Lisa Roebbelen said the best years of her life were spent learning to care for the dead. “The combination of science, and art, and anatomy, compassion, and ethics and service … having it all together was in a very meaningful way,” said Roebbelen, a licensed funeral director, cemetery manager and embalmer. Read more...
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California, National, News
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January 16, 12:25 am
UCLA economists predict deportations, elevated employment may impact US economy
UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. Read more...
Academics, California, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health
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January 14, 7:19 pm
UCLA health experts voice concern over CDC child vaccination guideline rollbacks
When Dr. Deborah Lehman did her medical training about 40 years ago, cases of bacterial meningitis were common, often sending patients to the hospital, leaving them neurologically impaired and, in severe cases, killing them. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, California, News
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January 14, 10:34 am
UCLA Center X AP Readiness Program promotes educational equity, access
The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not have the necessary support to succeed, UCLA faculty said. Read more...
California, News, Regents, Student Government
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January 11, 10:47 pm
USAC supports bill barring hiring discrimination based on documentation status
The Undergraduate Students Association Council delivered a letter supporting a bill that would bar the UC from excluding undocumented students from on-campus jobs to the California State Legislature on Tuesday. Read more...
A Closer Look, California, Campus, News
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January 10, 5:02 pm
Bruin Food Access Project, attorneys help make CalFresh more accessible
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:05 p.m. Confusing income calculations and time-consuming application processes can make CalFresh – California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – difficult to access, Yasmeen Washington, a law student, said. Read more...
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January 9, 11:56 pm
Proposed state budget includes $350 million increase to UC amid federal cuts
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC. The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal. Read more...