CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California State University, Fullerton, published a report measuring the impact CalFresh has had on food-insecure students at schools across California. Read more...
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May 7, 9:00 pm
Rat infestation leads to relocation of Feast at Rieber
This post was updated May 8 at 10:53 p.m. Feast at Rieber has relocated to De Neve Plaza due to a rat infestation – and may remain closed for the rest of the academic year. Read more...
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May 6, 10:47 pm
22-year-old UCLA alumnus Zuriel Oduwole nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Zuriel Oduwole never imagined her work would lead to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The 22-year-old filmmaker and 2022 cognitive science alumnus is also a social development advocate and presidential advisor who has traveled the world to converse with 36 world leaders about social development issues. Read more...
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May 5, 10:58 pm
UCLA ROTC instructor among 32 suing over ban on transgender people in military
This post was updated May 6 at 10:49 p.m. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military. Read more...
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May 1, 11:22 pm
UCLA brief encourages use of unconditional cash transfers to help new parents
A policy brief published by the UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy found that unconditional cash transfer programs could benefit pregnant people and new parents. Read more...
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May 1, 9:51 pm
Susan Gerski, longest-serving School of Dentistry employee, dies at 76
Susan Gerski, the longest-serving employee at the UCLA School of Dentistry, died Jan. 5. She was 76. The UCLA School of Dentistry hired Gerski in 1968 – less than four years into its six-decade existence. Read more...
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May 1, 9:44 pm
USAC 2025-2026 candidate debates: Cultural Affairs commissioner
Both candidates to be the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Cultural Affairs commissioner said they would promote diversity and inclusion for multiple student groups Thursday. The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...