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June 23, 6:51 pm

UCLA students create online portal to promote COVID-19 vaccine efforts

UCLA students created an online portal during the spring quarter to find and train volunteers who can promote COVID-19 vaccines in communities with lower vaccination rates. Read more...

Photo: Joselyne Hernandez-Romero and Adam Enomoto were two students who participated in the project to make an online portal to train volunteers to encourage underserved communities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Community Engagement and Social Change M175SL incorporated the creation of the portal as part of the class. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)

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June 20, 6:01 pm

The class of 2021 embraces silver linings during hybrid commencement

This post was updated June 27 at 9:01 p.m. UCLA held in-person graduation processions for the class of 2021 from June 10 to June 15 at Drake Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Graduating students walked across the stage at Drake Stadium from June 10 to June 15. Although commencement remained virtual, many were able to celebrate in-person processions with proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)

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June 6, 10:21 pm

Asian American studies class teaches community-led approach to fostering change

As a student pursuing a geographic information systems and technology minor, Kathryn Greenler is familiar with maps and data. Yet Greenler only recently learned how to take a community-centered approach to her studies by creating technology that will amplify the voices of Koreatown. Read more...

Photo: Kathryn Greenler, a second-year geography student and student in Asian American Studies 191A, said the class has helped her learn how to apply her skills in technology to support and uplift local communities such as Koreatown. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)

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June 6, 10:15 pm

UCLA faculty discuss progress of research on COVID-19’s long-term health effects

Professors are working to better understand the long-term effects of COVID-19 through research and reflect on the progress in research a year into the ongoing pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA professors and researchers reflect on the past year in COVID-19 research and what is being done to better understand the virus. (Clockwise from top left: Courtesy of INSPIRE COVID-19 Study, INSPIRE COVID-19 Study, Christina Ramirez, INSPIRE COVID-19 Study, INSPIRE COVID-19 Study and Peter Katona)

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June 2, 4:55 pm

School of Engineering commencement to remain virtual, with in-person recognition

Although students of the School of Engineering petitioned to have an in-person commencement, the ceremony is set to remain virtual. Anneliese Peterson, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student, hoped to celebrate her 2021 graduation from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science with an in-person graduation ceremony that resembled those in the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

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