When the director of the National Institutes for Health announced June 12 his intention to not sit on panels that did not have an inclusive agenda, several members of the UCLA medical community were motivated to follow suit. Read more...
Photo: Kelsey Martin, the first female dean of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, joined the director of the National Institutes of Health in a pledge not to sit on panels where inclusiveness is not taken into account. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Campus air quality improved but remained unhealthy Sunday for sensitive individuals as winds changed and firefighters contained more of the Saddleridge fire. The wildfire, which burned 7,965 acres just about 15 miles north of campus, is 41% percent contained, according to a Sunday morning alert from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...
Photo: Air quality improved over Sunday as winds changed and firefighters made progress on containment lines. The fire erupted in Sylmar, California, on Thursday night and then spread to Porter Ranch. Although the campus was not in danger, students still had to cope with unhealthy air quality. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A BruinAlert warned students that the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive individuals due to smoke from the Saddleridge fire Saturday morning. As of Saturday afternoon, the fire is 19% contained and covers 7,552 acres, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. Read more...
Photo: The Saddleridge fire has continued to burn Saturday, impacting the air quality on campus. A BruinAlert advised sensitive individuals, such as people with pre-existing heart and lung conditions, to avoid strenuous activity outdoors because of unhealthy air conditions Saturday morning. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A growing fire is threatening the San Fernando Valley around 15 miles from campus. The Saddleridge fire, which has burned more than 4,700 acres, started in Sylmar late Thursday night and spread to the Porter Ranch area, according to the most recent Los Angeles Fire Department alerts. Read more...
Photo: The Saddleridge fire began in Sylmar, California, late Thursday night but spread to the Porter Ranch area. Both cities have mandatory evacuation orders in certain areas. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Faculty and students shared information on campus resources and services for students with disabilities at a town hall Wednesday. The Facilities Commission, a part of the undergraduate student government, hosted a town hall during Disability Awareness Week to share resources and give a platform to students with disabilities to ask questions or share their experiences. Read more...
Photo: Panelists at the Disability Awareness Week Town Hall, hosted by the undergraduate student government Facilities Commission, included representatives from the UCLA Center for Accessible Education and the UCLA Committee on Disability. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
UCLA students said they are working to institutionalize voting on campus in an effort to increase student-voter turnout in the upcoming 2020 general election. The California Public Interest Research Group hosted an event Thursday morning at Bruin Plaza to discuss UCLA student-voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections and efforts to increase turnout in the upcoming 2020 elections. Read more...
Photo: Douglas Barrera, associate director of the UCLA Center for Community Learning, spoke at a CALPIRG event in Bruin Plaza on Thursday about efforts to increase student-voter turnout in the upcoming elections. Barrera said he has noticed that students have become less involved in the political process over the years. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
A music student was the first recipient of a new scholarship inspired by Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson. The scholarship, awarded this year to third-year music composition student David Ghesser, will be presented every other year to a third-year student in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music interested in pursuing a career in composing, arranging or producing popular music. Read more...
Photo: David Ghesser (left), a third-year music composition student, was the first recipient of a new scholarship named after Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson (right). The scholarship was facilitated by a $100,000 donation from UCLA adjunct professor David Leaf (center). (Courtesy of Daniel Ghesser)
