Undergraduate student government members are advocating for greater accessibility to mental health services as UCLA prepares to return to in-person instruction in the fall. UCLA announced in mid-May that it plans to offer approximately 80% of courses in person and open triple-occupancy housing in the fall. Read more...
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Plans for the reopening of facilities and increased capacity remain uncertain ahead of fall quarter, said a UCLA spokesperson. Los Angeles County moved to the least restrictive yellow tier in the state’s pandemic response plan May 4. Read more...
Photo: UCLA planned to reopen restaurants and gyms on campus at 50% capacity starting May 21. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
A newly reelected undergraduate student commissioner plans to support and fund the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts at UCLA. Promise Ogunleye, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs commissioner, pledged to facilitate artifact and art repatriation efforts during her run in the 2021 USAC election. Read more...
Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission is leading repatriation efforts for Indigenous artifacts stored at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Several UCLA students and instructors who have been vaccinated expressed relief and hopefulness as they anticipate a transition back to in-person learning. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41.2% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of June 4. Read more...
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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)
UCLA students showed their resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic by serving their community through research, work and volunteering. The UCLA campus closed in March 2020, and instruction remains remote with reduced on-campus housing for students. Read more...
Photo: Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bruins found ways to utilize their skills and interests to serve their communities. (Courtesy of Brenden Thompson, Thomas Valles, Dayanna Ramirez)
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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