrel on UCLA’s campus and can be found foraging, hoarding nuts and attempting to eat students’ food on a daily basis. (Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photos by Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff, Lucine Ekizian/Daily Bruin senior staff and Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin Beekeepers at UCLA preserve on-campus hives, share honey with community

Locked behind a keypad door on the roof of the Life Sciences Building is UCLA’s apiary – a collection of beehives carefully maintained by the Bruin Beekeepers club. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Beekeepers club maintains the school’s apiary on the roof of the Life Sciences Building. The collected honey will be delivered to the Community Programs Office food closet. (Courtesy of Zoya Alam)


Paul Torrens Health Forum speakers discuss health care under Trump administration

This post was updated Feb.12 at 1:12 a.m. Speakers at the Paul Torrens Health Forum predicted that the Trump administration’s proposed health care budget cuts could threaten the coverage of millions of Californians and Americans alike. Read more...

Photo: Speakers at the Paul Torrens Health Forum made their predictions on how the Trump administration would impact health care and health insurance. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


In Plain Sight: UCLA nurses overcome barriers beyond the bedside to advocate for, help patients

Beep, click, slam. Then-newly hired nurse Kemi Reeves sat alone in her car, processing her first day of work. That day, she saw nurses managing very sick patients – patients who at smaller hospitals would be in intensive care units but were placed into her intermediate care unit at UCLA, she said. Read more...

Photo: Amy Castillo is pictured. The clinical nurse manager has been at UCLA since 2001 and works in the 6 West unit of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which specializes in post-vascular, orthopedic and plastic surgical care. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty share thoughts on Chancellor Frenk

UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health faculty shared their thoughts on Chancellor Julio Frenk’s public health impact. Before becoming UCLA’s seventh chancellor Jan. 2, Frenk was Mexico’s secretary of health and dean of the Harvard T.H. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured here. Frenk has a deep history in public health, and many faculty from The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health reacted to his appointment earlier this year. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)


UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab SRAs protest against alleged wage theft, work policies

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:28 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab protested Wednesday against alleged wage theft and unfair labor practices.  The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively, according to signs from the protest and a document obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: The staff research associates protest in front of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab director’s door, with many holding signs. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)



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